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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus when the king had planted garisons of soul|diers in those & other places also where was thought néedfull; and further had giuen order for the politike gouernement of the whole countrie, so far as he had conquered; he first sent ouer his houshold seruants, which tooke the water on Easter daie, and landed at Milleford, but he himselfe and other of the Nobles staid there all that daie, by reason of the high solem|nitie of that feast: howbeit the daie next after they tooke the sea togither, and landed néere to S. Dauids in south Wales,The king r [...]|turneth into England. from whence (without delaie) he ha|sted foorth to Douer, and hauing his sonne the yoong king with him, he sailed ouer into Normandie in the crosse weeke to meet the popes legats, Ger. Dor. The popes legats. whom he vn|derstood to be alreadie come thither. At his méeting with them there, he gaue them verie good counte|nance, and right honorable enterteinment, omit|ting nothing that might doo them pleasure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Here when the matter came to be discussed tou|ching the death of archbishop Thomas, bicause it could not be certeinelie tried out in whom the fault rested, much reasoning to and fro passed, about obie|ctions and excuses laid (as in doubtfull cases it of|ten happeneth) so that welneere the space of foure moneths was spent in debating of that matter. In which meane time, the king to auoid all contention and strife betwixt him and king Lewes, sent his son Henrie togither with his wife ouer into England, there eftsoones to receiue the crowne, and with them came Rotrod the archbishop of Rouen, Ger. Dor. R. Houed. Giles bishop of Eureux, Roger bishop of Worcester, and diuerse others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon the yoong king being arriued in Eng|land, called an assemblieof the lords spirituall and temporall at Winchester, where both he and his said wife Margaret daughter to the French king was crowned with all solemnitie, Rog. Houed. by the hands of the said Rotrod archbishop of Rouen vpon the twentie one of August.

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