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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ger. Dor. Moreouer at this councell, king Henrie restored vnto Robert earle of Leicester all his lands, both on this side the sea, and beyond, in maner as he held the same fiftéene daies before the warre. To William de Albenie earle of Arundell, he gaue the earledome of Sussex. About midlent, the king with his sonne and the legat came to London, where at Westmin|ster a conuocation of the cleargie was called, but when the legat was set, and the archbishop of Can|turburie on his right hand as primat of the realme, the archbishop of Yorke comming in,The presum|ptuous de|meanor of ye archbishop of Yorke. and disdaining to sit on the left, where he might séeme to giue prehe|minence vnto the archbishop of Canturburie (vn|manerlie inough indeed) swasht him downe, mean|ing to thrust himselfe in betwixt the legat, and the archbishop of Canturburie. And where belike the said archbishop of Canturburie was loth to remooue, he set his buttocks iust in his lap, but he scarslie touched the archbishops skirt with his bum, when the bishops and other chapleins with their seruants stept to him, pulled him away, and threw him to the ground, and beginning to lay on him with bats and fists, the arch|bishop of Canturburie yeelding good for euill, sought to saue him from their hands. Thus was verified in him that sage sentence,

Pub. Mim.Nunquam periculum sine periculo vincitur.
The archbishop of Yorke with his rent rochet got vp, and awaie he went to the king with a great com|plaint against the archbishop of Canturburie: but when vpon examination of the matter the truth was knowne, he was well laught at for his labour, and that was all the remedie he got. As he departed so be|buffeted foorth of the conuocation house towards the king, they cried out vpon him;
Go traitor that did|dest betray that holy man Thomas, go get thee hence, thy hands yet stinke of bloud.
The assemblie was by this meanes dispersed, and the legat fled and got him out of the waie, as he might with shame enough, which is the common panion and waiting-woman of pride, as one verie well said,
Pub. Mim.Citò ignominia fit superbi gloria.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Appeales made.After this, followed appealings, the archbishop of Yorke appealed to Rome, and the legat also for his owne safegard appealed the archbishop of Canturbu|rie vnto Rome, which archbishop submitting him|selfe and his cause vnder the popes protection, made a like solemne appeale from the legat to the pope. The legat perceiuing that the matter went otherwise than he wished, and séeing little remedie to be had at that present, gaue ouer his legatship as it had béene of his owne accord, though greatlie against his will, and prepared himselfe to depart. Neuerthelesse, through mediation of fréends that tooke paines be|twixt them, they gaue ouer their appeales on either side, and dissembled the displeasures which they had conceiued either against other, but yet the conuoca|tion was dissolued for that time,The conuo|cation dissol|ued. and the two archbi|shops presented their complaints to the king, who kept his Easter this yeare at Winchester, and about the same time or shortlie after, licenced his sonne Henrie to saile ouer into Normandie, meaning shortlie after to go vnto Compostella in Spaine, to visit the bodie of saint Iames the apostle, but beeing otherwise aduised by his fathers letters, he disconti|nued his purpose and staied at home.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same yeare, the ladie Iohan the kings daugh|ter was giuen in marriage vnto William king of Sicill. Also the same yeare died the lord cheefe iustice of Ireland, Robert earle of Striguill otherwise Chepstow, N. Triuet. then was William Fitzaldelme ordeined lord cheefe iustice in his place, who seized into the kings hands all those fortresses which the said earle of Striguill held within the realme of Ireland. R. Houed. N. Triuet. The Irishmen also paied to the king a tribute of twelue pence yearelie for euerie house,A tribut grã|ted by the I|rish. or else for euerie yoke of oxen which they had of their owne. William earle of Arundell died also this yeare at Wauerley, and was buried at Wimondham.

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