Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, about the same time,Ambassadors sent to Scot|land. the king sent Gef|frey bishop of Chester, and Richard Malebisse, with Henrie de Poisie, vnto William king of Scotland, requiring him that the time appointed for him to make answer touching his demand of Northum|berland, might be proroged vntill the feast of saint Michaell the archangell next insuing, which was ob|teined, and then the king and queene (being come to Portsmouth on the mondaie in Whitsunwéeke) tooke the sea to passe ouer into Normandie, but not both in one ship,The king passeth ouer into Nor|mandie. so that the quéene with a prosperous gale of wind arriued there at hir owne desire. But the king was driuen by reason of a pirrie, to take land in the Ile of Wight, and so was staied there for a time: howbeit, within a few daies after, he tooke ship againe at Portsmouth, and so passed ouer into Normandie, where shortlie after his arriuall in those parties he came to an enteruiew with the king of France, neere to Lisle Donelie, where comming a long time togither alone, they agreed so well,He commeth to talke with the king of France. that within thrée daies after, king Iohn at the French kings request went into France, and was receiued of him with much honour, first at S. Denise with procession of the cleargie: and there lodging one night, vpon the morrow the French king accompa|nied him vnto Paris, where he was receiued of the citizens with great reuerence,King Iohn entreth into Paris. the prouost presen|ting vnto him in the name of the whole citie manie rich gifts for his welcome. K. Philip feasted him also in his owne palace, & for his part gaue to him, to his lords, and to his seruants manie great and princelie gifts. Morouer, the league at this time was renewed betwixt them, and put in writing, with this caution,The league renewed. Matth. Paris. R. Houed. that whether of them first brake the couenants; such lords on his part as were become suerties for perfor|mance, should be released of their allegiance which they owght to him that so should breake, & that they might therevpon freelie become subiects to the other prince.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 These things doone, at length when as king Iohn had remained at Paris with great mirth and solace certeine daies, the French king brought him foorth of the citie, and tooke leaue of him in verie louing wise. EEBO page image 164 After this b [...]ing Iohn went to Chinon, & from thence into Normandie; about which time there chanced some troubles in Ireland, for where Walter Lacie vnder pretense of a communication that was ap|pointed betwixt him and Iohn de Curcie,Walter Lacie meant to haue taken the lord Curcie. lord of Ul|nester, meant to haue taken the said Curcie, and for the accomplishment of his purpose set vpon him, slue manie of his men, and for his safegard constreined Curcie in the end to take a castell which belonged vnto Hugh Lacie, vpon faire promises made to him by the same Hugh, to be preserued out of all danger, it came to passe, that when he was once got in, he might no more be suffered to depart. For the Lacies thought to haue deliuered him to king Iohn, but the seruants and fréends of the said Curcie made such cruell war, in wasting and destroieng the lands and possessions that belonged vnto the said Walter and Hugh Lacies, that finallie they were constreined to set him againe at libertie whether they would or no.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. Aid against the Turkes and infidels.At the same time also, the kings of France and England gaue large monie towards the mainte|nance of the armie, which at this present went foorth vnder the leading of the earle of Flanders and o|ther, to warre against the enimies of the christian faith, Matth. Paris. at the instance of pope Innocent. There was furthermore granted vnto them the fortith part of all the reuenues belonging to ecclesiasticall per|sons, towards the aid of the christians then being in the holie land, and all such as well of the Nobilitie as other of the weaker sort, which had taken vpon them the crosse, and secretlie laid it downe, were compel|led eftsoones to receiue it now againe.