Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 This siege began euen in the beginning of the twelfth yeare of king Edwards reigne, and continu|ed for the space of nineteene wéeks, with small gaine and lesse honour to the Englishmen, in so much that the same brake vp vnder a colour of a truce, when there was no hope of winning the place, and that the noble men that laie there at siege, hasted to make an end, that they might attend the king in his iournie o|uer into Brabant.A parlement. The morrow after Candlemasse day the parlement began, in which there was a grant made to the king by the laitie of the one halfe of their woolles through the whole realme for the next sum|mer, Croxden. A subsidie. which he receiued, and likewise he leuied of the cleargie the whole, causing them to paie nine marks of euerie sacke of the best wooll. But after the rate of the one halfe he tooke in whose hands so euer it was found, aswell merchants as others. After this, he tooke a fiftéenth of all the communaltie of his realme in wooll, the price of euerie stone conteining foure|téene pounds rated at two shillings. The one and twentith of March the two cardinals tooke the sea at Douer,The cardi|nals returne. and in their companie went ouer the archbi|shop of Canturburie, and the bishop of Durham to treat of a peace, if by any good means the two kings might be made fréends. But as it appeared, their tra|uell was in vaine, for although they abode togither for a time on the frontiers, dooing their best indeuor, yet their trauell nothing auailed, as by that which fol|loweth is most manifest.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Flemings that fauoured king Edward, were put in such comfort by the late victorie obteined by the Englishmen in the Ile of Cadsant, that falling to their former practise, one Iaques or Iacob [...]an Arteueld an hommaker of the towne of Gant,Iames or Iacob Arte|ueld, a hom|maker of Gant. was chosen amongst them to be as it were the defender of the people, and namelie of the weauer [...], and other clothworkers. Finallie, his authoritie grew so huge|lie amongst all the whole number of the commons in FlandersHis authori|tie among the commons. that he might doo mo [...]e with them than their earle; and yet the earle to reconcile the people to his fauour, ceassed not to vse all courteous means towards them that he could deuise, as releasing cu|stomes and duties of monie, pardoning offenses, forfeitures, and other such like, but all would not a|uaile him. The king of England had so woon them by the meanes of the said Iaques van Arteueld, that in the end Iohn archbishop of Canturburie, & Richard the bishop of Durham,A league be|twixt Eng|land & Flan|ders. Iac. Meir. came into Flanders as am|bassadors from king Edward, and trauelled so ear|nestlie to draw the Flemings vnto an amitie with their master king Edward, that finallie a league was concluded betwixt the countrie of Flanders, and the said king at Gant, in the presence of the earle of Gelderland, as then being there. The cheefe authors of this league were the said Iaques van Ar|teueld, and a noble man of Flanders,Siger de Curtrey. called Siger de Curtrey.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But this Siger being immediatlie after appre|hended by the earle of Flanders, was put to death. Which act procured the earle so much hatred of the people, that shortlie after comming to Bruges, and attempting to force the towne to his will, he was forced himselfe to flee from thence, for otherwise he had béene either taken or slaine;The Fullers of Gant. the commons of the towne & namelie the fullers, of whome he had slaine some there in the stréets, rose so fast vpon him. Here|vpon fléeing home to his house, he tooke his wife,The earle of Flanders fléeth into France. and a sonne which he had, and fled with them into France, so forsaking his countrie which was now gouerned by Iaques van Arteueld, as though he had béene im|mediatlie lord thereof. After this, the earle returned home againe,He returneth home. as it were with the French kings com|mission, to persuade the Flemings to renounce the league concluded with the king of England: but he could bring nothing to passe, but was still in danger to haue beene arrested and staied of his owne sub|iects, both at Gant and in other places, but namelie at Dixmue,Dixmue. where if he had not made the more hast awaie, he had beene taken by them of Bruges. A|mongst other of his stuffe which he left behind him in that hastie departure, his signet was forgotten,He eftsoones fléeth. and not missed till he came to saint Omers, whither he fled for his safegard.