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Compare 1577 edition: 1 L. William de Stuteuille.Wherevpon he deliuered the charge of the coun|ties of Northumberland and Cumberland, vnto the lord William de Stuteuille, with all the castels, and other the appurtenances, which the lord Hugh Bar|dolfe before held, and had in kéeping. He also deliue|red vnto Roger de Lacie conestable of Chester,Roger de La|cie conestable of Chester. the castell of Pomfret, hauing first the sonne and heire of the same Lacie deliuered vnto him as an hostage for his loialtie and faithfull obedience.King Iohn passeth ouer into Nor|mandie. This doone, he hasted vnto the sea side, and sailed ouer into Nor|mandie, landing first at Diep, and from thence went to Rouen, whither he came vpon the sundaie before Midsummer day, which was the 26 of Iune as W. Harison hath noted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Immediatlie vpon his arriuall in those parts, there resorted vnto him a great number of souldiers both horssemen and footmen, hoping to be intertei|ned, but by reason of ambassadours riding to and fro betwixt the two kings, they came to a communi|cation, and tooke truce for fiftie daies.A truce for fiftie daies. The earle of Flanders being certified thereof, was sorie in his hart, and loth that the French king should come to a|ny accord with the king of England, and therefore to turne the mind of king Iohn from the purpose of peace,The earle of Flanders. Polydor. The league renewed be|twixt Eng|land and Flanders. he came to visit him at Rouen, where they re|newed the league betwixt England & Flanders, to be the better able to defend themselues from the French power: and withall determined fullie, that immediatlie vpon the expiring of this last truce they would make the French king warre, to reuenge their late receiued iniuries. The French king aduer|tised by espials of their determination, prepared also for the warres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time it chanced, that Henrie earle of Namure, Rog. Houed. The earle of Namure. brother to Philip earle of Flanders, and one Peter of Doway, a right valiant knight, with his brother that was the elect bishop of Cambrey, were taken prisoners in a skirmish, and presented to the French king. Wherevpon the cardinall of Ca|pua (being at the same time the popes legat in France) interdicted that realme for the taking of the same elect of Cambrey,France inter|dicted. Normandie interdicted. & also all Normandie, for the deteining of the bishop of Beauuois in prison (who had laine there a long time, & was taken in the field after such manner as is before rehearsed) so that the French king was glad to restore the elect of Cambrey to his libertie. And likewise king Iohn deliuered the bishop of Beauuois, Rog. Houed. who paied two thousand marks, besides expenses of diet during the time of his captiuitie, and furthermore tooke an oth, that he should neuer after beare armour in the war against any christian or christians.

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