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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Simon the earle of Leicester also perceiuing how the matter went, made shift another waie to get all the monie he could in prest or otherwise (in somuch that he had of one burges of Leicester,The earle of Leicester ga|thereth [...]. named Si|mon Curleuath, fiue hundred markes) and leauing his wife in the castell of Kelingworth, he secretlie de|parted out of the realme, and got him to Rome,He goeth to Rome to get [...] dispensation or rather con|firmation of his marriage to purchase a confirmation of his marriage, which he ea|silie obteined, notwithstanding the archbishop of Canturburies former and verie vehement informa|tion against him, and so hauing brought his purpose about, in the latter end of this yéere, he returned into England, and was ioifullie receiued, first of the king and after of his wife, whome he found at Keling|worth, néere to the time of hir trauell, and shortlie af|ter deliuered of a yoong sonne, whom they called Si|mon after the name of his father.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At the same time, Frederike the emperour going into Italie,Aid sent forth of England [...] the emperour. had a great number of English souldiers with him, which king Henrie furnished for his aid, EEBO page image 223 vnder the leading of a right valiant warriour, na|med Henrie de Trubleuille,Henrie Tru|bleuille. Iohn Mansel Wil. Hardell. with whome went also Iohn Mansell, whose valiancie in that iournie well appeared, and William Hardell a citizen of Lon|don was treasurer and paimaister to the souldiers. Herewith the pope was sore offended, and wrote his mind thereof to the king, who foorthwith returned an eloquent answer, requiring him to be more fauoura|ble to the emperour, considering his cause was such as could not iustlie offend his holinesse. About the same time, or rather (as by some writers it should ap|peare) somwhat before, the kings sister Ioane quéene of Scotland, comming into England to see hir bro|ther, fell into a sicknesse, and died.

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