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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the same moneth of Iune, Richard de Cam|ville, whome the king had left (as ye haue hea [...]d) go|uernour in Cypres, chanced to fall sicke,Richard de Camuille de|ceasseth. and com|ming without licence to the siege of Acres, there di|ed. After whose death the Cypriots and those called Griffones and [...]r [...]ians reuolted from the English obedience, and chose to them a king, one that was a moonke of the familie of Is [...]chus their former [...] but Robert de Turneham, who after the deceasse of Richard Camuille remained so [...] gouernour of the Ile, gathered a power of men togither, and giuing battest to the new king (whom [...]oueden name [...] al|so emperour) vanquished him with his complices, tooke him prisoner, and hanged him on a paire of ga|lowes. The same moneth also died [...]afe Fi [...]z Gef|frey, who had the other king Isac in cu [...]odie and then king Richard deliuered him to the [...]nights of the hospitall, who sent him to the ca [...]ell of Marg [...]t, there safelie to be kept as prisoner to the vse of the king of England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now will we returne vnto the affaires of Eng|land EEBO page image 129 and make [...] mention of [...]he dooings there. Yee shall vnderstand, that a [...]er king Richard was set forward on his iournie, William Longchampe lord chan [...]ellour and bishop of E [...]ie, appointed (as ye haue hear [...]) gouernour of the realme, Polydor. began to exer|cise his a [...]oritie to the v [...]termost, taking vpon him the state of a prince, rather [...]han of a subiect. He had [...] late (as before [...] heard) procured such fauor at the hands of pope Clement, that he was instituted by him l [...]gat of the apostolike see here in England,The Lord chancellor called the popes legat in England. so that pretending a rule [...]oth ouer the clergie and temporaltie, and by reason that he had both the autho|ritie of pope and king [...] his hands, he vsed the same to his most aduantage, as well in causes ecclesiasti|call as temporall, whereby he wrought manie oppres|sions both against them of the clergie and temporal|tie.The statelie port of the lord chancel|lor. Ran. Higd. He mainteined such a port and countenance in his dooings, that he would ride with a thousand hors|ses, by meanes wherof [...]hen he came to lie at abbeis and other places (bringing with him such a traine) he was verie burdenous vnto them, speciallie when he laie at their houses any space of time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This man called a conuocation at Westminster, wherein at the suit of Hugh Nouant bishop of Che|ster,A conuocati|on. it was decreed, that the moonks of Couentrie should be displaced,Moonks of Couentrie displaced. Polydor. Ran. Higd. Wil. Paruus. The occasion. Ran. Higd. and secular canons brought into that house to supplie their roomes. Which was doone by the authoritie of the said lord chancellour, being bribed by the foresaid bishop of Chester (as some wri|ters haue recorded) for displeasure which he bare to the moonks, by reason of a fraie which they had made vpon the said bishop in their church at Couentrie, and drawne bloud of him before the altar there, as he alledged.

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