Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Flanders [...] the [...]rench king.This attachment made, and summons giuen, the earle of Flanders sent his full defiance vnto the French king by the abbats of Gemblois, and Sene|fles, vnto whome he gaue sufficient letters procura|torie, to authorise them thereto, dated at Male in the yeare of Grace 1296, after the accounts of the chro|nicles of Flanders, which begin their yere at Easter: and so this chanced in the fiue and twentith yeare of king Edwards reigne, the wednesdaie next after the feast of the Epiphanie.The earle of Flanders accurssed. Herevpon was the earle ac|curssed, & Flanders interdicted by the archbishop of Reims, and the bishop of Senlis comming vnto Terwane for that purpose, about the fifteenth day of Iune, in the yeare 1297. But the lord Robert the earles sonne appealed from that interdiction to the pope,His sonne appealeth from the in|terdiction. and so the Flemmings tooke themselues frée & out of danger of the same. Earle Guie also obteined of king Edward, that it might be lawfull for them of Bruges, to buy wools, through England, Scotland and Ireland, as freelie as the Italians might by their priuilege and grant.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to returne now to the dooings of king Ed|ward, who in this meane time, hauing perfect know|ledge of the league concluded betwixt the king of France and the king of Scotland, prepared an ar|mie, and first sent ambassadors into Scotland,Ambassadors sent to the K. of Scots. to giue summons to king Iohn to appeare at New|castell within certeine daies, that he might there shew the cause whie he had broken the league: and further, to declare vnto him that he was deceiued, if he thought he might serue two maisters, contrarie to the words of the gospell, and according to the old saieng which seldome neuer faileth in consequence,
Defuit ambobus qui vult seruire duobus.For how much fauour as he purchased at the hands of the Frenth king, so much displeasure might he as|sure himselfe to procure at the hands of the king of England, whome to obeie, it should be most for his aduantage. The ambassadors that were sent, did their message throughlie, but king Iohn was so farre off from answering any thing that might sound to the maintenance of peace, that shortlie after he sent let|ters of complaint vnto king Edward, for wrongs which he alledged he had susteined by his means and at his hands. Herevpon king Edward, by aduise of his councell, determined to set forward with his armie into Scotland.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, Robert Ros, Nic. Triuet. The lord Ros reuolteth to ye K. of Scots. capteine of Warke castell, reuolted to the Scotish king, mooued therevnto through the loue of a Scotish gentlewo|man, whome he meant to marrie, notwithstanding he had sworne fealtie vnto king Edward.William de Ros continu|eth faith [...]ull to the king of England. Where vp|on, his brother William de Ros giuing knowledge to king Edward, required to haue some aid, whereby he might defend the castell against the Scotishmen. King Edward sent vnto him a thousand souldiers, (Polydor saith an hundred) the which as they lodged one night in a towne called Prestfen,Englishmen distressed. were slaine by the Scotishmen of the garison of Rockesborough, that were led and guided by the said Robert Ros: some of them although but few escaped awaie by flight. King Edward aduertised hereof, hasted foorth, and came to the said castell, glad of this (as is repor|ted) that the Scotishmen had first begun the warre, meaning, as it should seeme by their procéedings, to follow the same, for vpon Good friday, diuerse Sco|tishmen entring the borders, burnt sundrie villages, Rich. South. and spoiled the abbeie of Carham.