Compare 1577 edition: 1 But these, & diuerse other requests which he made, king Iohn would not in any wise grant vnto, and so they departed without conclusion of any agrée|ment. Therfore diuerse earls and barons of France, which before that time had serued king Richard, re|paired vnto king Iohn, and tooke an oth to assist him, and not to agrée with the French king without his consent: and he likewise sware vnto them, not to make peace with the French king, except they were therein comprised. In the moneth of September, Ione king Iohns sister, wife to Raimond earle of S. Giles, and somtime quéene of Sicile, died at Ro|uen, and was buried at Fonteuerard. The French king also tooke diuerse townes and castels, but a|mongst other the castell of Balun, and raced the wals thereof downe to the ground,Balun [...] wherewith Wil|liam de Roches, generall of the armie of Arthur duke of Britaine, was greatlie offended, and did so much by his drift, that shortlie after a peace was concluded betwixt king Iohn and his nephue duke Arthur, though the same serued but to small purpose.A peace be|twixt king Iohn & his nephue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king hauing (as I haue said) ouer|throwne the wals of Balun, besieged a fortresse cal|led Lauardin,Lauardin. but king Iohn comming with an ar|mie, caused him to raise his siege, and to withdraw himselfe to the citie of Mauns, whither he followed, and compelled him (manger his force) to remoue from thence. All this while was William de Ro|ches busilie occupied about his practise,William de Roches. to make king Iohn and his nephue Arthur fréends, which thing at length he brought about, and therevpon deliuered in|to king Iohns hands the citie of Mauns which he had in kéeping.The vicount of Tours. Also the vicount of Tours came to the king of England, and surrendred vnto him the ca|stell of Chinon, the keeping whereof he betooke vnto Roger de Lacie the conestable of Chester. But in the night folowing, vpon some mistrust and suspicion gathered in the obseruation of the couenants on K. Iohns behalfe, both the said Arthur,The mistrust that duke Ar|thur had in his vncle king Iohn. with his mother Constance the said vicount of Tours, and diuerse o|ther, fled awaie secretlie from the king, and got them to the citie of Angiers, where the mother of the said Arthur refusing hir former husband the earle of Che|ster, married hir selfe to the lord Guie de Tours, bro|ther to the said vicount, by the popes dispensation. The same yere, Philip bastard sonne to king Richard, to whome his father had giuen the castell and honor of Coinacke, killed the vicount of Limoges,Philip king Richards ba|stard son [...] the vicount of Limoges. in re|uenge of his fathers death, who was slaine (as yee haue heard) in besieging the castell of Chalus Cheuerell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 161Moreouer, there fell manie great flouds in Eng|land,Great flouds. and on the borders of Scotland, by violence whereof diuerse bridges were borne downe, and a|mongst other, the bridge at Barwike. For the buil|ding vp againe whereof, some variance arose be|twixt Philip bishop of Durham and earle Patrike lord chéefe iustice of Scotland,Uariance be|twixt the bi|shop of Dur|ham and earle Patrike. and capiteine at the same time of the towne of Barwike, who by the Scotish kings commandement would haue repa|red againe the same bridge, which c [...]uld not be doone, but that the one end thereof must be builded on the bishop of Durhams ground, which he would not suf|fer, till by the counsell of the lord William de Stu|teuille, he agréed, so that the conuention accorded and concluded betwixt the king of Scots and his prede|cessour bishop Hugh might be reserued inuiolable.