Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the pope had heard this tale told, he streit disanulled the election and reques [...] of the confirmati|on of the said Ralfe Neuill, granting libertie to the moonks to chose some other which might proue a whol|some shéepheard for the soule of man, profitable to the church of England, and a faithfull sonne to the sée of Rome, and so the moonks returning home, made relation to the couent how they had sped. After this, the moonks elected the prior of their house na|med Iohn to be their archbishop, who going to Rome for his confirmation, was persuaded in the end to re|nounce his election: so that at length one Edmund that was treasurer of the colledge of Salisburie, was elected, confirmed, and consecrated, a man of great zeale, being the foure & fortith archbishop that had gouerned that sée.
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the kings brother the earle of Corne|wall married the countesse of Glocester,The earle of
Cornewall marrieth the countesse of Glocester. widow to the late earle Gilbert, and sister to
William Mar|shall earle of Penbroke, the which erle of Penbroke shortlie after the same marriage departed
this life, and was buried on the fifteenth day of Aprill,
The earle of Penbroke de|parted this life.
Polydor. Leolin prince of Wales in|uadeth the English bor|ders.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Welshmen hauing intelligence that the king was returned home, brake foorth againe as before in|to EEBO page image 214 to the English marshes, and not onelie tooke preies and booties, but went about to destroie with fire and sword all that stood in their way. Howbe it in their re|turne, and as they ranged abroad somewhat vnadui|sedlie, they were intrapped by the souldiers which the king had left there for the defense of the countrie, and put to flight néere the castell of Mountgomerie, with great slaughter & losse of their people.The Welsh|men put to flight. But Leolin no|thing dismaied therwith, assembled a greater power than he had before, and began foorthwith to rob and spoile within the English marshes with paganish extremitie. Which thing when it came to the vnder|standing of the king, he was verie sore displeased, that so meane a man as Leolin was, should put him to so much trouble, therefore he raised a farre greater armie than he had doone at anie time before,The king go|eth against the Welshmen. Matt. Paris. and with the same came to the citie of Hereford.