Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the newes of king Richards deposing was reported in France,Forren prin|ces not with|out cause ab|horre to heare of the shame|full murther of king Ri|chard. king Charles and all his court woondering, detested and abhorred such an iniurie doone to an annointed king, to a crowned prince, and to the head of a realme: but in especiall, Walerane earle of saint Paule, which had married king Ri|chards halfe sister, mooued with great disdaine to|wards king Henrie, ceassed not to stirre king Char|les & his councell to make warres against the Eng|lishmen, and he himselfe sent letters of defiance into England. The earles sute was easilie agréed vnto, and an armie roiall appointed with all speed, to in|uade England. The armie was come downe into Picardie, redie to be transported into England: but when it was certeinelie knowen, that king Richard was dead, and that the enterprise of his deliuerance (which was chéeflie meant) was frustrate and void, the armie was dissolued. But when the certeintie of K. Richards death was intimate to the Gascoignes, the most part of the wisest men of the countrie were right pensiue: for they iudged verelie,How the Gas|coignes tooke the death of K. Richard. that hereby the English nation should be brought to dishonour, and losse of their ancient fame and glorie, for committing so heinous an offense against their king and soue|reigne lord, the memorie whereof (as they thought) would neuer die: and cheeflie, the citizens of Bur|deaux tooke the matter verie sore at the stomach: for they bare excéeding fauour to king Richard, because he was borne and brought vp in their citie, and there|fore more than all the residue they shewed themsel|ues to abhorre so heinous a déed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen hauing vnderstanding hereof, thought with themselues that now was the time for them to practise with the Gascoignes to reduce them from the English obeisance, vnder their subiection. Herevpon came Lewes duke of Burbon vnto A|gen, and wrote to diuerse cities and townes,The duke of Burbon. on the confines of Guien, exhorting them with large promi|ses, and faire sugred words, to reuolt from the Eng|lishmen, and to become subiects to the crowne of France; but his trauell preuailed not: for the people vnderstanding that the English yoke was but easie in comparison to the French bondage, determined to abide rather in their old subiection, than for a dis|pleasure irrecouerable to aduenture themselues on a new doubtfull perill; yet it was doubted, Froissard. least the cities of Burdeaux, Dar, and Baion, would haue re|uolted, if the lords of the marches about those places had leaned to them in that purpose, for they sent their commissioners to Agen, to treate with the duke of Burbon. But forsomuch as the lords, Pomiers, Mu|cident, Duras, Landuras, Copane, Rosem, & Lan|gurant, were minded to continue still English, those cities durst not without them turne to the French o|beisance, EEBO page image 518 for they could not haue stirred out of their gates, but those lords would haue béene readie at their elbowes, to haue caught them by the sléeues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie being aduertised of the Frenchmans couert meanings, and also of the wauering minds of the Gascoignes, sent Thomas Persie earle of Worcester with two hundred men of armes, and foure hundred archers into Guien, to aid and assist sir Robert Knols, his lieutenant there. The chiefest capteines that accompanied the earle in this iournie were these: first, his nephue sir Hugh Hastings, sir Thomas Colleuill, Polydor. Froissard. sir William Lisle, Iohn de Graillie base sonne to the capitall de Boeuf, sir Wil|liam Draiton, sir Iohn Daubreticourt: also there went with him the bishop of London, and master Richard Doall or Dolleie.The earle of Worcester sent into Gas|coigne. The earle at his arriuall so wiselie intreated the noble men, so grauelie per|suaded the magistrats of the cities and townes, and so gentlie and familiarlie vsed and treated the com|mons, that he not onelie appeased their furie and ma|lice, but brought them to louing and vniforme obei|sance, receiuing of them othes of obedience, & loiall fealtie, which doone, he returned againe into Eng|land with great thanks.