Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Now king Lewes being sore vexed with his eni|mies on ech side, and perceiuing the citie would not be woone within any short time, began to wax wea|rie, and to repent himselfe (as afore) for taking in hand so chargeable and great a warre for another mans quarell.The French king maketh an ouerture for peace. Wherevpon he caused William bi|shop of Sens, and Theobald earle of Blois to go to king Henrie, and to promise vpon forbearance from warre for a time, to find means to reconcile him and his sonnes, betweene whome vnnaturall variance rested. Whereof K. Henrie being most desirous, and taking a truce, appointed to come to Gisors [in the feast of the natiuitie of our ladie] there to meet king Lewes, N. Triuet. A truce. that they might talke of the matter and bring it to some good end.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French king,The French king leaueth his siege. so soone as he knew that truce was taken, raised his siege, and returning home, within a few daies after (according to the appoint|ment) came to Gisors, and there communed with king Henrie: but bicause he could not make any a|gréement betwixt him and his sonnes at that time, he appointed another time to meet about it. King Henrie the father (whilest the truce continued with the French king) and his sonne Henrie went to Poictou, where his sonne Richard (whilest his father had beene occupied in other places) had gotten the most part of the countrie into his possession. But now hearing of his fathers comming, and that a truce was taken with the French king and with his brother, he considered with himselfe, that without their assistance he was not able to withstand his fa|thers EEBO page image 94 power. Howbeit at length choosing rather to trie the matter with force of armes,Richard the kings sonne prepareth to resist his fa|ther. than cowardlie to yéeld, he prepared for defense, furnishing diuerse townes and castels with garisons of men: and as|sembling togither all the other power that he was able to make, c [...]me into the field, & pitched his tents not far off from his father. In the meane while, which way soeuer his father passed, the townes and castels submitted themselues vnto him,He beginneth to despaire of good successe. so that Richard be|gan to despaire of the matter, insomuch that he durst not approch néere his father, but kept aloofe, doubting to be entrapped.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length when he had considered his owne state, and weled how vnthankefullie the French king and his brother had dealt with him, in hauing no consi|deration of him at such time as they tooke truce, Polydor. he determined to alter his purpose, and hauing some good hope in his fathers clemencie, thought best to trie it, which he found to be the best waie that he could haue taken. For oftentimes it chanceth, that latter thoughts are better aduised than the first, as the old saieng is,

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