Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 King Richard being aduertised of his comming, hasted foorth to méet him, and giuing the onset vp|on him, forced him to flee vnto Gisors, where at the entring of the bridge there was such preasse, that the bridge brake, so that amongst other, the king him|selfe with his horsse and all fell into the riuer of Geth,King Philip almost drow|ned. and with much adoo was releeued, and got out of the water, no small number of right hardie and valiant gentlemen being taken at the same time, which put themselues forward to staie the Englishmen, till the king was recouered out of that present danger. To conclude,Seuen score saith R. Houed. there were taken to the number of an hundred knights, and two hundred barded horsses, besides seruitors on horssebacke, Matth. Paris. R. Houed. and footmen with crossebowes. Amongst other prisoners these are na|med, Matthew de Montmorancie, Gales de Ports, Iollen de Bray, and manie other also innumerable. King Richard hauing got this victorie, wrote let|ters thereof vnto the archbishops, bishops, abbats earles and barons of his realme, that they might praise God for his good successe.

¶ A notable example to all princes that haue the conquest ouer their enimies, to referre the happie getting thereof to God, and to giue praise vnto him who giueth victorie vnto whom it pleaseth him. Which the Psalmograph saw verie well, and therefore ascri|bed all the issue of his prosperous affaires to God, as may well be noted by his words, saieng expresselie,

— ab illo

Munior, hic instar tur [...]is & arcis erat,Eo [...]. H [...]ss. in Psal. 144.

Dura manus in bella meas qui format & armat,

Ad fera qui digitos instruit arma meos.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Now will we staie the proceedings of the king of France at this time, and make no further relation thereof for a while, till we haue touched other things that happened in England at the same season. And first ye shall vnderstand, that Hugh Bardolfe, Ro|ger Arundell, and Geffrey Hachet, to whom as iu|stices, the counties of Lincolne, Notingham, Yorke, Derbie, Northumberland, Westmerland, Cumber|land, and Lancaster were appointed for circuits, held not onelie plées of assises, and of the crowne, but al|so tooke inquisitions of escheats,Inquisitions taken. and forfaitures of all maner of transgressions, and of donations of be|nefices, of marriages of widowes and maids, and other such like things as apperteined to the king, whereby any aduantages grew to his vse, the which for tediousnesse we passe ouer. These things were streightlie looked vnto, not without the disquieting of manie.