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Compare 1577 edition: 1 These things doone, the king kissed the bishops and abbats, by whome he was lead afterwards vnto his seat, the bishops beginning to sing (Te deum) which ended, the archbishop said to him, Sta & retine amodo locum, &c. When these things were finished, they be|gan masse, the bishop of Worcester read the epistle, and the bishop of Elie the gospell. At the offertorie, the king rose from his seat, and was brought to offer. He therfore offered first his sword, and after so much gold as he would, but no lesse than a marke, by rea|son of the custome; for more he might offer to God and S. Peter, but lesse he could not. After this, he of|fered bread and wine, with which he and the archbi|shop did after communicate. This doone, the earle, to whome it apperteined to beare the sword before the king, redéemed the sword which the king had offered with monie, and receiuing the same, bare it afore the king. When masse should be soong, the king was brought againe to the altar, & there knéeling downe, and saieng Confiteor to the archbishop, did communi|cate, and so was brought backe to his seat. The war|dens of the cinque ports by their office, as well in time of the procession, as when he was annointed al|so at masse time, and as he returned from the church to the palace to dinner, held ouer him a large cano|pie of blew veluet, fastened vnto foure slaues at the foure corners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, sir Iohn Dimmocke that clai|med to be the kings champion, had béen at the kings armorie and stable, where he had chosen according to his tenure, the best armour saue one, and the best stéed saue one: albeit, sir Baldwine Freuill claimed the same office, but could not obteine it; so that the said sir Iohn Dimmocke hauing armed himselfe, and being mounted on horssebacke, came to the ab|beie gates, with two riding before him, the one carri|eng his speare, and the other his shield, staieng there till masse should be ended. But the lord Henrie Per|cie lord marshall, appointed to make waie before the king with the duke of Lancaster lord Steward, the lord Thomas of Woodstoke lord constable, and the lord marshals brother sir Thomas Percie, being all mounted on great horsses, came to the knight, and told him, that he ought not to come at that time, but when the king was at dinner, and therefore it should be good for him to vnarme himselfe for a while, and take his ease and rest, till the appointed time were come.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The knight did as the lord marshall willed him, and so after his departure, the king hauing those lords riding afore him, was borne on knights shoulders vnto his palace, and so had to his chamber, where he rested a while, being somewhat faint with trauell, and tooke a small refection. After this, comming into the hall, he created foure new earles, before he sat downe to meat; to wit, his vncle the lord Thomas de Wodstoke earle of Buckingham, to whome he gaue a thousand marks a yeare out of his treasurie, till he prouided him of lands to the like value. The lord Guishard de Engolesme, that had beene his tutor, was created earle of Huntingdon, to whome he gaue likewise a thousand marks annuitie, till he were prouided of lands of like value. The lord Mowbraie was created earle of Nottingham, and the lord Henrie Percie of Northumberland. He made also nine knights the same daie.

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