In somuch as obseruing them to be ordinarie ac|cidents, they are ouerpassed and nothing regarded. Howbeit Lucane maketh a great matter of eclip|ses,Luc. lib. 1. and of other strange sights precéeding the blou|die battels betweene Pompeie and Cesar; intima|ting thereby, that prodigious woonders, and other rare and vnaccustomed accidents are significations of some notable euent insuing, either to some great personage, to the common-wealth, or to the state of the church. And therefore it is a matter woorth the marking, to compare effects following with signes and woonders before going; since they haue a do|ctrine in them of no small importance. For not ma|nie yeares after, the kings glorie was darkened on earth, nay his pompe and roiall state tooke end; a pre|diction whereof might be imported by the extraordi|narie eclipse of the sunne, a beautifull creature, and the ornament of the skie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Laurence archbishop of Dublin, and Catholicus the archbishop of Tuamon, with fiue or six other I|rish bishops, and diuerse both bishops and abbats of Scotland, passed through England towards the ge|nerall councell, and withall tooke their oth, that they shuld not procure any damage to the king or realme of England. There went but onelie foure bishops out of England, to wit, Hugh Putsey or Pudsey bi|shop of Durham, Iohn bishop of Norwich, Reig|nold bishop of Bath, and Robert bishop of Hereford, beside abbats: for the English bishops firmelie stood in it, that there ought but foure bish. onlie to go foorth of England to any generall councell called by the pope.Richard de Lucie lord chéefe iustice of England deceasseth. This yeare Richard de Lucie lord chéefe iu|stice of England gaue ouer his office, and became a canon in the abbeie of Westwood or Lesnos, which he had founded, and built vpon his owne ground, en|dowing it with great reuenewes, and in Iulie after he died there.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A parlement at Windsore.King Henrie the father called a parlement at Windsore, at the which was present king Henrie the sonne, and a great number of lords, earles and ba|rons. At this parlement, order was taken for parti|tion of the realme, so that it was diuided into foure parts, certeine sage personages being allotted vnto euerie part to gouerne the same, but not by the name of iustices,Ranulfe de Glanuille. albeit that Ranulfe de Glanuille was made ruler of Yorkeshire, & authorised iustice there, as he that best vnderstood in those daies the ancient lawes and customes of the realme. The same yeare, Geffrey earle of Britaine by his fathers comman|dement leuied an armie,Geffrey earle of Britaine son to king Henrie. Guidomer de Leons. and passing ouer into Bri|taine, wasted the lands of Guidomer de Leons, and constreined him to submit himselfe vnto him. The 18. day of August, the moone was eclipsed, which was séene of king Henrie and his companie as he rode all that night towards Douer there to méet the French king,The moone eclipsed. The French K. commeth a madding to visit the arch|bishop Bec|kets toome. who was comming towards Eng|land to visit the toome of archbishop Thomas Bec|ket, as he had before time vowed. He landed at Do|uer the 22. day of August. There came ouer with him Henrie duke of Louaine, Philip earle of Flanders, Baldwin earle of Guines, earle William de Man|deuille, and diuerse other earles, lords, barons and knights; whome king Henrie was readie to receiue at the water side, and the morow after brought them with great honor to Canturburie, where they were with due reuerence and vnspeakeable ioy re|ceiued of archbishop Richard, and diuerse other bi|shops there assembled togither with the couent of Christes-church, and an infinit multitude of Nobles and gentlemen.The French word is Muis. The French king offered vpon the toome of the said archbishop Thomas, a rich cup of gold; and gaue to the moonks there an hundred tuns of wine to be receiued yearelie of his gift for euer at Poissie in France. Further he granted to the same moonks, that whatsoeuer was bought in his domini|ons of France to their vse, should be free from toll, tallage, and paieng any maner of excise for the same. These grants he confirmed with his charter there|of, made & deliuered to them by the hands of Hugh Putsey, son to the bishop of Duresme that was his chancellor. King Lewes hauing performed his vow, Polydor. and receiued manie rich gifts of king Henrie, retur|ned home into France, and shortlie after causing his sonne to be crowned king, resigned the gouernment to him (as by some writers appeareth. Matth. Paris. Cadwallon prince of Wales.) About the same time, Cadwallon prince of Wales, being brought before the king to make his answer to di|uerse accusations exhibited against him, as he retur|ned toward his countrie vnder the kings safe con|duct, was laid for by his enimies, and slaine, to the kings great slander, though he were not giltie in the matter. After this, king Henrie the father held his Christmasse at Notingham, Anno Reg. 26. R. Houed. and William king of Scotland with him.1180.