Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. Hugh earle of March.Herevpon Hugh le Brun earle of March (vnto whome queene Isabell the wife of king Iohn had beene promised in mariage, before that king Iohn was motioned vnto hir, and therefore bare an in|ward displeasure towards the king of England, for that he had so bereft him of his promised spouse) be|ing now desirous to procure some trouble also vnto king Iohn,The Poicto|uins reuolt from king Iohn. ioined himselfe with Arthur duke of Britaine, and found meanes to cause them of Poi|ctou (a people euer subiect to rebellion) to reuolt from king Iohn, and to take armour against him, so that the yoong Arthur being incouraged with this new supplie of associats, first went into Touraine, and after into Aniou, compelling both those coun|tries to submit themselues vnto him,Arthur pro|claimeth him|selfe earle of Aniou, &c. and proclai|med himselfe earle of those places, by commission and grant obteined from king Philip.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Queene Elianor that was regent in those parties being put in great feare with the newes of this sud|den sturre, got hir into Mirabeau a strong towne,Quéene E|lianor. situat in the countrie of Aniou, and foorthwith dis|patched a messenger with letters vnto king Iohn, requiring him of speedie succour in this hir present danger. In the meane time, Arthur following the victorie, shortlie after followed hir, and woone Mira|beau, where he t [...]oke his grandmother within the same, whom he yet intreated verie honorablie, and with great reuerence (as some haue reported. Matth. Paris. Matth. West. ) ¶But other write far more trulie, that she was not taken, but escaped into a tower, within the which she was straitlie besieged. Thither came also to aid Arthur all the Nobles and men of armes in Poictou, and namelie the foresaid earle of March according to ap|pointment betwixt them: so that by this meanes Ar|thur had a great armie togither in the field.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Iohn in the meane time, hauing receiued his mothers letters, and vnderstanding thereby in what danger she stood, was maruellouslie troubled with the strangenesse of the newes, and with manie bitter words accused the French king as an vntrue prince, and a fraudulent league-breaker: Polydor. and in all possible hast speedeth him foorth, continuing his iour|nie for the most part both day and night to come to the succour of his people. To be briefe,K. Iohn com|meth vpon his enimies not looked for. he vsed such diligence, that he was vpon his enimies necks yer they could vnderstand any thing of his comming, or gesse what the matter meant, when they saw such a companie of souldiers as he brought with him to ap|proch so néere the citie. For so negligent were they, that hauing once woone the towne, they ranged a|broad ouer the countrie hither and thither at their li|bertie without any care. So that now being put in a sudden feare, as preuented by the hastie comming of the enimies vpon them, and wanting leisure to take aduice what was best to be doone, and hauing not time in manner to get any armour on their backs, they were in a maruellous trouble, not knowing whether it were best for them to fight or to flée, to yeeld or to resist.