Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The morrow after the Purification of our ladie, Isabell de Boulbec countesse of Oxenford departed this life,

The decease of the coun|tesse of Ox|ford, and of the earle of Deuonshire. Geffrey de March de|ceaseth.

The decease of Raimond earle of Pro|uance.

The decease of the lord Humfreuile.

and likewise the morrow after saint Ualen|tines day died Baldwine de Riuers earle of De|uonshire and of the Wight. Moreouer, Geffrey de March, a man sometime of great honour and posses|sions in Ireland, after he had remained long in ex|ile, and suffered great miserie, ended the same by na|turall death. Also Raimond earle of Prouance, father to the quéenes of England and France deceassed this yeare, for whome was kept in England a most solemne obsequie. Also in the wéeke after Palme-sundaie, died a right noble baron, and warden of the north parts of England, the lord Gilbert Hum|freuile, leauing behind him a yoong sonne, the custo|die of whome the king forthwith committed to the earle of Leicester, not without the indignation of the earle of Cornewall, who desired the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Finallie, Anno. Reg. 30. after that the king had lien at Gannoke about the fortifieng of the castell there, the space of ten wéekes, and saw the worke now fullie finished, he appointed foorth such as should lie there in garison, and therewith, on the morrow after the feast of Si|mon and Iude, he raised his field, and returned to|wards England, leauing the Welshmen in great miserie, and like to starue for want of necessarie food.

The king' re|turneth foorth of Wales.

Irishmen de|stroied An|glesey.

For the Ile of Anglesey, which is as a nursse to the Welshmen, those Irishmen that came to the kings aid, had vtterlie wasted and destroied. Againe, the king of purpose had consumed all the prouision of corne and vittels which remained in the marshes, so that in Cheshire, and other the parts adioining, there was such dearth,A dearth. that the people scarse could get suf|ficient vittels to susteine themselues withall.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king also gaue foorth commandement, that no prouision of corne or vittels should be conueied vnto the Welshmen, out of any parts, either of England or Ireland, on paine of forfeiting life,

Brine pits destroied in wales.

The lord Maurice chéefe iustice of Ireland.

lands & goods. Moreouer, he caused the brine pits in Wales to be stopped vp and destroied. The king hauing thus orde|red his businesse, returned into England, and short|lie after, taking displeasure with the lord Maurice, chéefe iustice of Ireland, bicause he had not made such speed as had béene conuenient in bringing the Irishmen to his aid, he discharged him of the office of chéefe iustice, and placed in his roome Iohn Fitz Geffrey.

Iohn Fitz Geffrey lord iustice of I|reland.

Matth. Paris. The dece [...]se of Walter erle Marshall

In this thirtith yeare of king Henries reigne, Walter earle Marshall and of Penbroke departed this life: and shortlie after, to wit, three daies before Christmasse, his brother Anselme that succeeded him in the inheritance, deceassed also with|out issue: and so all the fine sonnes of the great earle William Marshall, being departed this world with|out EEBO page image 238 heires of their bodies begotten, the whole heri|tage descended to the sisters, and so was diuided a|mongst them as coparteners.