Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Richard being hereof aduertised, and tur|ning gréef into valiancie, with all spéed sailed backe vnto Iaph, and landing there with his people, caused his enimies to forsake the towne: but anon assem|bling themselues againe togither, they turned once more to besiege it, wherevpon he issued foorth into the fields,K. Richard rescueth Port Iaph. and fought with them sundrie daies togither, till finallie they were content to forsake their enter|prise, and to depart thence for altogither. In these conflicts the valiant courage of king Richard, and the worthie manhood of his souldiers right well ap|peared: Rad. Niger. Matth. Paris. for he brought not with him at that time vn|to Iaph aboue 80 men of armes, and foure hundred other souldiers with crossebowes, and yet with that small handfull of men, and some aid of them that he found there in the castell, he did not onelie bid battell to the enimies, which were numbred to 62 thousand, but also put them to the woorsse, and caused them to flee backe, to their great shame and confusion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus Iaph being deliuered out of the enimies hands,Cephas. K. Richard fell sicke. king Richard fell sicke at a castell called Ce|phas, and so remained there certeine daies, till he had recouered his health. In which meane time the Soldane Saladine seeming to lament his [...]ase, sent vnto him certeine of his councellors to common with him of peace, declaring that although he well vnderstood that king Richard ment shortlie to re|turne into his countrie, and that after his departure out of the east parts, he could with small adoo recouer all that the christians yet held within the holie land, he would neuerthelesse in respect of king Richards high prowes; and noble valiancie, grant a peace for a certeine time, so that not onelie Ascalon, but also all other such townes and places as the christians had fortified or woone since the conquest of Acres should be raced, as touching their walles, bulworks, gates, and other fortifications.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard (though he perceiued that this of|fer of peace tended vnto this point cheefelie, that Sa|ladine would thereby adnihilate whatsoeuer the chri|stian armie had doone in the holie land since his & the French kings arriuall, so that by the said peace he should gaine more than by the edge of his sword) did somewhat staie at this offer and demand, as a thing greatlie dishonourable to the christians, to lose by treatie of peace so much or rather more than they got by force of warres (a meere token of faint and féeble courage) yet considering that in such necessitie both of his departure from thence, and also of lacke of other succors to resist the puissance of the enimies, after his comming awaie, he iudged it best to take the offer at the enimies hands in auoiding of some greater euill. Herevpon therefore was a peace con|cluded to endure for thrée yeares, thrée moneths, thrée wéeks, thrée daies, and three houres,A peace con|cluded be|twixt the Christians & Saracens. to begin at Ea|ster next insuing. And among other articles, it was couenanted, that the christians should haue frée pas|sage to come and go vnto the citie of Ierusalem, to visit the holie sepulchre there, which was granted; so that amongst a great number of christians that pre|sentlie vpon this conclusion went thither, Hubert bi|shop of Salisburie was one,Hubert bishop of Salisburie. who had continued a|bout the king during the time of all his iournie till this time.