Compare 1577 edition: 1 Not long after,The chan|cellor raiseth his siege with dishonor. The lord chancellor and earle Iohn are agréed. one of his hornes was broken off by the death of pope Clement, whereby his power legantine ceased: wherewith being somewhat aba|shed, he came to a communication with earle Iohn, and vpon certeine conditions made peace with him. Shortlie after the souldiers which he had sent for, ar|riued in England, and then he began to go from the agréement made with earle Iohn, affirming that he would either driue the same earle out of England, or else should earle Iohn doo the like to him: for it was not of sufficient largenesse to hold them both.The chancel|lor breaketh the agréement. The lord chancellor and earle Iohn make another agréement. How|beit shortlie after, a peace was eftsoones concluded betwixt them with condition, that if it chanced king Richard to depart this life before his returne into England, not leauing any issue of his bodie begot|ten, that then the chancellour renouncing the ordi|nance made by king Richard (who had instituted his nephue Arthur duke of Britaine to be his heire and successour) should consent to admit earle Iohn for king of England, contrarie to the said ordinance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But in the meane time it was agréed, that earle EEBO page image 130 Iohn should deliuer vp the castels of Notingham and Tickhill, Notingham to the hands of William Marshall, and Tickhill to the hands of William Wendenall, they to kéepe the fame vnto the vse and behoofe of king Richard, that vpon his returne he might do [...] with them as should please him prouided that if it so chanced, that he should die before he [...]o [...]ld returne from his voiage, or that the chancellour went from the agréement now taken then immedi|atlie should the foresa [...]d castels of Notingham and Tickhill be restored vnto earle Iohn.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, [...]he other castels of such honours as were assigned to each Iohn by the king his brother, were committed vnto the custodie of certeine per|sons of great trust and loialtie, as the castell of Wal|lingford to the archbishop of Rouen, the castell of Bristow to the bishop of Linc [...]lne, the castell of the Peake to the bishop of Couentrie, the castell of Bolesofres vnto Richard de Peake (or if he refused, then should the bishop of Couentrie haue it in kee|ping) the castell of Eie was committed to Walter Fitz Robert the castell of Herford to Roger Bi|got, and to Richard Reuell the castell of Excester and Launston. These persons to whom these castels were thus committed to be kept, receiued also an oth, that they should faithfullie kéepe them to the kings be|hoofe, and if he chanced to die, before he should re|turne, then the same should be deliuered vnto earle Iohns hands. Also there were three castels that per|teined to the crowne,Castels deli|uered in trust to the keeping of certeine persons. deliuered likewise in trust, as the castell of Windsor vnto the earle of Arundell, the castell of Winchester vnto Gilbert de Lacie, and the castell of Northampton vnto Simon de Pateshull.