Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon king Richard, after he had beene priso|ner one yeare, R. Houed. King Ri|chard relea|sed out of cap|tiuitie. six weekes, and thrée daies, was set at libertie on Candlemasse day (as most writers agrée) and then with long and hastie iournies, not kéeping the high waies, he hasted foorth towards England. It is reported that if he had lingred by the way, he had béene eftsoones apprehended. For the emperour be|ing incensed against him by ambassadors that came from the French king, immediatlie after he was set forward, began to repent himselfe in that he had suf|fered him so soone to depart from him, and herevpon sent men after him with all speed to bring him backe if they could by any meanes ouertake him, meaning as then to haue kept him in perpetuall prison.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Some write that those ambassadours sent from the French king, R. Houed. The offers of the French K and erle Iohn to haue the K. of England kept still in prison. with other from earle Iohn, came to the emperor before king Richard was deliuered, offering in the French kings name fiftie thousand marks of siluer, and in the name of earle Iohn thir|tie thousand, vpon condition that K. Richard might remaine still in captiuitie vntill the feast of S. Mi|chaell next insuing; or else if it might so please him, he should receiue a thousand pounds of siluer for euerie moneth, whilest king Richard should be deteined in his prison, or otherwise fiftie thousand marks of sil|uer more than the first offer, at one entire paiment, if he would deliuer him into their hands, or at the leastwise to kéepe him prisoner by the terme of one whole yeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The emperour hearing of such large offers, and yet hoping for more, contrarie to his promise and let|ters patents therefore granted, proroged the day in which king Richard should haue béene set at libertie, till Candlemasse after, at which day he was brought from Haguenaw vnto Spiers, where the emperour had called a councell to intreat further of the mat|ter touching his redemption. Here the emperour shewed the letters which he had receiued from the French king and earle Iohn vnto king Richard, who vpon sight and perusing of the same, was maruel|louslie amazed, and began to despaire of all speedie de|liuerance.