Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the king of England vnderstood this maner of answer, he replied in this wise; That as for the French kings sister, he might not marrie, for as much as he was able to produce good witnesse to prooue that his father had lien with hir and got a child of hir. And as for his priuie procéeding and practise with Tancred, he néeded no further testimonie than his owne hand and his seale, the partie himselfe be|ing present who receiued them, the messenger also be|ing not far off that carried them betwéene both the parties.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the French king was throughlie infor|med of the first point, through counsell of the earle of Flanders and others, he pacified himselfe, and was contented to release the king of England of his faith giuen by oth for the contract made with his sister A|lice: in consideration of which releasement and de|liuerance, the king of England couenanted to giue yearelie to the French king two thousand marks of starling coine for the terme of fiue yeares togither: and at his returne home, it was agreed, that he shuld also deliuer vnto the French king his sister the said ladie Alice, with the towne of Gisors, and all other things which the French king had granted to him with his said sister. On the other part, the French king granted, that the dutchie of Britaine should apperteine to the dominion of the dutchie of Nor|mandie, so as the duke of Britaine should be accomp|ted the liege man of the duke of Normandie, and that the duke of Normandie should answer the French king for both the dutchies, as well of Bri|taine as Normandie. These agréements were rati|fied and confirmed with solemne oths receiued, and charters giuen vnder their hands and seales, vpon the 30. of March.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About this time the French king (now that the season of the yeare was come) set forward toward the holie land,The French king setteth foorth from Messina to|wards the holie land. leauing king Richard behind him in Sicile: and the two and twentith day after his set|ting foorth from Messina, he arriued at the siege of Acres or Acon. The same day also that the French king departed from Messina, queene Elianor the mother of king Richard arriued there, bringing with hir the ladie Berengaria the daughter of Sanctius the king of Nauarre, and the fourth day after quéene Elianor tooke leaue of hir sonne king Richard,Quéene Eli|anor retur|neth by Rome. and departed homeward towards England, taking hir iournie by Rome about the businesse of Geffrey the elect of Yorke, as to intreat the pope that he would confirme and consecrate him archbishop, or to autho|rise some other to doo it in his name. The ladie Be|rengaria remained behind with the kings sister Ioane quéene of Sicile.