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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 As the prelat was not pleased with this match, so the king was as highlie offended with the archbishop for not fauouring the cause, in somuch that the arch|bishop went soone after to Rome,He goeth to Rome to cõ|plaine of the king. where he not onelie complained of certeine iniuries receiued latelie at the kings hands, but also signified the estate of this marriage, to procure a diuorce. In like manner, Ri|chard the kings brother found great fault with the king for the same matter, but chieflie,The earle of Cornewall [...] also offended for the same marriage. Matth. Paris. for that he stroke it vp without making him and other of the Nobles of councell therein. To be short, it was not long yer this grudge grew so far, that ciuill war was verie likelie to haue followed therevpon. But when the king saw that all the lords leaned to his brother, he sought to pacifie the matter by courteous means, and so by mediation of the legat, the king and his bro|ther were reconciled, to the great griefe of the lords, which had brought the matter now to that point, that the king could not haue so resisted their force, but that they were in good hope to haue deliuered the realme out of bondage from all manner of strangers, as well of those Romans that were beneficed men, as of anie other.

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