Compare 1577 edition: 1 But after long digression to returne againe to our purpose. The king being aduertised of the de|struction and spoile which the Welshmen daitie did practise against his subiects, both in their persons and substance, assembled a mightie armie, and came with the sa [...]e vnto Worcester, meaning to inuade the e|nimies countries. But Rées ap Griffin fearing his puissance thus bent against him and other the lea|ders of the Welshmen, came by safeconduct vnto Worcester, and there submitting himselfe, sware f [...]|altie to the king, and became his liegeman, promi|sing to bring his sonne and nephues vnto him as pledges. But when (according to his promise) he would haue brought them, they refused to go with him, and so the matter rested for a time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, king Henrie held his Christmasse at Windsore, and the same yeare Heraclius the patri|arch of Ierusalem,Heraclius pa|triarch of Ie|rusalem. and Roger master of the house of S. Iohns of Ierusalem came into England, to make suit vnto king Henrie for aid against the Sa|racens that dailie wan from the christians, townes and holds in the holie land, taking and killing the people most miserablie, as in the description of the holie land may more plainelie appeare, where the doo|ings of Saladine the Saracen are touched. The pa|triarch made earnest request vnto the king, proffe|ring him the keies of the citie of Ierusalem, and of the holie sepulchre (with the letters of Lucius the third then pope of Rome) charging him to take vpon him the iournie, and to haue mind of the oth which be|fore time he had made.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king deferred his answer for a time, and cal|ling a councell of his lords togither at Clerkenwell,A councell at Clerkenwell. on the 15. of Aprill, asked their aduice in this mat|ter: who declared to him, that as they tooke it, he might not well depart so far out of his realme and o|ther dominions, leauing the same as a prey to his e|nimies. And wheras it was thought by some, that he might appoint one of his sonnes to take vpon him that iournie, yet bicause they were not as then with|in the realme, it was iudged that in their absence there was no reason why it should be so decréed.