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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Unseasonable weather.There chanced this yeare woonderfull tempests of thunder, lightning, haile, and abundance of raine, in such wise, that mens minds were greatlie astonied therwith: medowes and marsh grounds were quite ouerflowne, bridges broken and borne downe, and great quantitie of corne and haie lost and carried a|waie, and diuerse men and women drowned. Mar|garet mother of Constance, duches of Britaine, si|ster to William king of Scots, and mother to Hen|rie Boun earle of Hereford, deceassed. This yeare also by the counsell and aduice of the burgesses of London, Fabian. there were chosen 35 of the most substanti|all and wisest men, which after the report of some writers, were called the councell of the citie of Lon|don, out of which number the Maior and Bailiffes were yearelie chosen.