Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this time Theobald archbishop of Cantur|burie departed this life, after he had gouerned that EEBO page image 69 sée the space of 22. yeares, who at his going to Rome, and receipt of the pall of pope Innocent the second, was also created legat of the see apostolike, which of|fice he exercised so diligentlie, and so much to the auaile of the church,The power legantine an|nexed to Cant. Wil. Paru. that the dignitie of legatship re|mained euer after to the archbishop of Canturburie by a speciall decrée, so that they were intituled Legati nati, that is to say Legats borne (as mine author dooth report.) This Theobald greatlie fauoured Thomas Becket.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This Becket was borne in London, his father hight Gilbert, but his mother was a Syrian borne, and by religion a Saracen: howbeit (no regard had of his parents) he grew so highlie in fauour with the king,The authori|tie of Becket. Anno Reg 6. and might doo so much in England, that he see|med to reigne as if he had beene associat with him al|so in the kingdome, and being Lord chancellor, the king sent him ouer into England (Richard Lucie be|ing in his companie) with sundrie letters in his fa|uour, thereby to procure his election to that sée: which was brought to passe according to the kings desire at Westminster. Afterward he was ordeined at Canturburie on saturdaie in Whitsunwéeke,He is conse|crated archb. Wil. Paru. by Henrie bishop of Winchester (although there be that write how Walter bishop of Rochester did conse|crate him) which consecration was in the 44. yeare of his age, Quadrilogium ex vita eiusdem Th [...]ae. and in the fift yere after his first aduance|ment to the office of Lord chancellor, so that he was the eight and thirtith archbishop which gouerned in that see.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Toward the end of the same yeare, Henrie the kings sonne receiued homage of the barons, first in Normandie, and after in England. In the yeare en|suing,The archbish. a better cour|tier than a preacher. the king his father committed him to archbi|shop Becket, that he might sée him brought vp and trained in maners and courtlie behauiour, as apper|teined to his estate: wherevpon the archbishop in iest called him his sonne.