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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon he returned to Lisbone, where he found three score and three other ships of king Richards nauie there newlie arriued, ouer the which were cheefe capteins Robert de Sabuuille, Robert de Sabuuille. Richard de Camuille. and Richard de Camuille: which at their comming to land could not so gouerne their people, but that some naughtie fellowes amongst them fell to breaking and robbing of orchards: some also entring into the citie, behaued themselues verie disorderlie. But yet by the comming of the king, their lewdnesse was staied, so that he seemed not to seeke reuenge of the pilgrims, but rather with courteous meanes to bridle their vnlawfull attempts: wherevnto the diligence of the English capteins not a little preuailed for a while, but yet for all that could be done on both sides, within three daies after, a new tumult was raised betwixt the English pilgrims and the townesmen, and diuerse hurt and killed on either part.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A mutinie be|twixt the En|glishmen and the townsmen of Lisbone. Englishmen committed to prison. Wherevpon the king caused the gates of the citie to be shut, and all those that were come from the ships into the citie to eat and drinke (being in number about seauen hundred) were apprehended and committed to ward: and before they could be released, sir Robert Sabuuille and sir Richard Camuille were glad to agree with the king, so as all former offenses being remitted, and things taken by either part restored, the Englishmen promised to obserue the peace against the king of Portingale and his people; and he likewise couenanted for him and his subiectes, that they should keepe the peace against all pilgrims that went foorth in this voiage, and vse them like his freends, and thus the quarell ceased.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Soone after, the English nauie departed from Lisbone, and came vnto the mouth of the riuer of Taie, betweene Caperico and Belem, where the same daie on saint Iames eeue the lord William de Forzdulerun arriued also with three and thirtie other ships, The English ships méet togither. and so then they were in all about an hundred and six sailes verie well furnished and manned, and so from thence taking their course towardes Marsciles, finallie they arriued there in the octaues of the assumption of our ladie; and staieng there an eight daies (till they had repaired such things about their ships as were needfull) they set forward againe, and came to Messina in Sicile in the feast of the exaltation of the crosse. On the sunday following also came the French king thither, hauing lost no small part of his nauie by tempests or weather.

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