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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.
The duke hearing of this,K. Richard submitteth himselfe to the duke of Austrich. spéedilie came vnto him, whom he meeting, deliuered vp his sword, and committed him vnto his custodie. The duke reioising of such a preie, brought him vnto his palace, and with gentle words enterteined him, though he meant no great good to|wards him, as well inough appeared in that he com|mitted him to the keeping of certeine gentlemen, which without much courtesie looked streightlie i|nough to him for starting awaie, in somuch that they kept him in cold irons (as some authours doo write. N. Triuet. ) He was taken after the maner aforesaid in December vpon S. Thomas éeue, in the yéere of our Lord 1192. and in the fourth yeare of his reigne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polychron. The duke of Austrich owght the king no good will, bicause he had cast downe his ensignes pitcht vp in a turret at Acres, which he had woone at the verie time when that citie was deliuered by the Sara|cens: for while they were in tretie on the one side, the duke on the other,The cause of the displeasure betwixt the duke of Au|strich & king Richard. not knowing anie thing thereof, gaue the assault vnto that part of the towne which was appointed vnto him to besiege. And so being entred the towne, and perceiuing that by treatie it was to be deliuered, he retired into the turret which he had first woone and entred, and there set vp his standard and ensignes, which king Richard (as the Dutch writers affirme) comming thither, threw downe and trode vnder his féet.

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