Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 A little before Christmas also, diuerse of those that had béene in the holie land with king Richard, came home into England, not knowing but that king Ri|chard had beene at home before them, and being asked where they thought he was become, they could say no more but that they had seene the ship wherein he first went aboord, arriuing at Brendize in Puglia. At length, when newes came that he was taken and staied as prisoner, the archbishop of Rouen and other the rulers of the realme of England, sent the abbat of Boxeley and the abbat of Roberts-bridge with all spéed into Almaine to speake with him,The abbats of Boxley and Roberts-bridge. and to vnder|stand his state, and what his pleasure was in all things. Who comming to Germanie, passed through the count [...] into Baierland, where at a place called Oxefer they found the king as then on his iournie towards the emperour, to whom (as yée haue heard) the duke of Austrich did send him. The said abbats attended him to the emperours court, and remained there with him till the emperour and he were accor|ded, in manner as after shall be shewed: and then after Easter they returned with the newes into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Upon report hereof order was taken for manie things, but cheefelie for the state: in which dealings, Ger. Dor. forsomuch as those which had the rule of the land stood in great doubt of things (for the inconstant nature of earle Iohn was of them much suspected) first they caused a new oth of allegiance to be made to king Richard, and receiued of the people. They fortified al|so such townes and castels as were of importance, both with repairing the walles and other defenses about the same, and furnishing them with men, mu|nition and vittels. Thus was the land brought into some order.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane while,The French king counsel|leth K. Iohn to vsurpe a|gainst his brother. the French king being aduer|tised that king Richard was deteined as prisoner, reioised not a little thereat, and with all speed by se|cret messages did send for his brother earle Iohn, who was readie to come at his call. And being come, he exhorted him not to suffer so conuenient an occa|sion to passe, but to take the gouernement of the realme of England now into his hands, promising him all such aid as he could of him reasonablie re|quire: with other like talke still tending to the pro|uocation of the earle to forsake his allegiance vnto his brother. And to say the truth, earle Iohn was easi|lie persuaded so to doo, and therefore vpon his imme|diat returne into England, assembled an armie, and with the same (and such strangers as he brought with him) began to prooue maisteries, first winning the castels of Windsore, Wallingford, Notingham, and diuerse other, and fortifieng the same to his owne vse and defense.