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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Britons practised rebellions dailie: but king Henrie entring their countrie, wan diuerse strong townes and castels, and brought them at length vn|der his subiection. Moreouer in this summer season the two kings met againe at Fert Bernard to treat of peace, but they departed without concluding any agréement at all. For there were manie of the Poic|touins and Britons, which tooke part with the king of France, and hauing deliuered vnto him hostages, had a promise made them, that the French king should not conclude an agréement with the king of England without their consent. Hervpon they made warres either vpon other, till finallie (about the feast of the Epithanie) a peace was accorded betwixt them: Anno. Reg. 15. 1169 and then Henrie the king of Englande sonne made his homage vnto the French king for the countie of Aniou: Ger. Dor. N. Triuet. and the French king granted him the office of the Seneschalcie of France, which ancientlie belonged vnto the earles of Aniou. Also Geffrey duke of Britaine did homage to his elder brother the aforesaid Henrie,Geffrey duke of Britaine. by commandement of his father, for the duc [...]ie of Britaine. And afterwards the same Geffrey went into Britaine, and at Rhei|nes receiued the homage and fealtie of the lords and barons of that countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King [...] in the mean [...] while su [...]dued certeine rebels in Gascoin [...], and returning into Normandie, built a goodlie towne and fortresse neere to Haie de [...].

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time one Haruey de Yuon, Haruey de Yuon. who had married the daughter of one William Goieth, (that died in his iournie which he tooke into the holie land) deliuered certeine castels into the hands of king Henrie, bicause he was in despaire to keepe them against Theobald earle of Chartres, who through the French kings aid, sought to dispossesse him of the same castels: wherevpon the war was renewed be|twixt the king of England and the said earle of Char|tres. EEBO page image 76 Neuerthelesse king Henrie making no great accompt of those wars, went into Britaine with his sonne Geffrey, where going about the countrie to visit the cities and townes, he reformed many disor|ders, laieng as it were a maner of a new foundati|on of things there, fortifieng the castels, cities and townes, and communing in courteous manner with the lords and péeres of the countrie, sought to win their good wils: and so in such exercises he spent a great part of the time.

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