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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king of Scots therefore hauing receiued this oth, Matth. Paris Polydor. and thinking the time to serue his purpose for re|déeming of those castels, which were deliuered to king Henrie as gages for his ransome, paid now vnto king Richard ten thousand markes, and had re|stitution of the same, that is of Berwike, Roxburgh,Restitution made to the K. of Scots. Wil. Paruus. Sterling, and Edenburgh. But William Paruus sai|eth, that Edenburgh was restored to him in the daies of king Henrie, by reason of his wife which he tooke in the parties beyond the seas: and herewith agréeth the Scotish chronicle. King Richard also as|signed to queene Elianor his mother, the accusto|med dower, with manie lordships and honours be|side, as an augmentation thereof. Rog. Houed. About which time died William de Mandeuille earle of Albemarle at Rouen, and Hugh de Putsey the nephue of the bi|shop of Durham died at Ac [...]et, and was buried at Durham. N. Triuet. Also Formalis archbishop of Trier died at Northampton, and was there buried in the church of S. Andrews.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, king Richard still desirous to furnish himselfe with monie, deuised yet another shift, and feigned that he had lost his seale; wherefore he commanded a new to be made, which being doone, he caused it to be proclaimed and published in euerie countrie, that those to whome he had granted any thing by his déed or charter, Matth. Paris. meaning to inioy the same in suertie, should not thinke it much to come and haue it confirmed by his new seale, least after|ward the other being lost, their lawfull titles might be called into question. Wherevpon manie that could not come to him whilest he was in England, were glad to follow him, and saile ouer into Nor|mandie, and there to fine at his pleasure for the new seale, to the end that their writings might be confir|med thereby, and made so much the more sure to them and their successours. For the same businesse also Remigius the prior of S. Albons, and manie other went ouer to their great costs, charges, and tra|uell, after he was transported into France.

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