Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit, if loue and dread of God,An euill [...] to breake the league of peace. nighnesse of blood, honour of the world, law and reason had bound him, it might be supposed, that he would neuer so farre haue procéeded; wherein the pope and all prin|ces christned might well note in him dishonorable de|meanor, which had dissembled the matter, whilest he was at home in his realme; and now in his absence thus went about vpon forged causes to vtter his old rancor, which in couert manner he had long kept se|cret. Neuerthelesse, vpon mistrust of such vnstedfast|nesse, he had put his realme in a readinesse to resist his enterprises, as he doubted not through Gods fa|uour, and the assistance of his confederats, he should be able to resist the malice of all schismatikes, and EEBO page image 821 their adherents, being by generall councell expreslie excommunicated & interdicted, trusting in time con|uenient to remember his friends, & requite his foes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, he willed him to set before his eies the example of the king of Nauarre,The king of Nauarre a king without a realme, and [...]. who for assistance giuen to the French king was now a king without a realme. And as touching answere to be made to the manifold griefs in the Scotish kings letters sur|mised, if law or reason could haue remooued him from his sensuall opinions, he had beene manie times al|readie answered sufficientlie to the same; vnlesse to the pretended griefs therein amongst other compri|sed, for denieng of a safe conduct to the Scotish am|bassadour to haue beene lastly sent vnto him. Wher|vnto thus he answered; that the same safe conduct had béene granted, if the Scotish herald would haue taken it with him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And finallie, as touching the Scotish kings re|quest,The king of Englands an|swere to the [...]ast clause of the Scotish kings letter. to desist from further attempting against the French K. he signified to him, that he knew him for no competent iudge of so high authoritie, as to re|quire him in that behalfe, and therefore God willing he ment with the aid and assistance of his confede|rats & alies to prosecute his begun attempt. And as the Scotish king should doo to him, & to his realme, so it should be hereafter remembred and acquited. These letters were written in the campe before Terwine the twelfe of August, and giuen vnder the kings signet, and therewith deliuered to Lion king of armes, who had of the king 100 angels in reward.