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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
Snippet: 199 of 324 (1587, Volume 6, p. 141)

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.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
Snippet: 200 of 324 (1587, Volume 6, p. 141)

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.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 6 of 24: Richard the first, second sonne to Henrie the second.
Snippet: 201 of 324 (1587, Volume 6, p. 141)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ It is recorded by writers, that when such lords of Almaine as came ouer with him, saw the great riches which the Londoners shewed in that trium|phant receiuing of their souereigne lord and king, they maruelled greatlie thereat, insomuch that one of them said vnto him;

Surelie oh king, your people are wise and subtile, which doo nothing doubt to shew the beautifull shine of their riches now that they haue receiued you home, whereas before they seemed to bewaile their need and pouertie, whilest you re|mained in captiuitie. For verelie if the emperour had vnderstood that the riches of the realme had bin EEBO page image 142 such, neither would he haue beene persuaded that England could haue béene made bare of wealth, nei|ther yet should you so lightlie haue escaped his hands without the paiment of a more huge and intollera|ble ransome.

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