Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also at the same time the bishops that were suf|fragans to the see of Canturburie,The bishops quarell with the moonks of Canturburie about the elec|tion of an archbishop. sent their procu|rators to Rome, about a quarrell which they had a|gainst the moonks there, for that the same moonks presumed to procéed to the election of an archbishop without their consent, hauing (as they alledged) a right by ancient decrées and customes to be associat with them in the said elections. But how this mat|ter was answered, yée shall sée hereafter. In the meane time, these and other like things procured the pope to reiect both the elections, and of his owne au|thoritie to nominate the third person, whereby the trouble begun was not a little augmented (as you shall heare heereafter.) Now whilest these procura|tors were thus occupied in Rome, Philip the French king minding to conquer all that which king Iohn yet held within France, assembled an armie, and comming before the towne of Loches, wan it, and tooke Gerard de Atie prisoner,Gerard de A|tie & Robert de Turnham takẽ prisoners that had so long time and with such valiancie defended it. The same time also was Robert de Turnham taken prisoner, who with great manhood had all this while repressed and chastised the rebellious Poictouins.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, when the French king had woone Lo|ches, he went to Chinon,Hubert de Burgh a vali|ant capteine. within the which Hubert de Burgh was capteine, a right valiant man of warre as was any where to be found, who hauing prepared all things necessarie for defense, manfullie repelled the Frenchmen, who inforced themselues to win the towne with continuall assaults and alarms, not suf|fering them within to rest neither day nor night, who yet for certeine daies togither, by the valiant in|couragement of their capteine defended the towne, with great slaughter of the Frenchmen. Neuerthe|lesse, at length beginning to despaire by reason of their incessant trauell, certeine of them that were somewhat faintharted stale ouer the walles in the night, and ran to the Frenchmen, and for safegard of their liues instructed them of the whole estate of the towne. The French vnderstanding that they within were in no small feare of themselues, Polydor. Chinon taken by force of assault. with such violence came vnto the walles, and renewed the assault vpon all sides, that streightwaies they entred by force. A great number of Englishmen were ta|ken, and amongst other their capteine the foresaid Hubert de Burgh. [This chanced on the vigill of S. Iohn Baptist.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this king Philip tooke diuerse other townes and castels in that countrie, of the which some he ra|ced, and some he fortified and stored with garisons EEBO page image 170 of his souldiers. This doone he passed ouer the riuer of Loir, and wan a castell situat néere vnto a pro|montorie or head of land called Grapelitum, which was woont to be a great succour & aid to English|men arriuing on that coast. The occasion why he made wars thus vpon the Britains, was (as some write) for that Guie duke of Britaine, who had mar|ried the duches Constance, and succéeded in the du|chie after hir son Arthur, without regard to reuenge the death of the same Arthur, was ioined in league with king Iohn togither with Sauere de Maule|on, and Almerike de Lusignian, lords of great ho|nour, power, and stoutnesse of stomach.