Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At his comming to Rochester,Rochester ca|stell woone. he laid siege to the castell there, and wan it, causing all the strangers that were found within it to be hanged. This doone, he came to London,Lewes com|meth to Lon|don. and there receiued the homage of those lords and gentlemen which had not yet doone their homage to him at Sandwich. On the other part he tooke an oth to mainteine and performe the old lawes and customes of the realme, and to restore to euerie man his rightfull heritage and lands, re|quiring the barons furthermore to continue faithfull towards him, assuring them to bring things so to passe, that the realme of England should recouer the former dignitie, and they their ancient liberties. Moreouer he vsed them so courteouslie, gaue them so faire words, and made such large promises, that they beléeued him with all their harts. But alas! Cur vincit opinio verum?

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The rumour of this pretended outward courtesie being once [...]ored through the realme, caused great numbers of people to come flocking to him, among EEBO page image 192 whome were diuerse of those which before had taken part with king Iohn, as William earle Warren, William earle of Arundell,Noblemen reuolting frõ K. Iohn vn|to Lewes. William earle of Sa|lisburie, William Marshall the yoonger, and diuerse other, supposing verelie that the French kings sonne should now obteine the king dome, who in the meane time ordeined Simon Langton afore mentioned,Simon Lãg|ton chancellor to Lewes. to be his chancellour, by whose preaching and exhortati|on, as well the citizens of London as the barons that were excommunicated, caused diuine seruice to be celebrated in their presence, induced thereto, bicause Lewes had alreadie sent his procurators to Rome before his comming into England, there to shew the goodnesse of his cause and quarell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But this auailed them not, neither tooke his excuse any such effect as he did hope it should: for those am|bassadors that king Iohn had sent thither, replied a|gainst their assertions, so that there was hard hold about it in that court, albeit that the pope would de|crée nothing till he hard further from his legat Gua|lo, who the same time (being aduertised of the procée|dings of Lewes in his iournie) with all diligence ha|sted ouer into England,Cardinall Gualo com|meth ouer in|to England. and passing through the mid|dle of his aduersaries, came vnto king Iohn, then so|iourning at Glocester, of whome he was most ioiful|lie receiued, for in him king Iohn reposed all his hope of victorie. This legat immediatlie after his comming did excommunicate Lewes by name, with all his fautors and complices, but speciallie Si|mon de Langton, with bell, booke, and candle, as the maner was. Howbeit the same Simon, and one Geruase de Hobrug deane of S. Pauls in London, with other, alledged that for the right and state of the cause of Lewes, they had alreadie appealed to the court of Rome, and therefore the sentence published by Gualo they tooke as void.