Compare 1577 edition: 1 In consideration whereof, king Iohn, besides the summe of thirtie thousand markes in siluer, Matth. Paris. as in re|spect of dowrie assigned to his said néece, resigned his title to the citie of Eureux, and also vnto all those townes which the French king had by warre taken from him, the citie of Angiers onelie excepted, which citie he receiued againe by couenants of the same a|gréement. The French king restored also to king Iohn (as Rafe Niger writeth) the citie of Tours, and all the castels and fortresses which he had taken within Touraine: Ra. Niger. and moreouer, receiued of king Iohn his homage for all the lands, fees and tene|ments which at anie time his brother king Richard, or his father king Henrie had holden of him, the said king Lewes or any his predecessors, the quit claims and marriages alwaies excepted. The king of Eng|land likewise did homage vnto the French king for Britaine, and againe (as after you shall heare) re|ceiued homage for the same countrie, and for the countie of Richmont of his nephue Arthur. He also gaue the earledome of Glocester vnto the earle of Eureux, as it were by way of exchange, for that he resigned to the French king all right, title & claime that might be pretended to the countie of Eureux.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 By this conclusion of marriage betwixt the said Lewes and Blanch, the right of king Iohn went awaie, which he lawfullie before pretended vnto the citie of Eureux, and vnto those townes in the con|fines of Berrie, Chateau, Roux or Raoul, Cressie and Isoldune, and likewise vnto the countrie of Ueuxin or Ueulquessine, which is a part of the territorie of Gisors: the right of all which lands, townes and countries was released to the king of France by K. Iohn, who supposed that by his affinitie, Polydor. and resigna|tion of his right to those places, the peace now made would haue continued for euer. And in considerati|on thereof, he procured furthermore,The king cõ|meth backe againe into England. that the foresaid Blanch should be conueied into France to hir hus|band with all spéed. That doone he returned into England.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Certes this peace was displeasant to manie, but namelie to the earle of Flanders, who herevpon making no accompt of king Iohns amitie, conclu|ded a peace with king Philip shortlie after, and ment to make warre against the infidels in the east parts, wherby we may see the discontented minds of men, and of how differing humors they be, so that nothing is harder than to satisfie manie with one thing, be the same neuer so good,
But by the chronicles of Flanders it appeareth, that the earle of Flanders concluded a peace with the French king in Februarie last past, Ia. Me [...] before that king Iohn and the French king fell to any composition. But such was the malice of writers in times past, which they bare towards king Iohn, that whatsoeuer was doone in preiudice of him or his subiects, it was still interpreted to chance through his default, so as the blame still was imputed to him, in so much that although manie things he did peraduenture in mat|ters of gouernement, for the which he might be hardlie excused, yet to thinke that he deserued the tenth part of the blame wherewith writers charge him, it might seeme a great lacke of aduised conside|ration in them that so should take it. But now to procéed with our purpose.—ô caecis mortalia plena tenebrisPectora, & ô mentes caligine circumseptas!