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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Soone after this, Ranulph earle of Chester was sent into the holie land by king Henrie, with a good|lie companie of souldiers and men of warre, to aid the christians there against the infidels, Matt. Paris. The earle of Chester goeth into the holie land. which at the same time had besieged the citie of Damieta in Ae|gypt, in which enterprise the valiancie of the same earle after his comming thither, was to his great praise most apparant. There went with him in that iournie Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester, William de Albenie earle of Arundell, besides di|uerse barons, as the lord Robert Fitz Walter, Iohn constable of Chester, William de Harecourt, and O|liuer Fitzroie sonne to the king of England,Sonne to K. Iohn belike. and di|uerse other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The next yeare, which was after the birth of our lord 1219, Anno Reg. 3. 1219 William Marshall the foresaid earle of Penbroke died, gouernour both of the realme and also of the kings person,The deceasse of the earle of Penbroke. a man of such worthinesse both in stoutnesse of stomach and martiall know|lege, as England had few then liuing that might be compared with him. He was buried in the new tem|ple church at London vpon the Ascension day.He is buried in the temple church. The same yeare also Wallo or Guallo the legat retur|ned to Rome, and Pandulph, who (as before is expres|sed) did the message so stoutlie from pope Innocent to king Iohn,Pandulph made bishop of Norwich. was also made bishop of Norwich.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, the gouernement of king Henrie af|ter the death of William Marshall the elder,The bishop of Winchester gouernour to the king. earle of Penbroke, was committed vnto Peter bishop of Winchester: for the yoong king was almost desti|tute of any of his kindred that were worthie to haue the rule of him:Quéene Isa|b [...]ll married to the earle of Marsh. forasmuch as his mother queene I|sabell was latelie maried to Hugh Brime the earle of Marsh in France, vnto whome she was promised before king Iohn tooke hir to wife, as in the life of the same king Iohn is mentioned.

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