Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Stephan hearing what his enimies had doone, though he was somewhat mooued with this al|teration of things, yet as one nothing afraid of the matter, he said merilie to those that stood about him:
We are aliue yet God be thanked, and that shall be knowne to our enimies ye [...] it be long.Neither doubted he any thing but some secret practise of treason, and therfore vsing all diligence, he made the more hast to go against his enimies, whose attempts though streightwaies for the more part he repressed, EEBO page image 48 yet could he not recouer the places (without much adoo) that they had gotten, as Excester, and others: which when he had obteined, he contented himselfe for a time, and followed not the victorie any further in pursuing of his enimies. Wherevpon they became more, bold afterward than before; in somuch that soone after they practised diuerse things against him, whereof (God willing) some in places conuenient shall appeare: howbeit they permitted him to re|maine in quiet for a time. But whilest he studied to take order in things at home (perceiuing how no small number of his subiects did dailie shew them|selues to beare him no hartie good will) he began by little and little to take awaie those liberties from the people, Polydor. which in the beginning of his reigne he had granted vnto them, and to denie those promises which he had made, according to the saieng,
That which I haue giuen, I would I had not giuen, and that which remaineth I will kéepe still.This sudden alteration and new kind of rough dealing purcha|sed him great enuie amongst all men in the end. A|bout the same time great commotions were raised in Normandie by meanes of the lord Geffrey earle of Aniou,Geffrey earle of Aniou. husband to Maud the empresse, setting the whole countrie in trouble: but yer any newes there|of came into England, king Stephan went against Baldwin Reduers, who being latelie (though not without great and long siege expelled out of Exce|ster) got him into the Ile of Wight, and there began to deuise a new conspiracie. Howbeit the king com|ming suddenlie into the Ile, Simon Dunel. Wil. [...]aruus. Polydor. tooke it at the first as|sault, and exiled Baldwin out of the realme.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Hauing thus with good successe finished this en|terprise, Anno Reg. 2. 1137 and being now aduertised of the businesse in Normandie, he sailed thither with a great armie: and being come within two daies iournie of his eni|mie the earle of Aniou,K. Stephan passeth into Normandie. he sent foorth his whole power of horssemen, diuided into three parts, which were not gone past a daies iournie forward, but they en|countred the earle, finding him with no great force about him.The earle of Aniou put to flight. Wherevpon giuing the charge vpon him, they put him to flight, and slue manie of his people. Which enterprise in this maner valiantlie atchiued, euen according to the mind of king Stephan, he ioi|ned in freendship with Lewes the seuenth king of France:Lewes king of France. Eustace son to king Ste|phan. and hauing latelie created his sonne Eu|stace duke of Normandie, he presentlie appointed him to doo his homage vnto the said Lewes for the same.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. Paris. Theobald erle of Blois.Now whereas his elder brother Theobald earle of Blois at that time in Normandie, found him|selfe greeued, that Stephan the yoonger brother had vsurped the lands that belonged to their vncle king Henrie, rather than himselfe, Stephan to stop this iust complaint of his brother, and to allaie his mood, agréed with him,K. Stephan agreeth with the earle of Aniou. couenanting to paie him yearelie two thousand marks of such currant monie as was then in vse. Furthermore, wheras Geffrey the earle of Aniou demanded in right of his wife the empresse the whole kingdome of England, to be at an end with him, king Stephan was contented to satisfie him with a yearelie pension of fiue thousand marks, which composition he willinglie receiued.