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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wil. Paruus. Enuious dis|cord among the christians.In the meane while, the christian armie atchiued some worthie enterprises in the holie land, though not manie, by reason of such enuious discord as reig|ned amongst the chéefe gouernours. It chanced yet on the éeue of the Natiuitie of our ladie next after the departure of king Philip, as king Richard mar|ched foorth towards Iaph ancientlie called Ioppa, that the Soldan Saladine taking aduantage of the place, did set vpon the rereward of the christians: but his Saracens (after they had fought right fierce|lie from noone till sunne setting) were so beaten backe at length,K. Richard discomfiteth the Saracens néere to Port Iaph. and repelled with such losse and disad|uantage, that in 40. yeares before they had not su|steined at one time greater damage. Amongst other of the christians slaine at that encounter, was one Iames Dauenes, a man of high prowesse and vali|ancie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, king Richard wan diuerse townes and castels out of the enimies hands, Rog. Houed. as Ascalon, Da|rus, and diuerse other, and some he fortified, as Asca|lon aforesaid, and Port Iaph, otherwise called Ioppa. There were sundrie encounters also betwixt the Sa|racens and christians, wherein king Richard and his people bare themselues so manfullie, that the victo|rie for the most part continuallie rested on their side. At one time also, hearing of a great conueie of vit|tels, munitions, and other things which came from Babylon towards Ierusalem to furnish Saladine and his armie (which conueis they call carauannes) king Richard with a competent power of men met them on the waie, and distressed those that were at|tendant vpon the safegard of that carriage, being in number about two thousand horssemen, besides a great multitude of footmen, and therewith tooke the carriages with foure thousand and six hundred ca|mels and dromedaries, besides an innumerable sort of mules, asses, and other beasts of burthen.