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chancellor on the other part, perceiuing what hatred diuerse of the Nobles bare him, thought good to prouide
for his owne suertie the best that he could, and therefore sent for a power of men from beyond the sea: but
bicause he thought it too long to staie till they arriued, he came to Lincolne with such power as he could
make, and besieged the castell. Erle Iohn the kings brother aduertised hereof,
The lord chancellor besiegeth the castell of Lin|colne. Earle Iohn winneth the castels of No|tingham and Tickhill.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Not long after,The chan|cellor raiseth his siege with dishonor. The lord chancellor and earle Iohn are agréed. one of his hornes was broken off by the death of pope Clement, whereby his power legantine ceased: wherewith being somewhat aba|shed, he came to a communication with earle Iohn, and vpon certeine conditions made peace with him. Shortlie after the souldiers which he had sent for, ar|riued in England, and then he began to go from the agréement made with earle Iohn, affirming that he would either driue the same earle out of England, or else should earle Iohn doo the like to him: for it was not of sufficient largenesse to hold them both.The chancel|lor breaketh the agréement. The lord chancellor and earle Iohn make another agréement. How|beit shortlie after, a peace was eftsoones concluded betwixt them with condition, that if it chanced king Richard to depart this life before his returne into England, not leauing any issue of his bodie begot|ten, that then the chancellour renouncing the ordi|nance made by king Richard (who had instituted his nephue Arthur duke of Britaine to be his heire and successour) should consent to admit earle Iohn for king of England, contrarie to the said ordinance.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But in the meane time it was agréed, that earle EEBO page image 130 Iohn should deliuer vp the castels of Notingham and Tickhill, Notingham to the hands of William Marshall, and Tickhill to the hands of William Wendenall, they to kéepe the fame vnto the vse and behoofe of king Richard, that vpon his returne he might do [...] with them as should please him prouided that if it so chanced, that he should die before he [...]o [...]ld returne from his voiage, or that the chancellour went from the agréement now taken then immedi|atlie should the foresa [...]d castels of Notingham and Tickhill be restored vnto earle Iohn.