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Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the French affaires were thus at a staie, within a few moneths after, Richard earle of Corne|wall returned foorth of Gascoigne into England, and shortlie after,The earle of Cornewall re|turneth home. Matth. Paris. bicause he heard and was crediblie in|formed, that a certeine manour place which Wale|rane the Duchman, capteine of Berkamstéed castell held, by the gift and assignement of king Iohn, ap|perteined to his earledome of Cornewall, he seized the castell into his hands.The earle of Cornewall. So that Walerane being thus dipossessed, exhibited his bill of complaint to the king, who incontinentlie sent to the earle, comman|ding him to make restitution, which he vtterlie refu|sed to doo. But foorthwith, comming to the king, and without reteining any aduocate, he declared his right which he offered to auerre in open presence, & in any of the kings courts, before whatsoeuer péeres of the realme should be there assembled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This addition [the peeres of the realme] nothing pleased the king and his councell, namelie the lord chéefe iustice, by whose aduice the king meant to haue apprehended the earle the same night, after he was withdrawne to his lodging. But the earle warned thereof,He departeth from the court secretlie. secretlie departed, accompanied onelie with one man, and neuer drew bridle out of his horsses mouth, vntill he came to Reading (whither his ser|uants resorted to him) and from thence he rode straight to Marlebridge,He wineth himselfe with the earles of Chester and Penbroke and others. where he found his deare freend William earle Marshall, to whome he did im|part the danger likelie to haue befallen him. Then they drew to the erle of Chester, & taking order with him for the raising of an armie, there met shortlie af|ter at Stamford the persons whose names hereafter insue;They meét at Stamford with an armie Ranulfe earle of Chester, William Marshall earle of Penbroke, Richard earle of Cornewall the kings brother, Gilbert earle of Glocester, William earle Warren, Henrie earle of Hereford, William earle Ferrers, William earle of Warwike, and di|uerse barons, lords and knights, hauing there with them a great puissance of warlike personages.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king hauing vnderstanding as well of their demeanor, as also what they required by their letters and messengers to him dailie sent,A day appoin|ted to meét at Northamptõ, for a treatie of pacification. thought good for a time to pacifie their furie, and there vpon appointed a day at Northampton, where he would méet, and minister such iustice vnto them, as should be thought reasonable, and to stand with their good willes and contentation. Wherevpon,The kings grant to his brother. the parties comming to Northampton at the day assigned, he granted to the earle his brother (at the instant desire of the lords) all his mothers dowrie, with all those lands which be|longed to the earle of Britaine within England, and withall, those lands also that apperteined to the earle of Bullongne deceassed. Thus the matter being paci|fied, euerie man departed to his home, whereas if the king had béene froward (as he was mild and patient, knowing that

—non solis viribus aequum
Credere,Val. Flac. lib. 4. saepè acri potior prudentia dextra)
warres had immediatlie béene raised betwixt them, namelie, bicause manie of the lords bare a secret grudge towards the king, for that he had reuoked certeine liberties which in the begining of his reigne he had granted to be holden, though now to take a|waie the enuie which might be conceiued towards him for his dooing, he alledged, that he did not in|fringe any thing that he had then granted, but such things as his gouernours had suffered to passe whi|lest he was vnder age, and not ruler of himselfe: he caused them therefore to redéeme manie of the same priuileges, whereby he gained great finance for the setting to of his new seale (as before yee haue heard declared.)

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