[1] About the same time Iohn the sonne of Dauid earle of Anguish in Scotland, Anno Reg. 7. Iohn Scot marrieth the daughter of Leolin prince of Wales. sisters sonne vnto Ra|nulfe earle of Chester, married the daughter of Leo|lin prince of Wales, as it were to procure a finall accord betwéene the said Leolin and Ranulfe. After which marriage, king Henrie held his Christmasse at Oxenford, and shortlie after the twelftide came to London: where assembling a councell of his barons, he was earnestlie required by the bishop of Cantur|burie and other peeres, to confirme the liberties,A councell [...] London. fra [...]|chises, and frée customes of the realme,Note the re|dinesse of the bish. to [...] new conten|tion. for which the warres in his fathers time had béene mooued: which to denie (as the archbishop seemed to alledge, & shuld haue béene ashamed so to open his mouth, to the dis|aduantage of his souereigne, but that it is likelie he forgat the old posie, namelie that,

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he might not with anie reason, sith he had couenan|ted (and all the baronage with him) to sée the same obserued, by the articles of the peace conclu|ded with Lewes, when the same Lewes departed the realme.