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Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie misliking the promotion of the said William, although he was his nephue, for that he supposed he would seeke to reuenge old displeasures if he might compasse to haue the French kings assi|stance, thought good with the aduice of his councell towithstand the worst. Wherevpon he tooke order for the maintenance of the warre abroad, and the supplie of souldiers, and other things necessarie to be consi|dered of for the suertie of his realme.The empresse Maud maried to the earle of Aniou. Ger. Dor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, bicause he was in despaire to haue is|sue by his second wife, about Whitsuntide he sent o|uer his daughter Maud the empresse into Norman|die, that she might be married vnto Geffrey Plan|tagenet earle of Aniou, and in August after he fol|lowed himselfe. Now the matter went so forward, that the mariage was celebrated betwixt the said earle and empresse vpon the first sundaie in Aprill, which fell vpon the third of the moneth, and in the 27. of his reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the yeare ensuing, Anno Reg. 28 Matth. Paris. 1128 king Henrie meaning to cause the French king to withdrawe his helping hand from his nephue William earle of Flanders, passed foorth of Normandie with an armie, and inua|ding France, remained for the space of eight daies at Hipard, in as good quiet as if he had béene within his owne dominions, and finallie obteined that of the French king which he sought for; namelie, his re|fusall to aid his nephue the said earle of Flanders. Who at length contending with other that claimed the earledome, chanced this yeare to be wounded, Anno Reg. 29. Ia. Meir. as he pursued his enimies vnto the walles of a towne called Alhust, and soone after died of the hurt the 16. of August.

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