Compare 1577 edition: 1 True it is, that the archbishop had not onelie bro|ken the altars and chalices which the bishop had vsed in déed for the celebration of masse, but also held his owne brother Iohn earle of Mortaigne for excom|municate, bicause he had eat and dronke in compa|nie of the said bishop, and would not communicate with him, till he came to receiue absolution, and to make satisfaction for his fault. In the end the bishops of Lincolne and Rochester, with the abbat of Peter|burrow, were appointed by the pope to haue the hea|ring of this matter, as iudges authorised by his buls, who sat therevpon at Norshampton, vpon S. Calixt his day, where after they had heard both parties ar|gue what they could in either of their cases, they gaue a longer day, to wit, vntill the feast of the nati|uitie of saint Iohn Baptist next after, to see if by a|nie good means there might some agréement haue beene had betwixt them, or (if that could not be) that then the popes leters should stand in force as before, & the helpes of either part saued, as though no delaie had béene vsed. And to this, both parties were agree|able, speciallie at the motion of the bishop of Lin|colne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare also,Roger Lacie conestable of Chester. Roger de Lacie conestable of Chester tooke Alan de Lec and Peter de Bouencort, and vpon despite hanged them, for that being put in trust amongst other with the kéeping of the castels of Notingham and Tickhill, which he had receiued into his custodie of the bishop of Elie quandam lord chancellour, they had consented to the treason of Ro|bert de Crokeston, & Eudo de D [...]uille, which deliue|red the same castels vnto Iohn earle of Mortaigne. The same earle of Mortaigne was highlie offended for the death of those two persons, and therefore wa|sted the lands of the said Roger which lay within the compasse of his iurisdiction.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now touching the depa [...]tu [...]e of the French king from Aeres, diuerse occasions are remembred by writers of the emulation and secret spite which he should beare towards king Richard, and beside other alreadie touched, one was for enterteining and relée|uing the earle of Champaigne in such bountifull wise in his necessitie, that he was readie to forsake the French kings ser [...], and clea [...]e to king Richard. But howsoeuer it came to passe partlie through en|uie (as hath béene thought) conceiued at the great déeds of king Richard, whose mightie power and va|liantnesse he could not well abide, and partlie for o|ther respects him moouing, he tooke the sea with thrée gallies of the Geneuois, and returned into Italie, and so home into France, hauing promised first vnto king Richard at his departure out of the holie land, and after to pope Celestine at Rome, that he would not attempt any hurtfull enterprise against the English dominions, till king Richard should be re|turned foorth of the holie land. But this promise was not kept, for after that he was returned into France,The euill dea|ling & breach of promise of the French king. he first sought to procure the foresaid erle Iohn, king Richards brother, to rebell against him, promising him not onelie aid to reduce all his brothers domini|ons EEBO page image 134 into his hands, but also to giue his sister Adela in marriage, whom king Richard vpon suspicion of vnchast liuing, had forsaken, as before ye haue heard. But when earle Iohn was dissuaded by his mother, from accepting this offer (which otherwise as it is said he would willinglie haue receiued) king Philip still reteined a malicious rancor in his hart, and in reuenge of old displeasures, would haue at|tempted the warre against the subiects of king Ri|chard, if his lords would haue ioined with him: but they considering what slander would redound here|by both to him and them for the iniurie doone to the christian common-welth, in making warre against him that was occupied in defense of the faith against the common enimies of christendome, would not giue their consent thereto, and so the matter rested, till king Richard was taken prisoner in Almaigne, and then what followed, it shall after appeare.