Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this time also as the countesse of Britaine,Ranulph erle of Chester tooke his wife the dutchesse of Britaine prisoner. the mother of duke Arthur came into Normandie to haue spoken with king Richard, Ranulph earle of Chester hir husband meeting hir at Pountourson, tooke hir as prisoner, and shut hir vp within his ca|stell at S. Iames de Beumeron: and when hir sonne Arthur could not find means to deliuer hir out of captiuitie, he ioined with the king of France, and made great hauocke in the lands of his vncle king Richard, wherevpon the king gathered a mightie ar|mie, and inuading Britaine with great force, cruel|lie wasted and destroied the countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Here is also to be noted, that in this seuenth yeare of king Richard,A dearth. a great dearth chanced through this realme of England, and in the coasts about the same. Also about the same time died William earle of Sa|lisburie,The death of the earle of Salisburie. the sonne of earle Patrike, whose daughter and heire king Richard gaue in marriage, togither with the earledome of Salisburie, vnto his base bro|ther, surnamed Long Espée.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced moreouer about the same time, R. Houed. Matth. Paris. that earle Iohn the kings brother, with certeine capi|teins of such hired souldiors as some call Brabance|ni; others, the Routs; and the French histories name them Costereaux, or Co [...]erels, went abroad to at|chiue some enterprise against the bishop of Beau| [...]ois, and other Frenchmen, which had doone much hurt to king Richards subiects in those parties. The chéefe leaders of those Routs or Costereaux; which went foorth with earle Iohn, and serued vnder him at that time, were two Prouancois,Marchades & Lupescaro. Marchades & Lu|pescaro. These riding foorth into the countrie about Beauuois, made hauocke in robbing and spoiling all afore them.