Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard hauing thus concluded with Sala|dine, tooke the sea, and comming againe into Cypres, sent his wife queene Berengaria with his sister Ioane (late quéene of Sicile) into England by the long seas,K. Richard taketh his iornie home|wards. but he himselfe not minding to lie long on the seas, determined to take his course into Gre|cia, and so by land to passe homewards with all speed possible. Howbeit yer he could atteine his purpose, his chance was to be driuen by tempest into the coast of Istria, not farre from Aquilia, where he stood in some doubt of his life. For if he had beene knowne and taken, they would surelie haue killed him, bi|cause of the slander that went of him,K. Richard slandered for the death of y^e marques of Montferrato. as guiltie of the death of Conrade the marquesse of Montferrato, who indéed was slaine by two of the Assassini in the citie of Tyrus, whilest king Richard was in the holie land (as before yée haue heard.)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He therefore hauing here made shipwracke, and doubting to fall into the hands of any person in those parts that bare good will vnto the marquesse (against whome he had indéed shewed himselfe not freendlie in a quarrell betwixt the said marquesse and Guido the king of Ierusalem) made the best shift he could to get away, yet knowledge being had of him, and serch made after him by one Meinard of Gorezein, he lost eight of his seruants, W. Paruus. Erle of Gorze Saltzburge. and so came to a towne within the bishoprike of Saltzburge called Frisake, where he was estsoones in danger to haue beene taken a|gaine by one Frederike de saint Soome, who not|withstanding tooke six of his men, but yet he him|selfe with three other of his companie made shif [...] to get away. Finallie comming to Uienna in Austrich,K. Richard commeth to Uienna. and there causing his seruants to prouide meat for him, more sumptuous and fine than was thought re|quisit for so meane a person as he counterfeited then to beare out in countenance, it was streightwaies suspected that he was some other maner of man than he pretended, and in fine, Polydor. those that marked more di|ligentlie the maner of him, perceiued what he was, and gaue knowledge to the duke of Austrich named Leopold, being then in the citie of Uienna, what they had seene. His page that had the Dutch toong, going about the towne to change gold, and buy vittels, be|wraied him, hauing by chance the kings gloues vn|der his girdle: wherevpon comming to be examined for feare of tortures confessed the truth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke streightwaies caused the house where he was lodged, to be set about with armed men, Ra. Niger. and sent other into the house to apprehend him. He being warie that he was descried, got him to his weapon: but they aduising him to be contented, and alledging the dukes commandement, he boldlie answered,

that sith he must be taken, he being a king, would yéeld EEBO page image 136 himselfe to none of the companie but to the duke alone, and therefore if it would please him to come, he would yéeld himselfe into his hands.