Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this time the king began to renew his ima|gination for the following of the warres against the French king, Polydor. The king as [...]keth counsel how to proc [...] in his warres against the French kin [...] and therefore asked the aduise of his councell how he might best attempt the recouerie of those lands in France which were wrongfullie detei|ned from him. The most part of all his ancient coun|cellors were of this opinion, that to make warre a|gaine in trust of others aid, as had beene attempted so often before without any profit, should be no wise|dome, and therefore he ought either to forbeare, or els so to prouide himselfe of power sufficient, without trusting to the support of strangers, as he might be able with his owne puissance and force to atchiue his enterprise, for otherwise his trauell should prooue but vaine and to verie small effect. The king persua|ded with these sound reasons, thought not good to at|tempt any thing more touching the said warre vn|aduisedlie: and to the end it should not be said how he trusted in vaine vpon the aid of strangers, he cau|sed all such possessions as the Normans held in Eng|land to be confiscated,The posses [...]ons of the Normans confiscated. to the intent that as well the Normans as Britons and Poictouins might well vnderstand, that he minded not from thencefoorth to credit the false promises of rebels, as he that would now vse onelie the seruice of his owne people the Englishmen, which in respect of others painted pro|mises he had before contemned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The occasion that mooued the king so to disherit the Normans, Matth. Paris. The occas [...] why the N [...]mans were disherited did chéefelie rise of the French kings dealing, who about the same time calling to him all those that had lands in England, required them ei|ther to sticke vnto him inseparablie, either else to the king of England, sith no man might serue two mai|sters. Wherevpon some forsaking their lands in England, liued on those which they had in France, and other forsooke those liuings which they had in France, and came ouer into England to liue on those possessions which they had here. But in the French kings dooings was no inforcing of men, either to forsake the one or the other: wherfore the procéedings of the king of England séemed somewhat more in|iurious, and partlie sounded to the breach of the truce. Howbeit all was passed ouer without apparant trouble.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest all things were thus in quiet, Polydor. Matth. Paris Matt. VVest. Dauid [...] of Wales [...]neth to sub|mit himselfe to the pope. and the king himselfe not troubled with any outward wars, the Welshmen (who though they were subdued, yet could not rest in quiet) receiued againe the fornamed Dauid to their prince, the which for a policie deter|mined himselfe to make offer to the pope to hold his land of him, yéelding therefore yearelie vnto him the summe of fiue hundred marks (as is said) to the end that vnder the wings of the popes protection he might shadow himselfe, and be defended against all men. At length by large gifts of no small summes of monie he purchased letters of the pope in his fauour, EEBO page image 233 to the preiudice of the crowne of England, as touch|ing the right which the king of England had to the dominion of Wales, as by the tenour thereof it may appeare, Matth. Paris pag. 880. beginning as here insueth. Illustri viro domi|no Henrico Dei gratia regi Angliae, &c.