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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The bishop of Winchester being now in the pos|session of the kings person, doubting least he had ta|ken a greater charge vpon him than he might well answer, caused diuerse sage and honourable perso|nages to be admitted of the kings councell, to assist him in the administration of the common-wealth and good gouernance of the realme. Which being doone, a parlement was holden at London,A parlemen [...] and a subsid [...]e. R. Fabian. wherein a subsidie was granted to the king of two shillings to be gathered and leuied of euerie ploughland with|in his dominions, towards the relieuing of the great charges which he had susteined by the warres against the foresaid Lewes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time also he began the building of the new worke of the church at Westminster.The new church of Westm. begun. In which meane time the citie of Damieta afore menti|oned, was woone by the christian princes, Anno. Reg. 4. Matth. West. The earle of Chester retur+neth home. Polydor. and Ra|nulph earle of Chester returned home, leauing the earle of Arundell with a great number of souldiors behind him there in aid of the christians against the Saracens, which dailie attempted the recouerie of the same. Moreouer, in the yeare insuing, which was of our lord 1220, and vpon the seauenteenth day of Maie being Whitsunday, the king was eftsoones so|lemnelie crowned at Westminster,The K. crow|ned the second time. to the end it might be said, that now after the extinguishment of all seditious factions, he was crowned by the gene|rall consent of all the estates and subiects of his realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The same yeare also was the bodie of Thomas archbishop of Canturburie translated, Matth. Paris. and Hugh bi|shop of Lincolne canonized for a saint. Matth. Paris. In like man|ner in the vigile of Peter and Paule, the king find|ing the castels of Rokingham and Sauueie at that present vnpurueied of victuals, tooke the same into his hands against the will of William of Albemarle which before held the same. ¶ This yeare also was a proclamation made in London, Ran. Higd. A proclamati|on to auoid strangers. and throughout all the realme, that all strangers should auoid the land before the feast of saint Michaell then next following except those that came with merchandize. Further|more Ranulph earle of Chester, after he was come from the holie land, began to build the castels of Chartleie and Béeston,The castles of Chartley & Béeston built. Ran. Higd. and afterward he also builded the abbeie of Dieu Lencresse, commonlie called Delacresse of the white order. Toward his charges susteined about the building of which castels and ab|beie, he tooke toll throughout all his lordships of all such persons as passed by the same with any cattell, chaffre or merchandize.

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