[1] _HEnrie the second of that name, a French man borne, the second sonne of Geffrey Plantagenet earle of An|iou, begotten of Maud the empresse, Anno Reg. 1. daughter to Hen|rie the first, began his reigne ouer England the fiue and twentith of October, in the yeare after the creation of the world 5121. and in the yeare after the incarnation of our sauiour 1154. about the beginning of the third yeare of the empe|rour Frederike the first, the second of pope Anasta|sius the fourth, the seuenteenth yeare of Lewes the seuenth king of France, and second of Malcolme then king of Scotland. Immediatlie after he was aduertised of the death of king Stephan, he came o|uer into England, landing at Ostreham about the seuenth day of December. N. Triuet. Matth. Parisī After he had got his com|panies togither, which by tempest were scattered in his passage, he came first to Winchester, where he receiued homage and fealtie of the Nobles of the realme resorting vnto him. This doone he set foorth to|wards London, where he was crowned king by Theobald archbishop of Canturburie the twentith daie of December.