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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The bishop of Winchester, after that the French king was retreated backe, went into Boheme,Boheme. and there did somewhat, though shortlie after without a|nie great praise or gaine he returned into England, more glad of his comming backe than of his aduan|cing forward. Anon after the pope vnlegated him,The pope [...] vnlegat the cardinall of Winchester. K. Henrie [...] coronation at Westminster. and set an other in his place, wherewith he was no|thing contented. On the sixt daie of Nouember, be|ing the daie of saint Leonard, king Henrie in the eight yeare of his reigne was at Westminster with all pompe and honour crowned king of this realme of England. In the same yere the French king was receiued into the towne of Campaigne, and shortlie after were the townes of Senlis and Beauuois ren|dered to him. And the lord Longueuall tooke by stelth the castell of Aumarle, and slue all the Englishmen within it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also about the same time, Thom. Wi [...]. the Frenchmen recoue|red castell Galiard foorth of the Englishmens hands, where the lord Barbason was found in a dungeon, EEBO page image 603 inclosed within a great grate of iron like to a little chamber, and foorthwith they brake open the grate: but Barbason would not come foorth; because he had giuen his faith and promise to one Kingston that was capteine of that fortresse for the king of Eng|land, to be true prisoner, vntill the Frenchmen had sent to the same Kingston (that was departed vpon such couenants as they were agréed vpon at the deli|uerie of that fortresse) willing him to come backe a|gaine vpon safe conduct. Which at their earnest re|quest he did, and withall discharged the lord Barba|son of his oth; and so then he came foorth, and remai|ned at his libertie, to the great reioising of the Frenchmen, which iudged that he had béene rather dead than aliue all that time of his imprisonment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time also the French king sought by all meanes possible to breake the amitie betwixt the realme of England, and the house of Burgognie. Whereof the duke of Bedford hauing intelligence, thought it stood him vpon the more earnestlie to looke to his charge; and namelie as it were an anchorhold, he determined to prouide that he might defend and safelie kéepe the duchie of Normandie, and therefore appointing the bishop of Terrowen and Elie, named Lewes of Lutzenburgh, chancellor for king Henrie of the realme of France, to remaine at Paris vp|on the defense of that citie, with a conuenient num|ber of Englishmen, he departed into Normandie, and comming to Rone, called a parlement there of the thrée estates of the duchie,A parlement at Rone cal|led by the duke of Bed|ford. in the which he decla|red manie things vnto them, touching the happie life, and great freedome which they might be assured to inioy, so long as they continued vnder the Eng|lish obeisance: and therefore he exhorted them to a|bide constant in their allegiance, faith, and promise made and sworne to his noble brother king Henrie the fift.

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