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Compare 1577 edition: 1 This suit was so followed, although with some dif|ficultie, that at length, to wit, the sundaie after that the king of Scots had doone his homage, through the helpe and furtherance of the archbishop of Cantur|burie, they came to the kings spéech, and obteined so much, as they in reason might desire: for he pardo|ned them of all his passed displeasure, receiued them againe into his fauour, tooke them into his protecti|on, and commanded that all iniuries, greeuances and molestations should be reformed, redressed and amended, which in respect of his indignation had béene offered and doone to them by any manner of meanes. And to see the same accomplished, writs were directed vnto the shiriffes of the counties, bea|ring date from Lincolne the 27 of Nouember. And thus were those moonks for that time restored to the kings fauour, to their great commoditie and comfort.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Fiue moones.About the moneth of December, there were séene in the prouince of Yorke fiue moones, one in the east, the second in the west, the third in the north, the fourth in the south, and the fift as it were set in the middest of the other, hauing manie stars about it, and went fiue or six times incompassing the other, as it were the space of one houre, and shortlie after vanished a|waie. The winter after was extreamelie cold, more than the naturall course had beene aforetime. And in the spring time came a great glutting and continu|all raine, causing the riuers to rise with higher flouds than they had béene accustomed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the yeare 1201 king Iohn held his Christmas at Gilford, and there gaue to his seruants manie faire liueries and suits of apparell. Matt. Paris. Anno. Reg. 3. The archbishop of Canturburie did also the like at Canturburie, see|ming in déed to striue with the king, which of them should passe the other in such sumptuous appareling of their men: whereat the king (and not without good cause) was greatlie mooued to indignation against him, although for a time he coloured the same, going presentlie into the north, where he gathered of the countrie there no small summs of monie, as it were by way of fining them for their transgressions com|mitted in his forrests.

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