Compare 1577 edition: 1 A great number of castels also were builded in his daies (as before ye haue heard) by the Nobles of the realme, either to defend the confines of their countries from inuasions of forrenners, and vio|lence of homelings; or as fortifications to them|selues when they ment or intended any inrode or breaking vpon their neighbours.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Diuerse learned men namelie historiographers liued in these daies, as William Malmesburie, Hen|rie Huntington, Simon Dunelmensis, Galfridus Ar|turius, otherwise called Monumetensis, Caradoc Lancarnauensis, William Reuellensis, among whom Thurstan archbishop of Yorke is not to be forgotten, besides many more, who in diuerse sciences were verie expert and skilfull, as by treatises of their setting foorth to the world hath sufficientlie ap|peared.

Henrie the second, the second sonne ofGeffrey Plantagenet.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _HEnrie the second of that name, a French man borne, the second sonne of Geffrey Plantagenet earle of An|iou, begotten of Maud the empresse, Anno Reg. 1. daughter to Hen|rie the first, began his reigne ouer England the fiue and twentith of October, in the yeare after the creation of the world 5121. and in the yeare after the incarnation of our sauiour 1154. about the beginning of the third yeare of the empe|rour Frederike the first, the second of pope Anasta|sius the fourth, the seuenteenth yeare of Lewes the seuenth king of France, and second of Malcolme then king of Scotland. Immediatlie after he was aduertised of the death of king Stephan, he came o|uer into England, landing at Ostreham about the seuenth day of December. N. Triuet. Matth. Paris After he had got his com|panies togither, which by tempest were scattered in his passage, he came first to Winchester, where he receiued homage and fealtie of the Nobles of the realme resorting vnto him. This doone he set foorth to|wards London, where he was crowned king by Theobald archbishop of Canturburie the twentith daie of December.