Compare 1577 edition: 1 W. Paruus. The forme of the kings coine chan|ged.About the same time, the forme of the kings coine was altered and changed, bicause manie naughtie and wicked persons had deuised waies to counter|feit the same, so that the alteration thereof was verie necessarie, but yet gréeuous and chargeable to the poore inhabitants of the realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anno Reg. 27. R. Houed. King Henrie the father, whilest he was at Ma|uns after Christmasse made this ordinance, that eue|rie man being worth in goods to the value of an hun|dred pounds Aniouin,1181. should keepe one horsse able for seruice in the wars, and complet armour for a knight or man of armes, as we may rather call them. Also that such as had goods woorth in value from 40. pounds to 25. of the same monie, should at the least haue in his house for his furniture an ha|bergeon, a cap of stéele, a speare, and a sword, or bowe and arrowes. Furthermore he ordeined, that no man might sell or laie to gage his armour and weapon, but should be bound to leaue it to his next heire. When the French king and the earle of Flanders were aduertised that king Henrie had made this or|dinance amongst his subiects, they gaue commande|ment that their people should be armed after the like manner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare after Candlemasse, Laurence archbi|shop of Dublin came ouer to the king into Norman|die, Matth. Paris. and brought with him the son of Roderike king of Conagh, to remaine with him as a pledge, for per|formance of couenants passed betwixt them, as the paiment of tribute and such like. The said archbishop died there in Normandie, wherevpon the king sent Geffrey de Haie one of his chapleins, and chapleine also to Alexius the popes legat into Ireland, to seize that archbishops sée into his hands. He also sent Iohn Lacie conestable of Chester, and Richard de Peake, to haue the citie of Dublin in kéeping, which Hugh Lacie had in charge before, and now was dis|charged, bicause the king tooke displeasure with him, for that without his licence he had maried a daugh|ter of the king of Conagh, according to the manner of that countrie.