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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the barons had heard this earles words, after some silence and conference had, they allowed of his saiengs, and immediatlie with one consent, proclaimed the yoong gentleman king of England, whome the bishops of Winchester and Bath did crowne and annoint with all due solemnities at Glocester, vpon the day of the feast of the apostles Simon & Iude, in presence of the legat. Being thus crowned, he was committed to the gouernance of his brother in law, the foresaid William Marshall earle of Penbroke, who to win the good will of the people towards the yoong king, sent foorth messen|gers with letters into all parts of the realme, to sig|nifie the newes of the kings coronation, with an of|fer also of pardon to all such of the barons side as would turne to his part: and likewise of great re|wards to those, which hauing hitherto continued faith|full, would so remaine vntill this trouble should be ouerpast. By this means it came to passe, that his freends greatlie reioised at these newes, and manie of those which till that time had aided the French|men, reuolted from them, and in hope of pardon and reward turned to king Henrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It is reported by writers, that amongst other things, as there were diuerse which withdrew the hearts of the Englishmen from Lewes, the conside|ration of the confession which the Seé pag. 193. col. 2. vicount of Me|lune made at the houre of his death, was the princi|pall. The order whereof, in the later end of the life of king Iohn, yée haue heard. Truelie how little good will inwardlie Lewes and his Frenchmen bare to|wards the English nation, it appéered sundrie waies. And first of all, in that they had them in a manner in no regard or estimation at all, but rather sought by all means to spoile and keepe them vnder, not suffe|ring them to beare anie rule, nor putting them in trust with the custodie of such places as they had brought them in possession of. Secondlie, they cal|led them not to councell, so often as at the first they vsed to doo, neither did they procéed by their directi|ons in their businesse, as before they were accusto|med. EEBO page image 198 Thirdlie,The pride of the French|men procu|reth them hatred. in all manner of their conuersation, neither Lewes nor his Frenchmen vsed them so fa|miliarlie, as at their first comming: but (as their ma|ner is shewing more loftie countenances toward them, they greatlie increased the indignation of the English lo [...]ds against them, who might euill abide to be so ouer-ruled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To conclude, where great promises were made at their entring into the land, they were slowe inough in performing the same, so as the expectation of the English barons was quite made void: for they per|ceiued dailie that they were despised & scoffed at for their disloialtie shewed to their owne naturall prince, hearing now and then nips and tawnts openlie by the Frenchmen, that as they had shewed themselues false and vntrustie to their owne lawfull king, so they would not continue anie long time true vnto a stranger. Thus all these things laid togither, gaue occasion to the English barons to remember them|selues, and to take iust occasion to reuolt vnto king Henrie, as before wée haue mentioned. But now to the purpose of the historie.

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