Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to the dooings of Iohn de Curcie, and of those Englishmen that were with him, who did not onelie defend such places as they had woone out of the Irishmens hands against those kings and their powers, but also inlarged dailie more and more their frontiers, and wan the towne of Armach (wherein is the metropolitane see of all that land) with the whole prouince thereto belonging.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time came ambassadours vnto king Henrie from Alfonse king of Castile and Gar|sias king of Nauarre, to aduertise him, Matth. Paris. Polydor. that in a controuersie risen betwi [...]t the said two kings tou|ching the possession of certeine grounds néere vnto the confines of their realms, they had chosen him for iudge by compromise, promising vpon their oths to stand vnto & abide his order and decrée therein. Ther|fore they required him to end the matter by his au|thoritie, sith they had wholie put it to his iudgement. R. Houed. Furthermore, either king had sent a most able and valiant knight furnished with horsse and armour readie in their princes cause to fight the combat, if king Henrie should happilie commit the triall of their quarrell vnto the iudgement of battell. King Henrie gladlie accepted their request, Polydor. so that thervp|on calling his councellors togither, he consulted with them of the thing, and hearing euerie mans opini|on, at length he gaue iudgement so with the one, that the other was contented to be agreeable therevnto.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Within a while after, Philip earle of Flanders came ouer into England to doo his deuotions at the toome of Thomas archbishop of Canturburie, of whome the most part of men then had conceiued an opinion of such holinesse, that they reputed him for a saint. The king met him there, and verie fréendlie enterteined him, and bicause he was appointed short|lie after to go ouer into the holie land to war against EEBO page image 101 Gods enimies, the king gaue him fiue hundred marks in reward, and licenced William Mandeuile earle of Essex to go in that iourneie with other lords, knights and men of warre of sundrie nations that were of his dominions.