Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now king Henrie hauing intelligence of his whole purpose, endeuoured on the otherside to resist his attempts, and after he had leuied a sore tribute of his subiects, passed ouer into Normandie with a great power, and no small masse of monie,King Henrie passeth ouer into Norman|die to assist the erle of Cham|paigne. where ioining with earle Theobald, they began to prepare for warre, purposing to follow the same euen to the vttermost. K. Lewes in the m [...]ane time, supposing that all hope of victorie rested in spéedie dispatch of present affaires, determined likewise to haue inua|ded Normandie vpon the sudden. But after he per|ceiued that his enimies were all in a redinesse, and verie well prouided to resist him: he staied and drew backe a little while. Neuerthelesse in the end he be|came so desirous to be dooing with king Henrie, that approching néere vnto the confines of Normandie,The French K. inuadeth Normandie. he made manie skirmishes with the English, yet no notable exploit passed betwixt them in that yeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Here will I leaue the kings of England and France skirmishing and encountring one another, and shew something more of the contention that was betwéene the archbishops of Canturburie and Yorke, to the end that their ambitious desire of worldlie honor may in some respect appéere.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this verie time, Anselme the nephue to arch|bishop Anselme came againe from Rome,1117 Anno. Reg. 13. with frée authoritie to execute the office of the popes legat in England:Ans [...]lme the popes Legat. The bishop of Canturburie goth to Rome. which seemed a thing right strange to the English [...]lergie. Wherefore the bishop of Canturbu|rie, to preuent other inconueniences likelie to insue, tooke vpon him to go vnto Rome, to vnderstand the popes pleasure concerning the truth and certeintie of this matter, and to require him in no wise to diminish the authoritie or to extenuat the preroga|tiue of his sée of Canturburie, which hitherto vsed to determine all causes rising in his prouince.