Compare 1577 edition: 1 It should appeare by Nicholas Triuet, that the archbishop of Canturburie procured the bishops of Winchester, N. Triuet. Elie, and Norwich, thrée prelats high|lie at that present in the kings fauour, to further these grants; namelie, that such as slue any préest or spirituall person might haue the law for it: where be|fore, there was no punishment for a season vsed a|gainst such offendors but onelie excommunication. But now to leaue préests, we will passe to other matters.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time, king Henrie the sonne re|maining in Normandie, began to deuise new practi|ses how to remooue his father from the gouernment and to take it to himselfe:The yoong K. beginneth new p [...]actises against his father. but one of his seruants named Adam de Cherehedune being of his secret counsell, aduertised king Henrie the father thereof, for the which his maister king Henrie the sonne
(Cereus in vitium flecti, monitoribus asper)put him to great shame and rebuke, causing him to be stripped naked, and whipped round about the streets of the citie of Poictiers, where he then was vpon his returne from his brother earle Richard, with whome he had beene to aid him against his enimies. King Henrie the father perceiuing the naughtie mind of his sonne, R. Houed, and that he ceassed not from his wilfull maliciousnesse, thought to dissemble all things, sith he saw no hope of amendment in him: but yet to be prouided against his wicked attempts, he furnished all his fortresses both in England & in Normandie with strong garisons of men, and all necessarie munition.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About this time, the sea rose on such a heigth, that manie men were drowned thereby. Also a great snow fell this yeare, which by reason of the hard frost that chanced therewith, continued long without wa|sting away, so that fishes both in the sea and fresh water died through sharpenesse and vehemencie of that frost, neither could husbandmen till the ground. A sore eclipse of the sunne chanced also the sixt ides of Ianuarie. The monasterie of Westwood or Les|nos was begun to be founded by Richard de Lucie Lord chéefe iustice. The same yeare also at Wood|stocke the king made his sonne the lord Geffrey knight.