Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Before this king Richard had sent the bishop of Elie into France vnto his brother earle Iohn, who preuailed so much with him, that he returned into Normandie, and there sware fealtie vnto his brother king Richard, and so was contented to forsake the French king. But whereas king Richard comman|ded that all such castels and honours as he had giuen to him afore time, should now be restored to him a|gaine, as well those in England, as the other on the further side the sea: such as had the same castels in kéeping would not obeie the kings commandement herein, refusing to make restitution of those places,The kings commande|ment not obeied. according to the tenour & purport of the kings writ, vnto the said earle of Mortaigne, by reason of which refusall, he returned againe to the French king, and stucke to him. Herevpon the French king gaue vn|to him the castels of Dreincourt, and Arques, the which ought to haue béene deliuered vnto the archbi|shop of Reimes as in pledge, who had trauelled as a meane betwixt the French king to whom he was vncle, and the king of England to whom he was cou|sine, procuring a meeting for agreement to be had be|twixt them at a certeine place betwixt Uaucolour and Tulle in the borders of Lorraine. But notwith|standing all that he could doo, matters were so farre out of frame, and such mistrust was entred into the minds of the parties, that no conclusion held. So that all the hope which king Richard had, was by pai|ment of his ransome to redéeme his libertie, and then to shift with things as he might. And so finallie when the monie was once readie, or rather a suffici|ent portion thereof, the same was conueied ouer in|to Germanie, and paiment made to the emperour of the more part of the kings ransome, and sufficient pledges left with him for the rest, as the archbishop EEBO page image 141 of Rouen, the bishop of Bath [Baldwin Wac] and other which were of late come out of England to see and salute the king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon king Richard, after he had beene priso|ner one yeare, R. Houed. King Ri|chard relea|sed out of cap|tiuitie. six weekes, and thrée daies, was set at libertie on Candlemasse day (as most writers agrée) and then with long and hastie iournies, not kéeping the high waies, he hasted foorth towards England. It is reported that if he had lingred by the way, he had béene eftsoones apprehended. For the emperour be|ing incensed against him by ambassadors that came from the French king, immediatlie after he was set forward, began to repent himselfe in that he had suf|fered him so soone to depart from him, and herevpon sent men after him with all speed to bring him backe if they could by any meanes ouertake him, meaning as then to haue kept him in perpetuall prison.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Some write that those ambassadours sent from the French king, R. Houed. The offers of the French K and erle Iohn to haue the K. of England kept still in prison. with other from earle Iohn, came to the emperor before king Richard was deliuered, offering in the French kings name fiftie thousand marks of siluer, and in the name of earle Iohn thir|tie thousand, vpon condition that K. Richard might remaine still in captiuitie vntill the feast of S. Mi|chaell next insuing; or else if it might so please him, he should receiue a thousand pounds of siluer for euerie moneth, whilest king Richard should be deteined in his prison, or otherwise fiftie thousand marks of sil|uer more than the first offer, at one entire paiment, if he would deliuer him into their hands, or at the leastwise to kéepe him prisoner by the terme of one whole yeare.