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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Wherevpon the two kings met diuerse times, and the archbishop Thomas comming with the French king, Ex Quadrilogio. The king and the arch. Becket met togither in presence of the French king. at one time humbled himselfe so to the king of England, that knéeling downe at his féet, he said:

My souereigne liege lord, I commit the whole cause of the controuersie betwixt your grace and me, vn|to your maiesties order, Gods honour onelie reser|ued.

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