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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. [...]ing Henrie the sonne his misorder.In the meane time Henrie the sonne remaining at home in England, fell from all good order of mea|sure kéeping, and gaue himselfe to all excessiue riot, spending and wasting his reuenues inordinatelie. Of which behauiour his father being aduertised, re|turned into England, where he taried not long, but passed ouer againe into Normandie, hauing his said sonne in his companie, Anno Reg. 16 1170 meaning thereby to remooue him from the companie of those that were verie like to corrupt his nature, and frame the same to all lewd|nesse: for he knew that

—commercia turpia sanctos
Corrumpunt mores: multi hoc periere veneno,
Labimur in vitium & facilè ad p [...]ior [...] mouemur.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane while Thomas the archbishop of Canturburie remained in exile almost six yeares, and could not be restored, till partlie by swelling threats of the pope, and partlie at the earnest suit of Lewes the French king, Theobald earle of Blois, and others, king Henrie began somewhat to shew himselfe conformable towards an agréement.

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