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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then the king and the duke of Lancaster com|muned, and after the king had a while with silence considered of the matter, he said to the earle; By saint Iohn Baptist, Thomas of Warwike, this con|fession that thou hast made, is vnto me more auaila|ble than all the duke of Glocesters and the earle of Warwikes lands. Herewith the earle making still intercession for pardon, the lords humblie besought the king to grant it. Finallie the king pardoned him of life, but banished him into the Ile of Man, which then was the lord Scroopes, promising that both he, and his wife, and children, should haue good interteinment. Which promise notwithstanding was but slenderlie kept, for both the earle and the countesse liued in great penurie (as some write) and yet the lord Scroope, that was lord chamberleine, had allowed for the earles diet foure thousand nobles yéerelie paid out of the kings coffers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the mondaie next after the arreignement of the earle of Warwike, to wit, the foure and twentie of September, was the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie arreigned, and found guiltie of like treasons for which the other had beene condemned be|fore: but at the earnest instance and sute of the no|bles, they were pardoned of life, and banished, or (as Fabian saith) condemned to perpetuall prison. ¶The king desirous to see the force of the Londoners, cau|sed them (during the time of this parlement) to mu|ster before him on Blacke heath, where a man might haue seene a great number of able personages. And now after that the parlement had continued almost till Christmasse,The parlem [...] adiourned to Shrewsburie it was adiourned vntil the quin|den of S. Hilarie, then to begin againe at Shrewes|burie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king then came downe to Lichfield, and there held a roiall Christmasse, which being ended,The king kéepeth his Christmasse at Lichfield. he tooke his iournie towards Shrewesburie, where the parle|ment was appointed to begin in the quinden of saint Hilarie, as before yée haue heard. In which parle|ment there holden vpon prorogation, for the loue that the king bare to the gentlemen and commons of the shire of Chester, he caused it to be ordeined that from thencefoorth it should be called and knowne by the name of the principalitie of Chester: and herewith he intituled himselfe prince of Chester.Cheshire made a pri [...]cipalitie. He held also a roiall feast, kéeping open houshold for all honest commers, during the which feast, he created fiue dukes and a duchesse, a marquesse, and foure earles.K. Richard prince of Chester. The earle of Derbie was created duke of Hereford, the earle of Notingham that was also earle mar|shall duke of Norfolke,Creation of dukes and earles. the earle of Rutland duke of Aubemarle, the earle of Kent duke of Surrie, and the earle of Huntington duke of Excester; the ladie Margaret marshall countesse of Norfolke, was created duchesse of Norfolke; the earle of Summer|set marques Dorset, the lord Spenser earle of Glo|cester, the lord Neuill surnamed Daurabie earle of Westmerland, the lord William Scroope lord cham|berleine earle of Wiltshire, and the lord Thomas Persie lord steward of the kings house earle of Worcester.

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