Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season, or rather somewhat before,Sée his letter before in page 86. king Henrie the father (contrarie to the prohibition of the king his sonne) and after the appeale made vnto the pope) gaue not onelie vnto Richard prior of Douer, the archbishoprike of Canturburie; but also to Reig|nold Fitz Ioceline the bishoprike of Bath; to Ri|chard de Worcester archdeacon of Poictiers the bishoprike of Winchester; to Robert Foliot the bi|shoprike of Hereford; to Geffrey Ridell archdeacon of Canturburie he gaue the bishoprike of Elie, and to Iohn de Oxenford the bishoprike of Chichester.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to our purpose. Matt. Paris. The nobles of the realme of England (after the Which was fought on the 17. of October. battell of S. Edmundsburie) with an infinit number of men went against Hugh Bigot in purpose to abate his pride. But whereas they might easilie haue had him at their pleasure, by meanes of such summes of monie as he gaue in bribes, a peace was granted to him till Whitsuntide, within which time hauing gotten togither fourteene thousand Flemings, he passed through Essex, and so getting ouer into Kent, came to Douer, where he tooke ship and transported ouer into France.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie the father held his Christmasse this yeare at Caen in Normandie, Anno. Reg. 20. 1174 about which time a truce was made betwixt him and king Lewes to endure till Easter, or (as others write) for the terme of six moneths. For ye haue to vnderstand, that the fame of the victorie gotten by the capteines of king Henrie the father against the earle of Leicester (be|ing not onlie spred through England, but also blown ouer into France) put those that tooke part with him in great feare; but speciallie king Lewes mistrus|ting the matter began to wax wearie that he had at|tempted so far, and susteined so great trauell and ex|penses in another mans cause.