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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Those which escaped in returning backe, not know|ing that the king passed through the straits without danger, declared to their fellowes that followed and were approching to the said straits, that (so farre as they knew) the king and all the residue were lost. These newes so discomforted the companies, that Henrie of Essex, which bare the kings standard by right of inheritance,

Henrie of Essex. Matth. West. Wil. Paruus.

A combat be|twixt Henrie de Essex, and Robert de Mountfort. Matth. West.

threw downe the same, and fled: which dishonorable déed was afterward laid to his charge by one Robert de Mountfort, with whom (by order taken of the king) he fought a combat in triall of the quarrell, and was ouercome: but yet the king qualifieng the rigor of the iudgement by mercie par|doned his life, and appointed him to be a shorne moonke, and put into the abbey of Reading, taking his lands and possessions into his hands as forfeited: howbeit this combat was not tried till about the 9. yeare of this kings reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now the king, hearing that his armie was dis|comfited, came to his men, and shewing himselfe to them with open visage, greatlie reuiued the whole multitude, and then procéeding against the enimies, his people were afterwards more warie in looking to themselues, insomuch that at length (when the K. prepared to inuade the Welshmen both by water & land) they sought to him for peace,

The Welsh|men submit themselues. The castell of Rutland and Basingwerke built.

Matth. Paris. Anno Reg. 4. Thomas Becket lord Chancelor.

and wholie submit|ted themselues vnto his grace and mercie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, king Henrie builded the ca|stell of Rutland, the castell of Basingwerke, and one house also of Templers. In the moneth of Septem|ber also this yeare, the kings third sonne was borne at Oxenford, & named Richard. This yeare was Tho|mas Becket preferred to be the kings Chancellor. The king holding his Christmas at Worcester in great royaltie, sat in the church at seruice, with his crowne on his head, Matth. Paris. The king lai|eth his crown on the altar. Coine altered. as the kings vsed in those daies to doo on solemne feasts: but as soone as masse was ended, he tooke his crowne from his head, and set it downe vpon the altar in signe of humblenes, so that he neuer after passed for the wearing of a crowne. The same yeare also the king altered his coine, abro|gating certeine peeces called basels.

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