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Compare 1577 edition: 1 This Edward the first, when his father died, be|ing about the age of 35 yeares, was as then in the holie land, or rather in his iournie homewards: but wheresoeuer he was at that present, the nobles of the land, after his father was departed this life, assem|bled at the new temple in London, Matth. West. A new seale made. and causing a new seale to be made, they ordeined faithfull mini|sters and officers, which should haue the treasure in kéeping, and the administration of iustice for the maintenance of peace and tranquillitie within the land, and on the 22 day of Nouember he was pro|claimed king. Chro. Dun. Who after he had remained a time in the holie land, and perceiued himselfe destitute of such aid as he looked for at the hands both of the Christians and Tartarians, Matt. Westm. he left in the citie of Acon certeine stipendarie souldiers, and taking the sea sailed home|wards, arriuing first in Sicill, where, of Charles K. of that land he was honorablie receiued and conuei|ed, till he came vnto Ciuita Vecchia in Italie, where pope Gregorie as then laie with his court, of whome (as of his old fréend that had been with him in the ho|lie land) he obteined that earle Aldebrandino Rosso, and Guy of Montfort, that had murthered the lord Henrie, eldest sonne to Richard king of Almaine, might be sent for. Earle Aldebrandino purged him|selfe,Guy de Mõt|fort excom|municated. but Guy de Montfort was excõmunicated, as a violator of the church, a murderer and a traitor, so as he was disherited euen unto the fourth genera|tion, till he had reconciled himselfe to the church, as he was inioined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, it is woonderfull to remember with what great honor king Edward was receiued of the cities, as he passed through Tuscaine and Lumbar|die. At his comming ouer the mounteins at Chalon in Burgundie, he was at a iusts and tornie, which then was there holden by the Frenchmen against the Englishmen, the honor whereof remained with the Englishmen. In this tornie the fight of the foot|men was great: for the Englishmen being sore pro|uoked, slue manie of the French footmen, but bicause they were but rascals, no great accompt was made of them, for they were vnarmed, gaping for the spoile of them that were ouerthrowen. K. Edward passing foorth, came to the French court, where of his coosine germane king Philip he was ioifullie receiued. Here king Edward, dooing homage to the French king for the lands which he ought to hold of him in France, passed into Guien.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A tenth was granted of the cleargie to the K. and to his brother Edmund earle of Leicester and Lanca|ster by the popes appointment for two yeares, Anno Reg. 2. Matth. Westm. A disine grã|ted to the king & his brother. a chap|leine of the pope a Gascoine borne named Reimond being sent into England for that purpose, who gaue part vnto them, and part thereof he kept to himselfe towards his charges, but the most part was reserued to the popes disposing. ¶ Whilest the king remained in Gascoigne, he had somwhat to do against certeine rebels, as Gaston de Bierne, and other that were re|uolted from him. The castels belonging to the said Gaston he subdued, but his person he could not meet with. Finallie, after he had set things in order aswell in Guien as in other places in the parts of beyond the seas, he hasted homewards, Nic. Treuet. King Ed|ward his re|turne home. and came to London on the second day of August, where he was receiued with all ioy that might be deuised. The stréets were hanged with rich cloths of silke, arras, and tapestrie, the aldermen and burgesses of the citie threw out of their windowes handfuls of gold and siluer, Matth. West. to signi|fie the great gladnesse which they had conceiued of his safe returne: the conduits ran plentifullie with white wine and red, that ech creature might drinke his fill. Upon the 19 day of August in this second yeare of his reigne he was crowned at Westmin|ster, togither with his wife quéene Elianor, by the hands of Robert Kilwarbie archbishop of Cantur|burie.

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