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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also, about the thirtéenth of August, the ladie Ione daughter to the lord Guarine de Monchenc [...]e,William de Ualence mar|rieth lord Montchẽcies daughter. was married vnto William de Ualence the kings halfe brother. The same ladie was heire to hir fathers lands, by the death of hir brother the sonne of the said lord Guarine. Sir William de Bueles knight a Norman borne, was made seneshall of Gascoigne about this season, and was sore vexed with wars by Gaston the sonne of the countesse of Bierne and o|thers,Gaston de Bi+erne maketh war against the kings lieutenant. which Gaston shewed himselfe verie vnthanke|full, for the king had giuen both to him and to his mo|ther (a woman of a monstrous stature) verie large in|terteinement to serue him in his wars at his last be|ing in that countrie (as before ye haue heard.) The archbishop of Canturburie suspended the préests of his prouince,Préests of the prouince of Canturburie suspended. bicause they would not consent (accor|ding to the grant which he had purchased of the pope) that he should haue the first fruits for one yeare, of e|uerie benefice that chanced to be vacant within the same prouince. The earles of Cornewall and Pen|broke got much monie by waie of a collection, to|wards the reliefe of the warres in the holie land, ha|uing purchased of the pope certeine buls of indul|gence for the same.Sir Fouke de Newcastell the kings coo|sen by his mother de|parteth this life. Sir Fouke de Newcastell a va|liant knight, and coosen germane to the king on the mothers side died at London, during the time of the parlement.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the thirtéenth of October was a portion of the holie bloud of Christ (as it was then supposed) shewed in most reuerent wise in a solemne procession, for the king comming to the church of S. Paule in Lon|don, receiued there the same bloud conteined in a christalline glasse, the which he bare vnder a canopie supported with foure staues, through the stréets, vnto the abbeie church of Westminster. His armes were also supported by two lords as aids to him all the waie as he went. The masters of the Templers and Hospitallers had sent this relike to the king. To de|scribe the whole course and order of the procession and feast kept that daie, would require a speciall treatise. But this is not to be forgotten, that the same daie the bishop of Norwich preached before the king in commendation of that relike, pronouncing six years and one hundred and sixtéene daies of pardon, gran|ted by the bishops there present,Pardon gran+ted by bishops to all that came to reuerence it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also the same daie and in the same church, the king made his halfe brother William de Ualence,Knights made. and di|uerse other yoong bachelers, knights. Unto the said William de Valence, for his further aduancement and maintenance, he gaue the castell of Hertford, and the honor therto belonging, with great treasure: & to the elder brother Guy de Lucignan, which about the same time returned into France, he gaue verie great and honorable gifts, lading his sumpters with plate and treasure of sterling monie, which in those daies in all countries was verie much esteemed. The earle of Winchester remaining in Gallowaie, Anno Reg. 32. where he had faire possessions in right of his wife,The earle of Winchester besieged in Galloway by his owne te|nants. was be|sieged of his owne tenants, within a castell wherein he lodged, and being in danger either to die through famine, or else at the discretion of the enimies, he burst forth and making way with his sword, escaped, and comming to the king of Scots, complained of the iniurie doone to him by his people, wherevpon the king tooke such order, that the rebels were punished, and the earle set in quiet possession of his lands a|gaine.

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