Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie the father perceiuing hereby that warres would follow,King Henrie the father knoweth not whome he may trust. Polydor. prepared the best he could for his owne defense: but he was in great doubt on e|uerie side, not knowing whome he might trust. And to increase this mischéefe, his wife quéene Elianor studied to mainteine the strife betwixt hir sonnes. The yoong king then getting an armie togither en|tred into Guian.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie was not hastie to go against him,Richard Bart chan|cellor to the yoong king, al|so his chap|laine, sir Wal|ter Ailward with others Rog. Houed. but sought rather with gentlenesse and all courteous meanes to reconcile him: insomuch that whereas diuerse graue personages being of the yoong kings counsell, and doubting to runne into the displeasure of his father, reuolted from the sonne to the father, and brought with them the sonnes seale, which he vsed EEBO page image 87 in sealing of letters. Howbeit, the father receiued them not, but sent them backe againe to his sonne, commanding them to continue faithfull in seruing him as he should appoint them, and herewith he sent ambassadours vnto his sonne to entreate with him of peace and concord.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now whilest the father went about to asswage the sonnes displeasure, the mother queene Elianor did what she could to pricke him forward in his dis|obedient attempts. For she being enraged against hir husband bicause he kept sundrie concubines, and therefore delited the lesse in hir companie, cared not what mischéefe she procured against him. Herevpon she made hir complaint so greeuouslie vnto hir sons Richard and Geffrey, that they ioined with their bro|ther against their father, & came to him into Guien, to aid him to the vttermost of their powers.