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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king of England stood not onelie in doubt of the Frenchmen, but more of his owne people that remained in France, least they thorough helpe of the French should inuade the land, and therefore he com|manded the hauens and ports to be suerlie watched, lest some sudden inuasion might happilie be attemp|ted, for it was well vnderstood, that the queene meant not to returne, till she might bring with hir the lord Mortimer, and the other banished men, who in no wise could obteine anie fauour at the kings hands, so long as the Spensers bare rule. ¶ The pope la|menting this matter, sent two bishops into Eng|land, to reconcile the king and quéene, and also to a|gree the two kings. These bishops were reuerentlie receiued, but more than reuerence here they obteined not, and so departed as they came.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Edward vnderstanding all the quéenes drift, Anno. Reg. 20. at length sought the French kings fauour, and did so much by letters and promise of bribes with him and his councell, that queene Isabell was destitute in manner of all helpe there, so that she was glad to withdraw into Heinault,The lord Beaumont [...] H [...]inault. by the comfort of Iohn the lord Beaumont, the earle of Heinault his brother, who being then in the court of France, and lamen|ting queene Isabels case, imagined with himselfe of [...]ome marriage that might be had betwixt the yoong prince of Wales, and some of the daughters of his brother the earle of Heinault, and therevpon requi|red hir to go into Heinault,The quéene of England with hir son goeth into Heinault. Polydor. and he would be glad to attend hir. She gladlie consenting hereto, went thi|ther with him, where she was most ioifullie receiued with hir sonne, and all other of hir traine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Spensers (some write) procured hir banish|ment out of France, and that she was aduised by the earle of Arthois chéefelie to repaire into Hei|nault. Also I find, that the Spensers deliuered fiue barrels of siluer, Caxton. the summe amounting vnto fiue thousand marks, vnto one Arnold of Spaine a bro|ker, appointing him to conueie it ouer into France, to bestowe it vpon such freends as they had there of the French kings counsell, by whose means the king of France did banish his sister out of his relme. But this monie was met with vpon the sea by certeine Zelanders, and taken, togither with the said Arnold, and presented to the earle of Heinault, vnder whose dominion the Zelanders in those daies remained, of which good hap the earle and queene Isabell great|lie reioised.

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