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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The bishop of Winchester being now in the pos|session of the kings person, doubting least he had ta|ken a greater charge vpon him than he might well answer, caused diuerse sage and honourable perso|nages to be admitted of the kings councell, to assist him in the administration of the common-wealth and good gouernance of the realme. Which being doone, a parlement was holden at London,A parlemen [...] and a subsid [...]e. R. Fabian. wherein a subsidie was granted to the king of two shillings to be gathered and leuied of euerie ploughland with|in his dominions, towards the relieuing of the great charges which he had susteined by the warres against the foresaid Lewes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time also he began the building of the new worke of the church at Westminster.The new church of Westm. begun. In which meane time the citie of Damieta afore menti|oned, was woone by the christian princes, Anno. Reg. 4. Matth. West. The earle of Chester retur+neth home. Polydor. and Ra|nulph earle of Chester returned home, leauing the earle of Arundell with a great number of souldiors behind him there in aid of the christians against the Saracens, which dailie attempted the recouerie of the same. Moreouer, in the yeare insuing, which was of our lord 1220, and vpon the seauenteenth day of Maie being Whitsunday, the king was eftsoones so|lemnelie crowned at Westminster,The K. crow|ned the second time. to the end it might be said, that now after the extinguishment of all seditious factions, he was crowned by the gene|rall consent of all the estates and subiects of his realme.

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