Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the fourth nones of Aprill (as some saie) or in the moneth of Februarie (as other write) in the six and fiftith yeare of K. Henries reigne at Berkhamstéed, Nic. Triuer. Matth. West. The [...]easse of the king of Almaine. died Richard king of Almaine and earle of Corne|wall, and was buried in the abbeie of Hailes which he himselfe had founded: he was a worthie prince, and stood his brother king Henrie in great stead, in handling matters both in peace and warre.His issue. He left behind him issue begotten of his wife Sanctla two sonnes, Edmund and Henrie.Edmund erle o [...] Cornewall. This Edmund was he that brought the blood of Hails out of Germanie: for as he was there vpon a time with his father, it chanced that as he was beholding the relikes, and other pretious monuments of the ancient emperors, he espied a box of gold: by the inscription whereof he perceiued (as the opinion of men then gaue) that therein was conteined a portion of the bloud of our sauiour.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He therefore, being desirous to haue some part thereof, so intreated him that had the kéeping of it, that he obteined his desire, and brought it ouer with him into England, bestowing a third part thereof after his fathers deceasse in the abbeie of Hailes, as it were to adorne and inrich the same,The bloud of Hailes. bicause that therein both his father and mother were buried; and the other two parts he did reserue in his owne custo|die, till at length mooued vpon such deuotion as was then vsed, he founded an abbeie a little from his ma|nour of Berkhamsteed: which abbeie was named Ashrug,Ashrug ab|beie built. Bonhommes. in the which he placed moonks of the order of Bonhommes, being the first that euer had beene seene of that order here in England. And herewith he also assigned the two other parts of that bloud to the same abbeie. Wherevpon followed great resort of people to those two places, induced therevnto by a certeine blind deuotion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Henrie the brother of this Edmund,The L. Hen|rie sonne to the K. of Al|maine murde|red in Italie. and sonne to the foresaid king of Almaine, as he returned from Affrike, where he had beene with prince Edward, was slaine at Uiterbo in Italie (whither he was come about businesse which he had to doo with the pope) by the hand of Guie de Montfort, the sonne of Simon de Montfort earle of Leicester, in reuenge of the same Simons death. This murther was com|mitted afore the high altar, as the same Henrie knee|led there to heare diuine seruice. The foresaid Guie vpon that murther committed, fled vnto his father in law, the earle of Anguilare, then gouernour of Tuskain. There was at Uiterbo the same time Phi|lip king of France, returning homewards from the iournie which his father made into Affrike, where he died. Also Charles king of Sicill was there present, whome the said Guie then serued. Both those kings were put in much blame, for that the murther and wilfull escape was doone and suffred in their presence and no pursuit made after the murtherer. Boniface the archbishop of Canturburie,Robert Kil|warbie archb. of Cãturburie when he had ruled the sea seauen and thirtie yeares, departed this life: and after his deceasse, about two yeares or more, was one Robert Kilwarbie appointed in his place by pope Gregorie, which Robert was the six and fortith arch|bishop that had gouerned the sée of Canturburie.