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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And not onelie the king by his sinister councell lost such right and title as he had to the realme of Scotland, so farre as by the same councell might be deuised, but also the lords and barons, and other men of England that had anie lands or rents within Scotland, lost their right in like manner, except they would dwell vpon the same lands, and become liege men to the king of Scotland.A marriage concluded. Herevpon was there also a marriage concluded betwixt Dauid Bruce the sonne of Robert Bruce king of Scotland, and the ladie Iane sister to king Edward, which of diuerse writers is surnamed Ione of the tower, and the Scots surnamed hir halfe in derision, Ione Make|peace.Ione Make|peace. This marriage was solemnised at Berwike vpon the daie of Marie Magdalen. The quéene with the bishops of Elie and Norwich, the earle Warren, the lord Mortimer, and diuerse other barons of the land, and a great multitude of other people were pre|sent at that marriage, Ri. Southwell. which was celebrate with all the honour that might be.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After the quindene of saint Michaell, king Ed|ward held a parlement at Salisburie, Tho. Walsin. Adam Meri|muth. Polydor. Creations of earles. in which the lord Roger Mortimer was created earle of March, the lord Iohn of Eltham the kings brother was made earle of Cornwall, and the lord Iames Butler of Ireland earle of Ormond, who about the same time had married the earle of Herefords daughter. But the earle of March tooke the most part of the rule of all things perteining either to the king or realme into his owne hands:The earle of March ruleth all things at his pleasure. so that the whole gouernment rested in a manner betwixt the queene mother and him. The other of the councell that were first appoin|ted, were in manner displaced; for they bare no rule to speake of at all, which caused no small grudge to arise against the quéene and the said earle of March, Caxton. who mainteined such ports, and kept among them EEBO page image 348 such retinue of seruants, that their prouision was woonderfull, which they caused to be taken vp, name|lie for the queene, at the kings price, to the sore oppres|sion of the people, which tooke it displesantlie inough.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The e [...]rle of Lancaster.There was like to haue growen great variance betwixt the queene and Henrie earle of Lancaster, by reason that one sir Thomas Wither, a knight per|teining to the said earle of Lancaster, had slaine Ro|bert Holland,Robert Hol|land slaine. who had betraied sometime Thomas earle of Lancaster, and was after committed to pri|son by earle Henries means, but the queene had cau|sed him to be set at libertie, and admitted him as one of hir councell. The quéene would haue had sir Tho|mas Wither punished for the murther, but earle Henrie caused him to be kept out of the waie, so that for these causes and other, Henrie the earle of Lanca|ster went about to make a rebellion,The archbi|shop of Can|turburie was the chiefe pro|curor of the agreement & reconciliation of the earle (as Meri|muth saith.) and the quéene hauing knowledge thereof, sought to apprehend him: but by the mediation of the earles Marshall and Kent, the matter was taken vp, and earle Henrie had the kings peace granted him for the summe of eleuen thousand pounds, which he should haue paid, but he neuer paid that fine, though it was so assessed at the time of the agreement.

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