Compare 1577 edition: 1 Manie other reasons the pope alledged in his let|ters to king Iohn, to haue persuaded him to the al|lowing of the election of Stephan Langton. But king Iohn was so far from giuing care to the popes admonitions, that he with more crueltie handled all such, not onelie of the spiritualtie, but also of the tem|poraltie, which by any manner means had aided the forenamed Stephan. The pope being hereof aduerti|sed, thought good not to suffer such contempt of his authoritie, as he interpreted it; namelie, in a matter that touched the iniurious handling of men within orders of the church. Which example might procure hinderance, not to one priuat person alone, but to the whole estate of the spiritualtie, which he would not suffer in any wise to be suppressed. Wherefore he de|créed with speed to deuise remedie against that large increasing mischéefe. And though there was no spee|dier waie to redresse the same, but by excommunica|tion, yet he would not vse it at the first towards so mightie a prince, but gaue him libertie and time to consider his offense and trespasse so committed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ These things being brought to this issue, the fur|ther narration of them shall staie for a time, till I haue told you of a little trouble which about this time happened in London. For vpon the seauenth of Iune, the bailiffes of London, Roger Winchester and Edmund Hardell were discharged,Bailiffes o [...] London dis|charged and committed to+ward. and Serle the mercer and Hugh of saint Albons chosen in their roomes. The two former bailiffes were discharged and committed to prison by the kings commande|ment, vpon displeasure taken against them, bicause they had resisted his purueier of wheat, and wo [...]l [...] not suffer him to conueie anie of that kind of graine out of the citie, till the citie was stored. The thirtie & fiue rulers of the citie, hauing fulfilled the kings commandement to them directed for the discharging of those bailiffes, and imprisoning them, did after take aduice togither, and appointed a certeine num|ber of themselues with other to ride vnto the king, as then being at Langley, to obteine pardon for the said bailiffes, and so comming thither, they made such excuse in the matter, shewing further, that at the same season there was such scarsitie of wheat in the citie, that the common people were at point to haue made an insurrection about the same. By which means, and through freendship which they had in the court, the king was so satisfied, that he released them from prison, and pardoned their offenses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also vpon the first of October,The birth of king Henrie the third. N. Triuet. Henrie the sonne of king Iohn, begotten of his wife quéene Isabell, was borne at Winchester, who after succeeded his father in the kingdome. But now againe to our pur|pose. The pope perceiuing that king Iohn continued still in his former mind (which he called obstinacie) sent ouer his bulles into England,The pope writeth to the bishops. Matt. Paris. Nic. Treue [...]. directed to Willi|am bishop of London, to Eustace bishop of Elie, and to Mauger bishop of Worcester, commanding them that vnlesse king Iohn would suffer peaceablie the archbishop of Canturburie to occupie his see, and his moonks their abbie, they should put both him and EEBO page image 172 his land vnder the sentence of interdiction, denoun|cing him and his land plainelie accurssed. And fur|ther he wrote expresse letters vnto all the suffragans of the church of Canturburie, that they should by vertue of their obedience, Matth. Paris. which they owght to the [...]|postolike sée, receiue and obeie the archbishop Ste|phan for their father and metropolitane.