Compare 1577 edition: 1 Pandulph hauing thus reconciled king Iohn, thought not good to release the excommunication, till the king had performed all things which he had promised, Matth. Paris. and so with all speed hauing receiued eight thousand markes sterling in part of restitution to be made to the archbishop, and the other banished men, he sailed backe into France, & came to Roan, where he declared to king Philip the effect of his trauell, and what he had doone in England. But king Philip hauing in this meane while consumed a great masse of monie, to the summe of sixtie thousand pounds,Fortie thou|sand marks of siluer saith Matth. West. as he himselfe alledged, about the furniture of his iour|nie, which he intended to haue made into England, vpon hope to haue had no small and within the realme, by reason of such bishops and other banished men as he had in France with him, was much offen|ded for the reconciliation of king Iohn, and determi|ned not so to breake off his enterprise, least it might be imputed to him for a great reproch to haue beene at such charges and great expenses in vaine.The French K. displeases for the recon|ciliation of K Iohn with the pope. There|fore calling his councell togither, he declared vnto them what he purposed to doo.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 All his Nobles in like manner held with him, and allowed his purpose to be verie good and requi|site, except the earle of Flanders named Ferdinan|do, who (in hope to recouer againe those townes, which the French king held from him in Arthois, as Aire, and S. Omers) had ioined secretlie in league with king Iohn, and with the earle of Bullongne, and therefore misliked the conclusion of their ad|uise.The French king meaneth to procéed in his iournie against the realme of England. Howbeit king Philip not being yet fullie certi|fied hereof, caused his nauie to draw alongest the coast towards Flanders, whither he himselfe hasted to go also by land, that comming thither, he might from thence saile ouer into England, and take land at a place to him assigned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now it came to passe, that at his comming to Gra|ueling, he had perfect knowledge, that the earle of Flanders was ioined in league with his enimies, wherfore he determined first to subdue the earle, least EEBO page image 179 whilest he should be out of his realme, some great trouble or sedition might rise within his owne domi|nions. Therfore, leaning the enterprise which he ment to haue made against England, he turned his power against the earle of Flanders,The French K. inuadeth Flanders. and first commanded his nauie to saile vnto the port of Dam, whilest he himselfe keeping on his iournie still by land, tooke the towne of Cassile, and likewise Ypres. From thence he went to Bruges, and besieged the towne, but he could not win it at the first, and therefore lea|uing a power of men to mainteine the siege before it,Gaunt besie|ged by the French king. he himselfe went to Gaunt, and thereto also laid his siege.