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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About this season pope Urbane wrote vnto Bald|win archbishop of Canturburie, granting him li|cence to build a church at Alkinton, in honour of S. Stephan and Thomas Becket now reputed a mar|tyr, and that the fourth part of the offerings which came to the box of Thomas the martyr should be as|signed to the vse of the moonks, & an other fourth part to the buildings of that church, and an other fourth part to be giuen to the poore, and the other fourth part remaining he might reserue to himselfe to bestow at his pleasure. But within a while after, at the suit and supplication of the prior and couent of Can|turburie (who liked nothing of the former partition) the pope sent letters of prohibition to the said archbi|shop, that he should ceasse from building of the fore mentioned church, bicause the building therof would be preiudiciall to the church of Canturburie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The ladie Ermengard the vicount Beaumonts daughter, ma|ried to Willi|am king of Scots. About the same time also king Henrie gaue his coosen the ladie Ermengard (who was daughter to Richard Uicount Beaumount) in marriage vnto William king of Scotland, causing the archbishop of Canturburie to ioine them togither in the bond of matrimonie within the chappell at Woodstocke, where he kept great cheere in honour of that marri|age for the space of foure daies togither. And further he gaue at the same time vnto the king of Scots the castell of Edenbourgh:Castell of E|denbourgh. and the king of Scots streit|waies gaue it vnto his wife the forsaid Ermingard, as a portion of hir dower, augmented with an hun|dred pounds of lands by the yeare, and 40. knights fées.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king required to haue the custodie of the infant Arthur, heire to Geffrey earle of Bri|taine: but king Henrie would in no wise grant thereto.Ambassadors sent to the French king. Wherefore he sent Walter archbishop of Rouen, William de Mandeuille earle of Albe|marle, and Ranulfe de Glandeuille lord cheefe iustice of England to the French court, to talke with king Philip about that matter, so that king Philip hauing heard them, was contented to staie from attemp|ting force till the feast of S. Hilarie. But in the meane time it chanced,Sir William de Walles. that one sir Richard de Wal|les a knight of the realme of France went about to fortifie a castell in a village that belonged to him cal|led Walles, situated betwixt Trie & Gisors. Where|vpon Henrie Uere (constable of Gisors vnder Wil|liam earle of Albemarle) was nothing content ther|with, and therefore got a companie togither, & went foorth to disturbe the worke. Upon this occasion the seruants of the said sir Richard de Walles came foorth, and encountred with him in the field, in somuch that Rafe the sonne of sir Richard de Walles was slaine, and the residue that were with him fled, many of them being sore beaten and wounded.

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