Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, bicause the king should be the more willing to go into the holie land, as he had promised to doo, hauing monie to furnish him foorth, the pope granted vnto him the tenth of the church of England, Scotland and Ireland, according to the true value of all the reuenues belonging vnto the same for six yeares.The tenth of spirituall re|uenues grã|ted to the K. He wrote to the bishops of Lin|colne and Winchester, that the same tenth should be laid vp in monasteries and abbeies, till the king was entred into the sea, called Mare Maggiore, forwards on his iournie eastwards, and then to be paid to his vse. But the king afterwards caused the collectors to make paiment to him of the same tenth gathered for three yeares, and laid vp in monasteries, although he set not one foot forward in that iournie, as letted through other businesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also, by reason of the controuersie which depended as then betwixt diuerse persons,Controuersie about the crowne of Scotland. as competitors of the crowne of Scotland, he went into the north parts and kept his easter at Newcastell, and shortlie after, called a parlement at Northampton; where, by the aduise of the prelats and other of his councell, lear|ned in both the lawes, vpon knowledge had by search of records, and chronicles of ancient time, he caused all the prelats and barons of Scotland to be called a|fore him, and there in the parish-church of Norham, he declared vnto them his right to the superioritie of EEBO page image 286 the kingdome of Scotland, and requiring of them, that they would recognise the same, protesting that he would defend the right of his crowne, to the shed|ding of his owne bloud, that a true certificat and in|formation might come to light of his title and right|full claime, vnto the direct and supreme dominion o|uer the realme of Scotland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He had caused verelie all the histories, chronicles, and monuments that were to be found within Eng|land, Scotland and Wales, to be sought vp and per|used, that it might be knowen what right he had in this behalfe. Wherevpon it was found by the chroni|cles of Marianus the Scot, William of Malmesburie, Roger Houeden, Henrie Huntington, Rafe de Dice|to, and others, that in the yeare of our Lord 910, K. Edward surnamed Senior, or the elder, subdued to him the kings of Scots and Welshmen, so that in the yeare 921, the same people chose the said Ed|ward to be their king and patrone. And likewise in the yeare 926, Athelstan king of England vanqui|shed Constantine king of Scotland, and permitted him yet to reigne vnder him. Moreouer, Edred the brother of Athelstan, and king of England, ouercame the Scots and Northumbers, the which submitted themselues to him and sware him fealtie. Also Ed|gar king of England vanquished Kineth the son of Alpine king of Scotland, who sware fealtie to him. Likewise Cnute king of England and Denmarke, in the 16 yeare of his reigne ouercame Malcolme king of Scots, & so became king of foure kingdoms, England, Scotland, Denmarke, and Norwaie.