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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Geffrey.7 And to his sonne Geffrey he granted in monie, the moitie of that which he should haue by the ma|riage of earle Conans daughter, and after he had maried hir by licence purchased of the pope, he should enioy all the whole liuings and reuenues that de|scended to hir, as in hir fathers writing therof more at large was conteined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 8 On the other part, king Henrie the son couenan|ted to & with the king his father, that he would per|forme and confirme all those gifts, which his father should grant out of his lands, & also all those gifts of lands which he either had made and assured, or here|after should make and assure vnto any of his men for any of their seruices: & likewise those gifts which he had made vnto his sonne Iohn the brother of king Henrie the sonne; namelie,Iohn, a thousand pounds in lands by yeare in England of his demaine and ex|cheats with the appurtenances, and the castell and countie of Notingham, with the castell of Marle|brough, & the appurtenances. Also a thousand pounds Aniouin of yearelie reuenues in Normandie, and two castels there. And in Aniou a thousand pounds Aniouin, of such lands as belonged to the earle of Aniou, with one castell in Aniou, and one in Tou|raine, and another in Maine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus were the father and sons agréed and made freends, the sonnes couenanting neuer to withdraw their seruices and bounden dueties from their fa|ther, but to obeie him in all things from that day for|ward. Herewith also the peace was renewed betwixt king Henrie and king Lewes, and for the further confirmation,A marriage concluded. a new aliance was accorded betwixt them, which was, that the ladie Adela the daughter of king Lewes should be giuen in mariage vnto earle Richard the sonne of king Henrie, who bicause she was not yet of age able to marie, she was con|ueied into England to be vnder the guiding of king Henrie, till she came to lawfull yeares.

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