Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Here is to be noted, that whilest the quéene and lords laie in Winchester waiting for the kings arri|uall, EEBO page image 118 Geffrey Riddle the bishop of Elie departed this life. He is named by Geruasius Dorobernensis the proud bishop of Elie: but he might rather haue named him the rich bishop, for he left in his cofers no small quantitie of treasure, of the which thrée thou|sand and two hundred marks came to the kings part towards the charges of his coronation. No maruell though Geruasius spake somewhat in his dis|praise, for (as he himselfe confesseth) he was no fréend but an enimie to moonks.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to let this passe, soone after the kings com|ming into England, he was informed that the Welshmen had broken into the English marshes, and destroied certeine townes; to represse whose pre|sumptuous attempts he made towards them, but was yet staied for that time, & reuoked by his mother. At Salisburie he found his fathers treasure,His fathers treasure. highlie reioising, for that the summe was far greater than he thought it would haue prooued, for besides the pre|tious stones, apparell, and iewels, it was reported he had there the sum of nine hundred thousand pounds in readie coine. With this good hap king Richard not a little aduanced, came to London on the first of September, R. Houed. Gau. Vinsaf. Nic. Triuet. The second of September saith Ger. Dor. where he had appointed prouision to be made for his coronation, and so calling a councell of the Nobles of the realme, he receiued the crowne with all due and accustomed solemnitie, at the hands of Baldwin the archbishop of Canturburie, the third daie of September.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The order of his coronatiõ. Matth. Paris. At his coronation, first the archbishops of Can|turburie, Roan, Trier, and Dublin, which were pre|sent, with all the other bishops, abbats and cleargie, apparelled in rich copes, and hauing the crosse, holie water and censures carried afore them, came to fetch him vnto the doore of his priuie chamber, and there receiuing him, they led him vnto the church at West|minster, till he came before the high altar with a so|lemne procession. In the middle of the bishops and cleargie went foure barons, Rog. Houed. bearing candlesticks with tapers, after whom came Geffrey de Lucie bea|ring the cap of maintenance, and Iohn Marshall next to him, bearing a great and massiue paire of spurs of gold: then followed William Marshall earle of Striguill aliàs Pembroke, who bare the roi|all scepter, in the top wherof was set a crosse of gold: and William de Patrike earle of Salisburie going next him, bare the warder or rod, hauing on the top thereof a doue. Then came thrée other earles, Dauid brother to the king of Scots, the earle of Hunting|ton, Iohn the kings brother earle of Mortaigne, and Robert earle of Leicester, ech of them bearing a sword vpright in his hand with the scabberds richlie trimmed and adorned with gold.