Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 King Iohn holding his Christmasse this yeare at Bristow, set foorth a commandement, whereby he re|streined the taking of wild foule. Matth. Paris. About the same time, Henrie duke of Suaben came into England from the emperour Otho, and receiuing no small portion of monie of the king, departed backe into his owne countrie againe. In the vigill of the Epi|phanie also, the kings second sonne was borne, and named Richard after his vncles name.The esche|quer remoued. And the court of the eschequer was remoued from West|minster vnto Northampton. Moreouer in the same yeare, Walter Gray was made lord chancellour, who in all things studied to satisfie the kings will and purpose, for the which he incurred great indignation of the cleargie, and other that fauoured not the pro|ceedings of the king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶It was suerlie a rufull thing to consider the estate of this realme at that present, when as the king nei|ther trusted his péeres, neither the nobilitie fauou|red the king; no, there were verie few that trusted one another, but ech one hid & hourded vp his wealth, looking dailie when another should come and enter vpon the spoile. The communaltie also grew into fa|ctions, some fauouring, & some cursing the king, as they bare affection. The cleargie was likewise at dis|sention, so that nothing preuailed but malice and spite, which brought foorth and spred abroad the fruits of disobedience to all good lawes and orders, greatlie to the disquieting of the whole state So that herein we haue a perfect view of the perplexed state of prin|ces, chéeflie when they are ouerswaied with forren & prophane power, and not able to assure themselues of their subiects allegiance and loialtie. Whereto this clause alludeth,

M. Pal. in suo Le [...].—cruciat comes improbus ipsos

Assiduimetus atque timor, suspectáque ijsdem

Omnia sunt: hinc insidias, hinc dira venena

Concipiunt, soli nec possunt ire nec audent,

Nec sine fas illis praegustatore comesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anno Reg. 11. Polydor. King Iohn notwithstanding that the realme was thus wholie interdicted and vexed, so that no preests could be found to saie seruice in churches or chapels, made no great account thereof as touching any of|fense towards God or the pope:A new oth of allegiance. but rather mistru|sting the hollow hearts of his people, he tooke a new oth of them for their faithfull allegiance, and imme|diatlie therevpon assembled an armie to go against Alexander king of Scots,Alexander K. of Scots. vnto whome (as he had heard) diuerse of the nob [...]litie of this realme were fled, which Alexander was the second of that name that had ruled the Scots, and latelie before was en|tred into the rule as lawfull successor to the crowne of Scotland, by the death of his father K. William.