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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the other side, the bishops suffragans to the church of Canturburie obiected also against him, that he had vsed the familiar companie of a nunne, and begot of hir certeine children. Moreouer they al|ledged, that no election without their consent, could be good, nor ought to take place. But the moonke making his appeale, stood in it, and taking with him certeine of his fellow moonks of Canturburie,A new trou|ble about the election of the archbishop of Canturburie. went to Rome, and there made supplication to the pope, that his election by his authoritie might be ratified and confirmed. Whereof the king and the other bi|shops being aduertised, did put their obiections in writing vnder their seales, & sent the same to Rome to be exhibited to the pope by the bishops of West|chester and Rochester, and Iohn the archdeacon of Bedford, who vsed such means, that his election was iudged void, & then the said Richard Wethersheid was out of hand elected & confirmed. In that yeare also, Fabian. a grant was made to the citizens of London, that they should haue and vse a common seale.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane while, Hugh the earle of March so laboured with the Normans and Poictouins in the behalfe of the king of England,

Polydor. The earle of March wor|keth to induce the Normans & Poictouins to fauour the king of Eng|land.

The Nor|mans write to the king of England.

that they began to incline to his purpose: wherevpon he sent his let|ters by secret meanes vnto king Henrie, signifi|eng to him, that if it would please him to come ouer with an armie to make warre against the French king, they would be readie to turne vnto his side, and receiue him as their souereigne. King Henrie ta|king aduise what to answer and doo herein, with his welbeloued councellour Hubert of Burgh, thought it not good to attempt anie thing rashlie in this mat|ter, bicause the dealings of the Normans were ne|uer without some fraud: but yet to satisfie the request of his fréends, he promised to come ouer shortlie vn|to them, if in the meane time he might perceiue that they remained stedfast in their purpose, giuing them furthermore manie great and hartie thanks for their good meaning and singular kindnesse towards him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now things beyond the sea standing in this or|der, Matt. Paris. it happened in the moneth of August, that the sol|diers which laie in garrison within the castell of Mountgomerie, tooke in hand to stocke vp a wood not farre from the said castell, through which lay an high|waie, where oftentimes manie fellonious robberies and murders were committed by the Welsh. As the souldiers were busie at worke in stocking vp the wood, there came vpon them an ambushment of Welshmen, which not onlie draue them awaie from their worke,The Welshmẽ [...] the ca|stell of Mont|gomerie. but also tooke and slue diuerse of them, constreining the residue to flée into the castell, which immediatlie the Welshmen inuironed also about with a strong siege, thinking to find the defendants vnprouided.

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