Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, the emperour of Constantinople, name|lie, Matth. Paris. The emperor of Constanti|nople cõmeth into Eng|land. Baldwine sonne to Peter earle of Ausserre, be|ing expelled out of his empire, came this yeare into England, to sue for aid: but at his first arriuall at Douer, he was told, that he had not doone well to come so presumptuouslie into the land of another prince, without his safe conduct. But when the said emperour séemed to be sorie for his offense, and to ex|cuse his innocencie and sincere meaning, the king was pacified, & willed him to come to London, where at his comming thither, being the 22 daie of Aprill, he was honorablie receiued, and at his departure with rich gifts highlie honored, so that he had awaie with him to the value of about seuen hundred marks as was reported. About this time also,The coun|tesse of Pe [...]|broke, sister to the king married to Simon de Montford. Polydor. Elianor the kings sister (that was sometime wife vnto William Marshall earle of Penbroke) was now by the kings meanes married the second time to Simon Mont|ford, a man of high parentage and noble prowesse.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This Simon was indowed with such vertue, good counsell, courteous discretion, and other amiable qualities, that he was highlie fauoured as was sup|posed, both of God and man: in somuch that he might right well, as for birth, so also for education and good demeanour be counted (as he deserued) a notable Noble man, for he was so qualified as standeth with the nature of true nobilitie, according to that of the poet,
—non census, nec clarum nomen auorum,Sed probitas magnos ingeniùmque facit.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Notwithstanding all which noble indowments concurring in him, he was banished out of France, vpon displeasure, which Blanch the quéene mother conceiued against him. But now comming into England, he was ioifullie receiued of king Henrie, who not onelie gaue vnto him (as aboue is mentio|ned) his sister in mariage with the earledome of Lei|cester in name of a dowrie, but also aduanced him vnto offices of greatest honour within the realme of England. Howbeit,The archbi|shop of Can|turburie dis|pleased with the marriage. this marriage was verie dis|pleasant vnto Edmund the archbishop of Canturbu|rie, bicause that the foresaid Elianor, after the death of hir first husband, had vowed perpetuall chastitie, and betaken hir (as was said) to the mantell and the ring.