Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time came ambassadours vnto king Henrie from Alfonse king of Castile and Gar|sias king of Nauarre, to aduertise him, Matth. Paris. Polydor. that in a controuersie risen betwi [...]t the said two kings tou|ching the possession of certeine grounds néere vnto the confines of their realms, they had chosen him for iudge by compromise, promising vpon their oths to stand vnto & abide his order and decrée therein. Ther|fore they required him to end the matter by his au|thoritie, sith they had wholie put it to his iudgement. R. Houed. Furthermore, either king had sent a most able and valiant knight furnished with horsse and armour readie in their princes cause to fight the combat, if king Henrie should happilie commit the triall of their quarrell vnto the iudgement of battell. King Henrie gladlie accepted their request, Polydor. so that thervp|on calling his councellors togither, he consulted with them of the thing, and hearing euerie mans opini|on, at length he gaue iudgement so with the one, that the other was contented to be agreeable therevnto.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Within a while after, Philip earle of Flanders came ouer into England to doo his deuotions at the toome of Thomas archbishop of Canturburie, of whome the most part of men then had conceiued an opinion of such holinesse, that they reputed him for a saint. The king met him there, and verie fréendlie enterteined him, and bicause he was appointed short|lie after to go ouer into the holie land to war against EEBO page image 101 Gods enimies, the king gaue him fiue hundred marks in reward, and licenced William Mandeuile earle of Essex to go in that iourneie with other lords, knights and men of warre of sundrie nations that were of his dominions.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king then returning vnto London, tooke order for the establishing of things touching the suertie of the realme, R. Houed. and his owne estate. And first he appoin|ted the custodie of such castels as were of most im|portance by their situation, vnto the keeping of cer|teine worthie capteins. To sir William de Stute|uille he assigned the custodie of Rockesburgh castell, to sir Roger de Stuteuille the castell of Edenburgh, to sir William Neuille the castell of Norham, to sir Geffrie Neuille the castell of Berwike, and to the archbishop of Yorke he deliuered the castell of Scar|borough, and sir Roger Coniers he made capteine of the tower of Durham, which he had taken from the bishop,Durham tower. bicause he had shewed himselfe an vnsted|fast man in the time of the ciuill warre, and therfore to haue the kings fauour againe, he gaue to him two thousand marks, with condition that his castels might stand, and that his sonne Henrie de Putsey aliàs Pudsey,Henrie de Pudsey. A parlement at Oxford. might enioy one of the kings manor places called Wighton.