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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The same day the king of Cypres perceiuing him|selfe vnable to resist the great puissance of king Ri|chards armie, sent ambassadours, and offered to king Richard the summe of twentie thousand marks of gold,The offers of the king of Cypres. in recompense of the monie which his men that were drowned had about them, and also to restore those to libertie which he had taken prisoners, and to make deliuerie to their hands of all their goods. Fur|thermore, he offered to go with him into the holie land personallie, and to serue him with an hundred EEBO page image 128 knights, 400 light horssemen, and 500 well armed footmen, & also to deliuer to king Richard his daugh|ter and heire in hostage,The king of Cypres sub|mitteth him|selfe. and to acknowledge him his souereigne lord, by swearing to him fealtie for his kingdome, as for that which he should confesse to hold of him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard accepted these offers, and so the king of Cypres came in and sware fealtie to king Richard, in presence of the king of Ierusalem, the prince of Antioch, and other barons, and promised vpon his oth then receiued, not to depart till all things couenanted on his part were performed. Then king Richard assigned tents for him and his to lodge in, and appointed certeine knights and other men of warre to haue the custodie of him. But the same day after dinner vpon repentance of that which he had doone, he deceiued his keepers and s [...]ale a|waie, sending knowledge backe to the king that he would not stand to the couenants, which were con|cluded vpon betwixt them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Richard seemed to like the matter well i|nough, and foorthwith deliuered a part of his armie vnto the king of Ierusalem and to the prince of An|tioch, appointing them to pursue the king of Cypres by land, whilest he with one part of his gallies and Robert de Turneham with the other might search about the coast by sea, to prohibit his passage by wa|ter. In euerie place where they came, such ships and gallies as they found they seized into their hands, and no resistance was made against them, by reason the people fled to the woods and mountains, leauing the cities, townes and castels void in all stéeds, where the king or the said sir Robert de Turneham with their vessels began to appéere.Robert de Turneham. When they had taken their pleasure thus alongst the coasts, they returned againe vnto Limezun. The king of Ierusalem and the other that went foorth by land, when they could not spéed of their purpose, returned also, in which meane time a great number of Cypriots came in, and submitting themselues to king Richard, were receiued as his subiects.

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