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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Another way he had also to gather riches, and that was this. He had a licence of pope Innocent the third, to dispense with such as pleased him within his realme, for their vowes made to go into the holie land, although they had taken on them the crosse for that purpose, namelie such as he should appoint to re|maine behind him for the defense of his countrie: and of these also he tooke abundantlie, and diuerse o|ther he compelled to fine, namelie, to the end that he might get their monie likewise, that hereby he ob|teined no small summe toward the furniture of his iournie. But both pope & prince forgat in the meane while, that

Boni pastoris est tondere pecus non excoriare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare also in the moneth of Nouember, as Matthew Paris saith, Iohannes de Anagnia a cardi|nall and legat from the pope arriued here in Eng|land, comming on land at Douer, and bicause the king was as then in the north parts, the same cardi|nall was prohibited on the behalfe of the kings mo|ther queene Elianor, to passe any further without the kings commandement. And so he staied there thir|téene daies at the charges of the archbishop of Can|turburie, till the king came to those parties, by whose wisedome a direction was taken for the quieting of the controuersie betwixt the archbishop, and the moonkes of Canturburie, for the chappell church of Hakinton now called S. Stephans.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the same moneth of Nouember, by the kings appointment, Geffrey the elect of Yorke, R. Houed. who was the kings brother, with other barons and lords of Yorkeshire,William king of Scots. receiued William king of Scotland at the water of Tweed, and from thence with all due reuerence and honour they brought him vnto Can|turburie, where the king had called a councell of the lords of his realme both spirituall and temporall,A councell c [...]l+led at Can|turburie. Polydor. An oth. Matth. Paris. in the which euerie of them tooke an oth to be true to the king, and to continue in due obedience vnder him and his lawes, which oth also the king of Scots recei|ued, being there present, and likewise king Richards brethren earle Iohn and Geffrey the archbishop of Yorke.

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