Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to proceed,The nobles complain [...] [...] the king [...] popes [...] when men saw such vnreasonable couetousnes and polling, by the popes procurement; some of the nobilitie of the realme, not able longer to beare it, came to the king, and exhibited to him their complaint hereof, namelie for that the popes procu|rator bestowed diuers rith prebends and other rooms in churches vpon strangres knowne to be infamed for vsurie, simonie, and other heinous vices, which had no respect to preaching, nor to keeping of any hos|pitalitie, for maintenance whereof their ancestors had giuen foorth their lands to the inriching of the church, not meaning to haue the same bestowed on such maner of persons.The king writeth to the pope. The king vnderstood that truth it was which was told him, and therefore writ to the pope in humble wise, beseeching him of his fatherlie care to take order for some redresse therein.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this time the king began to renew his ima|gination for the following of the warres against the French king, Polydor. The king as [...]keth counsel how to proc [...] in his warres against the French kin [...] and therefore asked the aduise of his councell how he might best attempt the recouerie of those lands in France which were wrongfullie detei|ned from him. The most part of all his ancient coun|cellors were of this opinion, that to make warre a|gaine in trust of others aid, as had beene attempted so often before without any profit, should be no wise|dome, and therefore he ought either to forbeare, or els so to prouide himselfe of power sufficient, without trusting to the support of strangers, as he might be able with his owne puissance and force to atchiue his enterprise, for otherwise his trauell should prooue but vaine and to verie small effect. The king persua|ded with these sound reasons, thought not good to at|tempt any thing more touching the said warre vn|aduisedlie: and to the end it should not be said how he trusted in vaine vpon the aid of strangers, he cau|sed all such possessions as the Normans held in Eng|land to be confiscated,The posses [...]ons of the Normans confiscated. to the intent that as well the Normans as Britons and Poictouins might well vnderstand, that he minded not from thencefoorth to credit the false promises of rebels, as he that would now vse onelie the seruice of his owne people the Englishmen, which in respect of others painted pro|mises he had before contemned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The occasion that mooued the king so to disherit the Normans, Matth. Paris. The occas [...] why the N [...]mans were disherited did chéefelie rise of the French kings dealing, who about the same time calling to him all those that had lands in England, required them ei|ther to sticke vnto him inseparablie, either else to the king of England, sith no man might serue two mai|sters. Wherevpon some forsaking their lands in England, liued on those which they had in France, and other forsooke those liuings which they had in France, and came ouer into England to liue on those possessions which they had here. But in the French kings dooings was no inforcing of men, either to forsake the one or the other: wherfore the procéedings of the king of England séemed somewhat more in|iurious, and partlie sounded to the breach of the truce. Howbeit all was passed ouer without apparant trouble.