Compare 1577 edition: 1 Prop. lib. 2.When this dooing of the quéene was signified vn|to the said Constance, she doubting the suertie of hir sonne, committed him to the trust of the French king, who receiuing him into his tuition, promised to defend him from all his enimies, and foorthwith furnished the holds in Britaine with French souldi|ers. Quéene Elianor being aduertised hereof,Quéene Eli|anor passeth into Nor|mandie. stood in doubt by and by of hir countrie of Guien, and therefore with all possible speed passed ouer the sea, and came to hir sonne Iohn into Normandie, and shortlie after they went foorth togither into the coun|trie of Maine, and there tooke both the citie and ca|stell of Mauns,The citie of Mauns takẽ. throwing downe the wals and tur|rets therof, with all the fortifications and stone-hou|ses in and about the same, and kept the citizens as prisoners, Matth. Paris. R. Houed. bicause they had aided Arthur against his vncle Iohn.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, king Iohn entring into Aniou, held his Easter at Beaufort (which feast fell that yeare the 18 day of Aprill) and from thence he went streight vnto Rouen, where on the sundaie next after Easter being S. Marks day, he was girded with the sword of the dutchie of Normandie in the high church there by the hands of Walter archbishop of Rouen. And so being inuested duke of Normandie, receiued the oth according to the custome,K. Iohn inue|sted duke of Normandie. that he should defend the church, and mainteine the liberties thereof, sée iustice ministred, good lawes put in execution, and naughtie lawes and orders abolished. In the meane time his mother quéene Elianor, togither with cap|teine Marchades entred into Anion, and wasted the same, bicause they of that countrie had receiued Ar|thur for their souereigne lord and gouernour. And a|mongst other townes and fortresses, they tooke the ci|tie of Angiers, slue manie of the citizens,The citie of Angiers ta|ken. and com|mitted the rest to prison.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This enterprise being thus luckilie atchiued, the residue of the people in those parties were put in such feare, that of their owne accord they turned to their woonted obedience, séeming as though they would continue still therein. The French king all this while conceiuing an other exploit in his head, more commodious vnto him than as yet to attempt warre against the Englishmen vpon so light an oc|casion, dissembled the matter for a time, as though he would know nothing of all that was doone, till the king should be otherwise occupied in England about his coronation.