Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In his daies, the abbeies of Tiltey, Fontneis,Abbeies founded. Coggheshall he founded himselfe, and Fontneis in Lancashire, & Feuersham in Kent. Rieualle, Coggeshall in Essex, Newbourgh and Béeland, Meriuale in Warwikeshire, Garedon in Leicestershire, Kirkstéed in Yorkeshire, with diuerse other in other parts of the realme, were founded, in so much that more abbeis were erected in his daies, than had béene within the space of an hundred yeares EEBO page image 65 before, Wil. Paruus. as William Paruus writeth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A great number of castels also were builded in his daies (as before ye haue heard) by the Nobles of the realme, either to defend the confines of their countries from inuasions of forrenners, and vio|lence of homelings; or as fortifications to them|selues when they ment or intended any inrode or breaking vpon their neighbours.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Diuerse learned men namelie historiographers liued in these daies, as William Malmesburie, Hen|rie Huntington, Simon Dunelmensis, Galfridus Ar|turius, otherwise called Monumetensis, Caradoc Lancarnauensis, William Reuellensis, among whom Thurstan archbishop of Yorke is not to be forgotten, besides many more, who in diuerse sciences were verie expert and skilfull, as by treatises of their setting foorth to the world hath sufficientlie ap|peared.