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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare William de Breause hauing got a great number of Welshmen into the castell of Abergauennie,William de Breause. vnder a colourable pretext of com|munication, proponed this ordinance to be receiued of them with a corporall oth; That no traueller by the waie amongst them should beare any bow, or other vnlawfull weapon. Which oth when they refused to take,The Welshmẽ not well dealt withall. bicause they would not stand to that ordinance he condemned them all to death. This deceit he vsed towards them in reuenge of the death of his vncle Henrie of Hereford, whom vpon easter euen before, they had through treason murthered, and were now acquited with the like againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare died Reignold earle of Cornwall, N. Triuet. Reignold erle of Cornewall departed this life. bastard sonne to king Henrie the first without heirs male, by reason whereof the king tooke into his hands all the inheritance of lands and liuings which he held within England, Normandie and Wales, except cer|teine portions which the daughters of the same earle had by assignement allotted to them. Also Richard earle of Glocester deceassed this yeare, and his sonne Philip succeeded him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare was a synod of the cleargie kept at Westminster, Matth. West. A synod held at London. wherein many things were decréed for the conseruation of religion. Amongst other things it was prouided, that those abbeies and chur|ches which were void of gouernours, and could haue none placed in them by the time of the late ciuill warres, should now be committed vnto men wor|thie to enioy the same, for the reformation of disor|ders growne and plentifullie sproong vp in time of the vacations.

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