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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, the king went to Oxenford, and there held a parlement, at the which he created his sonne Iohn king of Ireland, hauing a grant and confirma|tion thereto from pope Alexander. About the same time it rained bloud in the Ile of Wight,Iohn the kings sonne created king of Ireland. Polydor. It rained bloud. by the space of two daies togither, so that linen clothes that hoong on the hedges were coloured therewith: which vn|vsed woonder caused the people, as the manner is, to suspect some euill of the said Iohns gouerne|ment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, to this parlement holden at Oxenford, all the chéefe rulers and gouernours of Southwales and Northwales repaired, and became the king of Englands liege men, R. Houed. swearing fealtie to him a|gainst all men. Héerevpon he gaue vnto Rice ap Griffin prince of Southwales the land of Merio|nith, and to Dauid ap Owen he gaue the lands of Ellesmare. Also at the same time he gaue and confir|med vnto Hugh Lacie (as before is said) the land of Meth in Ireland with the appurtenances, for the ser|uice of an hundred knights or men of armes, to hold of him and of his sonne Iohn by a charter which he made thereof. Also he diuided there the lands and possessions of Ireland with the seruices to his sub|iects, as well of England as Ireland, appointing some to hold by seruice to find fortie knights or men of armes, and some thirtie, and so foorth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Unto two Irish lords he granted the kingdome of Corke for the seruice of fortie knights, and to other three lords he gaue the kingdome of Limerike for the seruice of the like number of knights to be held of him & his sonne Iohn, reseruing to himselfe & to his heires the citie of Limerike with one cantred. To William Fitz Adelme his sewer,William Fitz Adelme. Robert de Poer. Hugh Lacie. he gaue the citie of Wesseford with the appurtenances and seruices: and to Robert de Poer his marshall, he gaue the ci|tie of Waterford; and to Hugh Lacie, he committed the safe keeping of the citie of Diueline. And these persons, to whome such gifts and assignations were made, receiued othes of fealtie to beare their allegi|ance vnto him and to his sonne for those lands and possessions in Ireland, in maner and forme as was requisite.

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