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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare also the moonks of the house of the holie Trinitie,The moonks of Christes church send to the pope, complaining of their arch|bishop. otherwise called Christes church in Canturburie, exhibited their complaint vnto pope Innocent, that their archbishop Hubert (contrarie to his order and dignitie) exercised the office of high iustice, and sate in iudgement of bloud, being so in|cumbred in temporall matters, that he could not haue time to discharge his office touching spirituall causes: wherevpon the pope sent vnto king Richard, admonishing him not to suffer the said archbishop to be any longer troubled with temporall affaires,The pope sen|deth to the king. but to discharge him thereof, and not to admit any spiri|tuall person from thencefoorth vnto any temporall administration.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He further prohibited by vertue of their obedi|ence, all manner of prelats and men of the church, that they should not presume rashlie to take vpon them any maner of secular function or office. Wher|vpon the archbishop was discharged of his office of chéefe iustice, and Geffrey Fitz Peter succeeded in gouernement of the realme in his steed. ¶Geruasius Dorobernensis saith, that the archbishop resigned that office of his owne accord, and that not till after his returne from the marshes of Wales, where he had ouerthrowne the Welshmen, and slaine fiue thousand of them. Which victorie other ascribe vnto Geffrey Fitz Peter, which Geffrey (as the said Do|robernensis saith) succeeded the archbishop in the of|fice of lord cheefe iustice, but not vntill August, in the tenth yeare of the kings reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this yeare, immediatlie vpon the expiring of the truce which was taken till haruest might be en|ded, Anno Reg. 10. the warre betwixt the two kings of England & France began eftsoones to be pursued with like ear|nestnesse as before: wherevpon manie encounters chanced betwixt the parties, with taking of townes and fortresses, as commonlie in such cases it happe|neth. Twise the French king was put to the worsse, once in September betwixt Gamages and Uer|non, where he was driuen to saue himselfe by flight, loosing twentie knights, and thréescore seruitors or yeomen, which were taken, besides those that were slaine: and againe, in the same moneth on Michael|masse euen betwixt Curseilles and Gisors, at what time he came to succour Curseilles, bringing with him 400 knights, besides seruitors, and a great mul|titude of commons. But the castell was woone be|fore he could approch it.

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