Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now to returne vnto the king, who in this meane time was verie busie to prouide all things necessa|rie to set forward on his iournie; his ships which laie in the mouth of the riuer of Saine, being readie to put off, he tooke order in manie points concerning the state of the common-wealth on that side, and chéefelie he called to mind, that it should be a thing necessarie for him, to name who should succeed him in the kingdome of England, if his chance should not be to returne againe from so long and dange|rous a iournie. Matt. Wes [...]. He therefore named (as some suppose) his nephue Arthur, the sonne of his brother Geffrey duke of Britaine, to be his successour in the king|dome, a y [...]ng man of a likelie proofe and princelie towardne [...]e, but not ordeined by God to succéed o|uer this kingdome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time the bishop of Elie, lord chan|cellour and cheefe iustice of England, tooke vp to the kings vse, of euerie citie in England two palfries and two sumpter horsses, & of euerie abbeie one pal|frie and one sumpter horsse; & euerie manour within the realme [...]ound also one palfrie and one sumpter horsse. Moreouer, the said bishop of Elie deliuered the gouernment of Yorkeshire to his brother O [...]|bert de Longchampe: and [...]ll those knights of the said shire, the which would not come to make answer to the law vppon summons giuen them, he comman|ded to be apprehended and by and by cast in prison. Also when the bishop of Durham was returned from the king and co [...]e ouer int [...] England to go v [...]to his charge, at his meeting with the lord chancellour at Elie (notwithstanding that he shewed him his let|ters patents of the grant made to him to be iustice from Trent northward) the said lord ch [...]ncellour ta|king his iournie to Southwell with him,The bishop [...] Durham re|streined of li|bertie. there detei|ned him as prisoner, till he had made surrender to him of the castell of Windsor, & further had deliue|red EEBO page image 123 to him his sonnes, Henrie de Putsey, and Gil|bert de la Ley, as pledges that he should keepe the peace against the king and all his subiects, vntill the said prince should returne from the holie land. And so he was deliuered for that time, though shortlie after, and whilest he remained at Houeden, there came to him Osbert de Longchampe the lord chancellors brother, and William de Stuteuille, the which caused the said bishop to find sufficient suertie that he should not thence depart without the kings licence, or the lord chancellors, so long as the king should be ab|sent o [...] Herevpon the bishop of Durham sent know|ledge to the king how and in what sort he had béene handled by the chancellor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the meanetime the king was gone into Gas|coigne, where he besieged a castell that belonged to one William de Chisi,William de Chisi. and tooke both the castell and the owner, whome he caused to be hanged for the spoiles and robberies which he had committed vpon pilgrims that passed by those parts toward Compo|stella, to visit the bodie of saint Iames. After this, the king came backe vnto Chinon in Aniou,The kings nauie is set foorth. and there tooke order for the setting foorth of his nauie by sea, ouer which he appointed chéefe gouernours Gerard archbishop of Aux, Bernard bishop of Baieux, Ro|bert de Sablius, Richard de Camuille, and Willi|am de Forz de Ulerun, commanding all those that should passe foorth with his said nauie,Baion. Sablius, or Sabuille. to be obedi|ent vnto these persons as his deputies and lieute|nants. Herewith they were appointed to prouide victuals to serue all those that should go by sea for the space of 60. daies.