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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French king hearing that his sonne in law was thus crowned,The French king offended. and not his daughter the wife of Henrie the sonne, was highlie offended there|with, and threatned to make war against king Hen|rie the father, except his daughter Margaret might receive the crowne also as quéene immediatlie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The cause why she was not crowned, was by reason of hir yoong yeares, and for that she had not as yet accompanied with hir husband. But K. Henrie the father understanding the French kings threats, sailed ouer into Normandie, where whilest they prepared for war on both sides, by the earnest diligence of Theobald earle of Blois An enteruiew of the kings. R. Houed. both the kings came to an enteruiew at Uendosme, where at length they were accorded, upon promise made by king Henrie, that he would cause his sonne to be crowned againe, and with him his wife the said Magaret (sic) the French kings daughter as queene.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king contented therewith, departed EEBO page image 77 homewards, and king Henrie returning came to Uernon, where he fell into so great a sicknesse, that anon it was noised ouer all the countrie. Insomch that he was in such despaire of life, that he made his testament:He made his testament. Rog. Houed. wherein he assigned his sonne Richard the dutchie of Aquitaine, and all those lands which came by quéene Elianor the mother of the same Ri|chard. And to his sonne Geffrey he bequeathed Bri|taine (with the daughter of earle Conan) which he had purchased to his vse of the French king. And to his sonne king Henrie he gaue the dutchie of Nor|mandie, and all those lands which came by his father Geffrey earle of Aniou. And to his yoongest sonne Iohn he bequeathed the earledome of Mortaine. And finallie appointed where he would haue his bodie to be buried.

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