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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Furthermore before the said parlement was dis|solued, newes came foorth of the north parts, that the Scots had woone the castell of Berwike:Berwike ca|stell woone by the Scots. for which the earle of Northumberland, that was capteine thereof, was put in high blame, for that he had not committed the kéeping thereof to more circumspect persons. The duke of Lancaster, who bare no good will to the said earle, was well appaid that he had so good matter to charge his aduersarie withall, so that through his meanes the earle of Northumberland was sore accused, and had much adoo to escape the danger of being reputed a traitor. Wherevpon great occasion of malice and displeasure grew betwixt those two noble personages, as after it well appeared. But howsoeuer the matter was handled, the earle was li|cenced by the king to go into his countrie, and séeke to recouer possession of the castell thus latelie lost. Wherevpon raising an armie,Berwike ca|stell recouered by the earle of Northum|berland. & besieging the Scots that were within the castell, he so constreined them, that for the summe of 2000 marks they surrendred the fortresse into his hands, their liues and goods sa|ued: and so the earle of Northumberland recouered the castell out of the Scotishmens hands, being taught to commit it to more warie keepers than the other before.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king being incensed against the duke of Lan|caster, meant that he should haue béene arrested and arreigned of certeine points of treason before sir Ro|bert Trissillian cheefe iustice (as Thomas Walsing|ham saith) and peraduenture there might be some such report, that such was the kings meaning: but yet how this may stand, considering he was to be tri|ed by his peeres, in case that any the like matter had beene pretended, I sée not. But how soeuer it was,The duke of Lancaster getteth him to his castell of Pomfret, and fortifieth it. he being warned thereof by some of the councell, got him to his castell of Pomfret, which he fortified, and banded himselfe so with his fréends, that it appeared he would defend his cause with force of armes, ra|ther than to come to his triall by order of law afore such a iudge: and by reason hereof, it was greatlie doubted, least some ciuill warre would haue broken foorth. But through the earnest labour of the kings another,The princesse of Wales ma|keth an at|tonement be|twéene the king and the duke at Lan|caster. that (notwithstanding [...] indisposition of bo|die to trauell, by reason of his [...]) riding to and fro [...], made an agréement betwixt the king hir sonne, and the duke, to hir great comfort and [...], and no lesse suertie of qui| [...]nesse to [...].

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 About the same [...] the French king had a great fléet of ships in Flanders, so that it was doubted least he meant [...] England. Where|vpon there sons sent to [...] the lord of S. Iohns, and sir [...] with a strong nauie, but they did no good, suffering the [...] diuerse times to passe by [...] to set vpon them. But the ships of Portesmouth & Dertemouth EEBO page image 447 bestirred themselues better:The ships of Port [...]mouth & Dartmouth [...] better ser|uice than the kings great name. for entering into the ri|uer of Saine, they drowned foure of their enimies ships, and tooke other foure, with a barke of the lord Clissons, one of the fairest that was to be found ei|ther in France or England. In these vessels the Englishmen had a rich preie of wines, and other merchandizes. ¶The king vpon some occasion tooke great displeasure against William Courtnie arch|bishop of Canturburie, so storming against him, as few durst speake anie thing in his excuse. The lord chancellor Michaell de la Poole seeming to fauour his cause, waslikelie to haue run in high displeasure. Sir Thomas Triuet, and sir Iohn Deuereux intrea|ting for him, were sore rebuked at his hands. Yet at length, after that the archbishop was withdrawne, and had kept him close for a time, he was thorough mediation of some fréends reconciled to the kings fauour.

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