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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Willi. king of Scots deliue|red out of pri|son with otherAt length king Henrie went to Faleise, and there deliuered out of captiuitie William king of Scot|land, Robert earle of Leicester, Hugh earle of Che|ster, with diuerse other Noble men which were kept there as prisoners, putting them to their ransomes, and receiuing of them pledges with an oth of alle|giance. This king Henrie the father released for his part the number of nine hundred 69. knights or men of armes (if yée list so to terme them) which had beene taken since the beginning of these passed warres. Matth. Paris. Prisoners re|leased.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 As for king Henrie the sonne he also set at liber|tie aboue an hundred, and that without ransome paieng, according to the articles of the peace (as be|fore you haue heard.) But yet some (as is alreadie specified) were excepted out of the benefit of that arti|cle, as William king of Scotland, who being not a|ble to paie his ransome in present monie, deliuered vp in gage foure of the strongest castels within his realme into king Henries hands, namelie, Bar|wike,Castels deli|uered by the K. of Scots. Edenbourgh, Roxbourgh, and Sterling, with condition, that if he brake the peace, and paied not the monie behind due for his raunsome, king Henrie and his successours should enioy for euer the same castels. He also couenanted, not to receiue any English rebels into his realme. Other write that the king of Scots did not onelie become the king of Englands liegeman at this time, N. Triuet. Matth. Paris. and couenanted to doo homage vnto him for the realme of Scotland, and all other his lands, but also deliuered the castels of Barwike, and Roxbourgh to be possessed of the same king of England and his heires for euer, with|out any couenant mentioned of morgage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Things being setled thus in good order, king Hen|rie leauing his sonne Henrie at Rouen, went to Ar|genton, and there held his Christmasse, and after|wards, namelie in the feast of the purification of our ladie, Rog. Houed. both the kings (as well the father as the sonne) were at Mauns, and vpon their returne from thence into Normandie, came to a communication with the French king at Gisors,The kings of England and France méet at Gisors. and then being come backe into Normandie at Bure, the sonne (to put the father out of all doubt and mistrust of any euill mea|ning in him) sware fealtie to him against all persons, and so became his liegeman in the presence of Ro|throd archbishop of Rouen, Henrie bishop of Baieux William earle of Mandeuille, Richard de Hun [...]ez his conestable, and manie other.

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