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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Immediatlie after the death of his father king Iohn,William Mar+shall earle of Penbrooke. William Marshall earle of Penbroke, gene|rall of his fathers armie, brought this yoong prince with his brother and sisters vnto Glocester, and there called a councell of all such lords as had taken part with king Iohn. Anon after it was once openlie knowne, that the sonnes and daughters of the late deceassed prince were brought into a place of safetie, a great number of the lords and cheefe barons of the realme hasted thither (I meane not onelie such as had holden with king Iohn, but also diuerse other, which vpon certeine knowledge had of his death, were newlie reuolted from Lewes) in purpose to aid yoong king Henrie, to whome of right the crowne did ap|perteine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thither also came Uallo or Guallo the popes le|gat (an earnest defender of the kings cause) with Pe|ter bishop of Winchester, & Iocelin bishop of Bath: also Ranulph earle of Chester, William Ferrers earle of Derbie, Matth. Paris. Iohn Marshall, and Philip de Albe|nie, with diuerse other lords and peeres of the relme, and a great number of abbats and priors, who by and by fell to councell togither what waie should be best to take, for the good order of things now in so doubtfull and perilous a time as this. The péeres of the realme being thus assembled, William earle of Penbroke, bringing the yoong king into their pre|sence, and setting him before them, spake these words following.

8.1. The earle of Penbroks short and sweet oration as it is borrowed out of maister Fox.

The earle of Penbroks short and sweet oration as it is borrowed out of maister Fox.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _BEhold right honourable and wel|beloued, although we haue perse|cuted the father of this yoong prince for his euill demeanor, and worthilie, yet this yoong child whome heere you see before you, as he is in years tender, so is he pure and innocent from those his fathers dooings. Wherefore, in so much as euerie man is charged onelie with the bur|then of his owne works and transgressi|ons, neither shall the child (as the scripture teacheth vs) beare the iniquitie of his fa|ther: we ought therefore of dutie and con|science to pardon this yoong and tender prince, and take compassion of his age as yee see. And now, for so much as he is the kings naturall and eldest sonne, and must be our souereigne king, and successour in this kingdome, come and let vs appoint him our king & gouernour, let vs remooue from vs this Lewes the French kings sonne, and suppresse his people, which are a confusion and shame to our nation: and the yoke of their seruitude let vs cast from off our shoulders.

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