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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king allowing this aduise to be good, follow|ed it accordinglie, and first of all discharging the bi|shop of Winchester of all publike administration of things, he commanded him to repaire home to his diocesse, and to sée to the gouernement thereof, as to his dutie apperteined. He also banished from his pre|sence Peter de Riuales, Matth. Paris. Stephan Segraue, Robert Passelew, and diuerse others of his chiefe councel|lers, by whose means he had procured the euill will of his Nobilitie. Then receiued he againe his old ser|uants & officers, & finallie sent the archb. of Cantur|burie, the bishops of Chester & Rochester vnto the ba|rons in Wales, to offer them peace & pardon of all iniuries past, if they wold returne to his obedience. Thus in the end there was a truce taken betwixt the king and the rebels, Matth. Paris. to begin at Candlemasse, and to indure vntill Easter next insuing,The earle of Penbroke pas+seth ouer into Ireland. in which meane time, Richard the earle of Penbroke, hearing that Maurish Fitz Gerald, with Walter Lacie, Richard Burgh and others wasted his lands and possessions in Ireland (according to such commission as they had receiued of late from king Henrie and his councell) passed ouer thither, and there incountering with his enimies, was sore wounded and taken prisoner,He is taken prisoner. ha|uing entered the battell verie rashlie, and with a small companie of his people about him, onlie by the traitorous persuasion of Geffrey Maurish, who with other fled at the first brunt,Geffrey Maurish. and left him in maner alone, to stand to all the danger. Those that thus tooke him, brought him into his owne castell, the which the lord chiefe iustice Maurice Fitz Gerald had latelie woone. This incounter, in which Richard Marshall was thus taken, chanced on a saturdaie, being the first of Aprill; and on the 16 of the same moneth, by reason of the wound which he had receiued, he depar|ted this life.The death [...] the earle of Penbroke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 We find also that the bishop of Winchester, and his sonne (or kinsman as some haue called him) Pe|ter de Riuales had procured the king to send com|mission vnder his seale vnto the foresaid noble men in Ireland, that if the said Richard Marshall earle of Penbroke chanced to come thither, they should doo their best to take him, and in reward of their paines, they should inioy all his lands and possessions which he held in that countrie. But after his death, and when the king had remooued those his councellers from him, he confessed he had put his seale to a wri|ting, but that he vnderstood what were the contents thereof he vtterlie denied. Finallie, this was the end of the worthie earle of Penbroke Richard Mar|shall, a man worthie to be highlie renowmed for his approued valiancie. His death suerlie was greatlie bewailed of king Henrie, openlie protesting that he had lost the worthiest capteine that then liued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, the lords that had remained in Wales, by safe conduct came to the king, and through the dili|gent trauell of the archbishop of Canturburie, he re|ceiued them into fauour. Amongst them were these men of name, Polydor. Matth. Pari [...] Gilbert Marshall the brother of the foresaid Richard Marshall, Hubert earle of Kent, Gilbert Basset, and Richard Sward, be [...]ide diuerse o|ther. Unto Gilbert Marshall he deliuered his bro|thers inheritance, and vpon Whitsundaie made him knight,Gilbert Mar+shall earle of Penbroke. giuing vnto him the rod of the office of Mar|shall of his court, according to the maner, to vse and exercise as his ancesters had doone before him. And herewith the earle of Kent Gilbert Basset and Ri|chard Sward were receiued againe into the court, and admitted to be of the kings priuie councell.

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