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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Furthermore, king Richard the same day in which he was restored to libertie, summoned by his letters Hugh Nouant bishop of Couentrie, to appeare in his court, to answer such things as were to be obiec|ted against him, both before spirituall iudges in that he was a bishop, and also before temporall in that he had holden and exercised a temporall office. On the verie same day also the emperour and the princes of the empire, sent letters vnder their hands and seales to the French king, and to Iohn erle of Mortaigne, commanding them immediatlie vpon sight of the same letters, to restore vnto king Richard all those castels, cities, townes, lands, and other things, which they had taken from him during the time of his re|maining in captiuitie, and if they refused thus to doo, then they gaue them to vnderstand by the same letters, that they would aid king Richard to recouer that by force, which had beene wrongfullie taken from him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer king Richard gaue and by his deed con|firmed vnto sundrie princes of the empire for their homage and fealtie, certeine yearelie pensions,

Yéerelie pensi|ons giuen by the king [...]o certeine prin|ces of the em|pire.

Memburge.

as to the archbishop of Ments and Cullen, to the bishop of Liege, to the dukes of Austrich and Louaine, to the marquesse of Mountferrat, to the duke of Me|glenburge, to the duke of Suaben the emperors bro|ther, to the earle of Bins, to the earle of Holland, and to the sonne of the earle of Henault, of all the which, and other mo, he receiued homage, or rather had their promise by oth to aid him against the French king, which French king, now that he sawe no hope nor likelihood remaining to bring the emperour to the bent of his bowe for the deteining of K. Richard still in captiuitie, raised a power foorthwith, & entring in|to Normandie (the truce notwithstanding) tooke the towne of Eureux, Wil. Paruus. The French king inuadeth Normandie. with diuerse other fortresses there|abouts, and after he had doone mischéefe inough, as it were wearied with euill dooing, he granted eftsoones to stand to the truce, and so returned home.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Finallie after king Richard had dispatched his businesse with the emperour, and the princes of Al|maigne, he set forward on his iornie towards Eng|land, and hauing the emperours passeport, came to Cullen, where he was ioifullie receiued of the arch|bishop, the which archbishop attended on him till he came to Antwerpe, where king Richard tooke the water in a gallie that belonged to Alane de Trench|mere, but in the night he went into a ship of Rie, R. Houed. be|ing a verie faire vessell, and so laie aboord in hir all the night, and in the morning returned to the gallie, and so sailed about the coast, till he came to the hauen of Swin in Flanders, and there staieng fiue daies, on the sixt day he set foorth againe, and at length in good safetie landed at Sandwich the twelfe daie of March, and the morrow after came to Canturburie,He landed the 20. of March being sundaie as R. Houeden and Rafe de Diceto write. where he was receiued with procession, as Ger. Dor. saith. From thence he went to Rochester, and on the wednesday being the sixteenth of March, he came vn|to London, where he was receiued with great ioy and gladnesse of the people, giuing heartie thanks to almightie GOD for his safe returne and de|liuerance.

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