Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, he determined to chastise certeine per|sons in Poictou, which during the warres betwixt him and the French king, had aided the Frenchmen against him: wherevpon with an armie he passed foorth towards them, but by the waie he was infor|med, that one Widomer a vicount in the countrie of Britaine, had found great treasure:

Images of an emperour and of his wife & children all of fine gold.

The annales of Aquitaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There is a towne in that countrie called Chalus Cheuerell,Chalus Che|uerell. R. Houed. into which the said vicount retired for safegard of himselfe, and then gaue the townesmen a great portion of treasure, to the end they should de|fend him and his quarell for the rest. King Richard still following him, as one that could not auoid his fatall ordinance, hasted into the confines of Limo|sin, fullie determining either to win the towne by force, if the inhabitants should make resistance, or at least wise, to get into his hands the preie, which he so earnestlie pursued. At his first approch he gaue ma|nie fierce assaults to the towne, but they within ha|uing throughlie prouided aforehand for to defend a siege, so resisted his attempts,K. Richard besiegeth Chalus. that within thrée daies after his comming, he ceassed to assaile the towne, meaning to vndermine the walles, which otherwise he perceiued would verie hardlie be gotten, conside|ring the stoutnesse of them within, and withall, the naturall strength and situation of the place it selfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon therefore on the 26 of March, whiles he (togither with capteine Marchades) went about vnaduisedlie to view the towne (the better to consi|der the place which waie he might conueie the course of his mine) they came so farre within danger, that the king was striken in the left arme,He is woun|ded. or (as some write) in the shoulder, where it ioined to the necke, with a quarell inuenomed (as is to be supposed by the sequele.) Being thus wounded, he gat to his horsse, Ra. Niger. and rode home againe to his lodging, where he cau|sed the wound to be searched and bound vp, and as a man nothing dismaid therewith, continued his siege with such force and assurance, that within 12 daies after the mishap, the towne was yéelded vnto him, although verie little treasure (to make any great ac|compt of) was at that time found therein.