Wherefore deceiuing the watch one night, he made a long line of hangings, couerings, and shéets, Matth. Paris page, 830. and hauing gotten out at a window, let downe himselfe by the same from the top of the towre: but by reason that he was a mightie personage and full of flesh, the line brake with the weight of his bodie, and so falling downe headlong of a great height, his necke and head was driuen into his bodie with the fall: whose miserable carcasse being found the morow after, was a pitifull sight to the beholders. The king being certi|fied thereof, commanded Griffins sonne to be better looked vnto, and punished the officers for their negli|gence.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time there chanced a controuersie to rise betwixt the king and the bishop of Lincolne, for the bestowing of the benefice of Thame, the which Iohn Mansell the kings chapleine had gotten in pos|session by the kings fauour,Iohn Ma [...]sell. through prouision gran|ted of the pope, where the bishop alleging priuileges to the contrarie, had granted it to an other. At length the king hauing his fathers trouble before his eies, and doubting the bishops words, threatning some e|uill mishap to follow, if he should stand long in the matter against the said bishop, gaue ouer his te|nour: and therewithall prouided Iohn Mansell of a farre more rich benefice, that is to saie, of the perso|nage of Maidstone, whereinto the bishop spéedilie in|uested him.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare manie noble men ended their liues, as well such as were gone with the earles of Corne|wall and Leicester into the holie land,Death of [...]ble men. and others re|maining still at home. Amongst which number were these: William Fortz earle of Albemarle, Walter Lacie, one of the chiefest nobles in all Ireland,Lacie l [...]ft [...] issue ma [...]e be|hind him, so yt his daugh|ters inherit [...] his lands. Ste|phan de Segraue, Gilbert de Basset and his sonne and heire named also Gilbert. Moreouer, Iohn Bi|set high iustice of the forrests, and Peter de Mallow, Hugh Wake, Robert Marmion, Peter de Bruis, Guischarde Laidec, Eustace Stoutuill, Eudo Ha|mon surnamed Peccham, Baldwin de Betun, Iohn Fitz Iohn steward in household to earle Richard, Iohn de Beauli [...], Gerard de Furniuall. There di|ed also the ladie Elianor the countesse of Britaine, wife vnto Geffrey, that was sometime earle of Bri|taine (which countesse had béene long kept prisoner at Bristow) with diuerse other.