The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 465)

¶ In Iulie, whiles the king was at Shéene, there swarmed togither in his court great multitudes of flies and gnats, Abr. Fl. out of Henrie Knigh| [...]on canon of Leicester ab|beie. insomuch that in maner of skirmi|shing they incountered ech other; and making great slaughters on both sides, were in the end swept a|waie EEBO page image 466 from the place where they lay dead,Battell and slaughter be|tweene flies. with bru|shes and béesoms by heaps. This was deemed an vn|luckie prognosticat of some mischiefe like to fall vpon the necke of the land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Also in this twelfth yeare, were commissioners ap|pointed to méet at Balingham,Commissio|ners sent to treat a truce betweene England, France, and Scotland. betwixt Calis and Bullongne, to treat a truce to be had betwixt the realmes of England, France and Scotland. Walter Skirlow bishop of Durham, that had béene latelie before remoued from Bath vnto Durham, from whence Iohn Fordham had béene translated vnto Elie, was sent as head commissioner for the king of England, and with him were ioined sir Ihon Clan|bow, and sir Nicholas Dagworsh, knights, and Ri|chard Rowhale clearke, Froissard. a doctor of law. By Frois|sard it appeareth that the earle of Salisburie was one, & sir Thomas Beauchampe lord deputie of Calis ap|pointed likewise as an assistant with them. The bi|shop of Baieux, the lord Ualeran earle of S. Poule, sir Guillam de Melin, sir Nicholas Bracque, and sir Iohn le Mercier came thither for the French king. And for the king of Scots there appeared the bishop of Aberdeine, sir Iames and sir Dauid Lindsey, and sir Walter Sankler, knights. After long treatie, and much a doo, at length a truce was concluded to begin at Midsummer next, and to last thrée years after.

¶ In this yeare of Grace 1389, in the Lent time, there sprang a pitifull strife in Oxford,

Abr. Fl. out of Henrie Knigh|ton canon of Leceister ab|beie.

Scholers of Oxford togi|ther by the eares.

the variance in the yeare before being not fullie allaied, but both sides alwaies prouoking ech other. For the Welsh scholers being euermore quarelous, and hauing the southerlie scholers taking their parts, rose against the scholers of the north, so that to and fro manie a deadlie mischiefe happened betwéene them. In the end, this strife did so increase, that there was a dai [...] of skirmish appointed and agreed vpon by both sides to be tried in the field. But by the meanes of Tho|mas of Woodstoke duke of Glocester all this sturre was appeased, and manie of the Welsh scholers ba|nished from the vniuersitie. ¶ On the thursdaie be|fore Easter (being mawndaie thursdaie) the lord Beaumont gardian of Carleill in the west marches entred Scotland fortie leagues, & spoiling Fowike, made wast at his pleasure, and brought awaie with him manie Scots prisoners & captiues. ¶ About this time a truce of thrée years was taken betwéene king Richard,Truce of 3. ye [...]rs be|tweéne six kings. the kings of France, Scotland, Spaine, Portingale, and of Nauarre. This truce began on the first daie of August in the néerer parts of the realme both by sea and land; and on the fiftéenth of August in the further parts, because knowledge could not be giuen thereof without some long time.