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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 King Philip, after that the king of England was remooued from Gisors (as before yée haue heard) as|sembled a great host, and with banner displaied, en|tred into Normandie, Matth. Paris. and wasted the countrie from Newburge to Beaumont le Rogier, and that doone, returned into France, licencing his men to returne vnto their homes. About the same time, he sent vnto king Richard, Nic. Treuet. The French kings request for a combat. requiring him to appoint fiue champi|ons, and he would appoint other fiue for his part, which might fight in lists, for triall of all matters in controuersie betwixt them, so to auoid the shedding of more giltlesse bloud. King Richard accepted the offer,K. Richards answer. with condition, that either king might be of the number, that is, the French king one of the fiue vp|on the French part; & K. Richard one of the fiue vp|on the English part. But this condition would not be granted. Herevpon, when shortlie after it was signified to king Richard, Matth. Paris. that ships vsed to come out of England to saint Ualerie with victuals, which were sold and conueied awaie vnto the French K. and other his enimies, he rode to saint Ualeries, and set the towne on fire, and such ships of England as he found there he also burnt, and hanged the mariners by the necke,Ships burnt, and mariners hanged. diuiding the graine and other victuals which were found in the same ships amongst his owne souldiors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time he got the fauour of them of Champaigne and of the Britons, Les annales de France. and William Crespine also was constreined to deliuer vnto him the castell of Auge, but the French king recouered it by siege, whilest king Richard entring into Aluer|gne wan diuerse castels there, to the number of ten out of king Philips hands. Anno Reg. 9. In the meane time the earle of Flanders made sore warre against the French king for his part, and training the same king within streits, so that he was almost inclosed on ech side, he constreined him to agrée to such composition as pleased the same earle to appoint, but afterwards the French king refused to stand to the couenants of that agréement, and so the warre continued betwixt them as before.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 R. Houed. At length king Richard and the French king con|cluded vpon an abstinence of warre to indure from the feast of S. Hilarie for one whole yere,One yeare & 4 moneths saith Wil. Paruus. purposing in the meane time to make a finall peace and agréement. In which season Baldwine earle of Flanders came into England to doo his deuotions vnto the shrine where Thomas the archbishop laie buried at Canturburie.Griffin king of Wales de|parted this life. The same yeare also some what before this time, Rise ap Griffin king of Wales departed this life, after whose death there fell discord betwixt his sonnes for the succession, till the archbishop Hu|bert went to the marshes of that countrie and made an agréement betwixt them. Not long after, Roger the brother of Robert earle of Leicester, elected bi|shop of saint Andrews in Scotland, receiued the or|der of priesthood, and was consecrated bishop by the hands of the bishop of Aberdine.

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