Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anon as Philip the bishop of Beauuois, a man more giuen to the campe than to the church, had knowledge hereof, thinking them to be a méet preie for him, with sir William de Merlow and his sonne, and a great number of other val [...]ant men of warre, came foorth into the fields, and encountring with the enimies, fought verie stoutlie.The bishop of Beauuois ta|ken prisoner. But yet in the end the bishop, the archdeacon, and all the chéefe capteins were taken: the residue slaine and chased. After this, earle Iohn and the foresaid capteins passed foorth, and wan the towne of Millie, and so returned.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Earle Iohn and Marchades presented the two prelats with great triumph vnto K. Richard earlie in the morning, lieng yet in his bed, as those that were knowne to be his great enimies, saieng to him in French;
Rise Richard, rise, we haue gotten the great chantour of Beauuois, and a good quie [...] man (as we take it) to answer him in the same note, and here we deliuer them vnto you to vse at your discre|tion.The king séeing them, smiled, and was verie glad for the taking of this bishop, for that he had euer found him his great aduersarie: and therefore being thus taken fighting in the field with armour on his backe, thought he might be bold in temporall wise to chastise him: sith he (not regarding his calling) prac|tised to mo [...]es [...] him wich temporall weapons: where|vpon EEBO page image 151 he committed him to close prison all armed as he was.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced soone after, that two of his chaplins came vnto the king to Rouen, where this bishop was deteined, beseeching the king of licence to attend vpon their maister now in captiuitie: vnto whome (as it is of some reported) the king made this an|swer;
I am content to make you iudges in the cause betwixt me and your maister, as for the euils which he hath either doone, either else gone about to doo vn|to me, let the same be forgotten. This is true, that I being taken as I returned from my iournie made into the holie land, and deliuered into the emperours hands, was in respect of my kinglie state, vsed accor|ding therevnto verie fréendlie and honourablie, till your maister comming thither (for what purpose he himselfe best knoweth) had long conference with the emperour. After which, I for my part in the next morning tasted the fruit of their ouernights talke, being then loden with as manie irons as a good asse might not verie easilie haue borne. Iudge you there|fore, what maner of imprisonment your maister de|serued at my hands, that procured such ease for me at the emperours hands.