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Compare 1577 edition: 1 He had also ioined himselfe in mariage with a daughter of the king of Unlester, not making king Henrie priuie to the same. Wherevpon the king ha|uing sundrie informations presented to him of such his presumptuous demeanour, commanded him by his letters to returne home, and come before his pre|sence, which to doo (as before I haue said) he refused, by reason whereof he confirmed the suspicion which was conceiued of him, to rise vpon no vaine conie|ctures, and therefore the euill that came to him was nothing lamented of king Henrie,King Henrie not sorie for the death of Lacie. who with good cause was highlie offended towards him for the con|tempts and considerations aforesaid.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare Geffrey the kings son who was earle of Britaine died at Paris,The death of Geffrey the kings sonne. and was buried in the same citie, leauing behind him (besides two daugh|ters) one onlie sonne as then in his mothers wombe, of whom she was deliuered in the night of the feast of Easter next insuing hir husbands death: he was named Arthur, and succeeded his father in the earle|dome of Britaine. His fathers death was occasio|ned (as men iudge) by a fall which he caught at a iour|nie, for he was sore bruised therewith, and neuer had his health, but finallie fell into a flix and so died.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About this season pope Urbane wrote vnto Bald|win archbishop of Canturburie, granting him li|cence to build a church at Alkinton, in honour of S. Stephan and Thomas Becket now reputed a mar|tyr, and that the fourth part of the offerings which came to the box of Thomas the martyr should be as|signed to the vse of the moonks, & an other fourth part to the buildings of that church, and an other fourth part to be giuen to the poore, and the other fourth part remaining he might reserue to himselfe to bestow at his pleasure. But within a while after, at the suit and supplication of the prior and couent of Can|turburie (who liked nothing of the former partition) the pope sent letters of prohibition to the said archbi|shop, that he should ceasse from building of the fore mentioned church, bicause the building therof would be preiudiciall to the church of Canturburie.

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