Compare 1577 edition: 1 The emperour after the defiance giuen by Guien, spake in this sort: I doo vnderstand that which you haue read from the king your maister, & I doo much maruell why he dooth defie me,The empe|rors words to Guien the French kings herald. for he being my priso|ner by right warre, and I hauing his faith by reason he can not doo it. It is vnto me a noueltie to be defied of him, séeing it is six or seuen yeares that he hath warred against me, and yet giuen me no defiance. And sith that by the grace of God I haue defended my selfe from him (as he hath seene, and euerie one else) without that he hath giuen me anie warning, or considering the reason and iustification whereon I doo rest my selfe, for the which I thinke I haue not otherwise deserued towards God: I hope that at this time now you aduertise me of it, being aduerti|sed I shall defend my selfe the better, in such sort that the king your maister shall doo me no hurt: for sith he dooth defie me, I am halfe assured.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And touching that which you spake of the pope, none hath béene more sorrowfull than I of that which was doone,How the em|peror was af|fectioned for the pope in his captiuitie. and it was without my knowledge or commandement: and that which hath béene doone, was doone by vnrulie people, without obedience to anie of my capteins. And yet I aduertise you, that the pope long since is set at libertie, and yesterdaie I had certeine newes of it. And touching the sonnes of your maister, he knoweth that I haue them for pled|ges; and also my lords his ambassadors know well, that the fault hath not lien in me that they haue not béene deliuered. And as for that of the king of Eng|land my good brother and vncle,The emperor seemeth loth to incur the [...]. of Englands displeasure. I beléeue if it be so as you doo say, that he is not well informed of things passed: and if he were, yet could I not saie as your writing conteineth, I desire to send him my reasons for to aduertise him of all the truth. And I beleeue when he shall know it, that he will be vnto me as he hath béene.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 I neuer denied the monie which I borowed of him, and I am readie to paie it as by reason & right I am bound: and thanked be God I haue enough to doo it. Neuerthelesse, if he will make warre against me, it will be to my great displeasure, & I cannot but defend my selfe. I praie to God that he giue me no more occasion than I thinke I haue giuen vnto him. And to the rest, for that your writing is great, and the paper sheweth it selfe to be gentle, séeing that they haue written what they would, you shall giue me the writing, whereby more particularlie I maie answer in another paper, wherein shall be nothing but truth. This answer being made by his maiestie with his owne mouth vnto Guien king of armes, the said Guien tooke his cote of armes that he had on his left arme (as before is said) and put it on, and then Clarenceaux king of armes of England said vnto his maiestie, not by writing, but by mouth, as fol|loweth.