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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king (as the [...]ame went, but h [...]w [...] I know not) had giuen by charter vnto the [...] Hugh de Boues, the whole countrie of Northfolke, so that he ment to haue expelled the old inhabitants, and to haue peopled it with strangers. But whether this was so or not, sure it is that he was verie sorowfull for the losse of this [...] and aid which thus perished in the seas, though it happened verie well for his sub|iects of England, that should haue béene fore oppres|sed by such multitude of strangers, which for the most part must néeds haue liued vpon the countrie, to the vtter vndooing of the inhabitants wheresoeuer they should haue come.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Héere is to be noted, [...] that during the siege of Ro|chester (as some write) there came out of France to the number [...]eere hand of seauen thousand men sent from the French king vnto the aid of the barons, at the suit of Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester and other ambassadours that were sent from the ba|rons, during the time of this siege, although it should seeme by Matthew Paris, that the said earle was not sent till after the pope had excommunicated the ba|rons (as after yée shall heare.) The Frenchmen that came ouer at this first time landed at Orwell, and at other hauens there neere adioining.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season, the canons of Yorke (bicause the archbishops sée there had remained void a long time) obteining licence of the king, assembled togi|ther about the election of an archbishop. And though the king had once againe earnestlie mooued them to preferre Walter Graie bishop of Wo [...]cester, yet they refused so to doo, and therefore chose Simon de Langton, brother to the archbishop of Canturburie, which election was afterward made vo [...] by the ear|nest trauell of the king to the pope, bicause his bro|ther the said archbishop of Canturburie was known to fauour the part of the barons against him, so that the said Walter Graie was then elected and promo|ted to the guiding of the sée of Yorke,Walter [...] elected arc [...], of yorke. according to the kings speciall desire in that behalfe.

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