Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. Paris. In the yeare 1202 king Iohn held his Christ|masse at Argenton in Normandie, and in the Lent following he and the French king met togither, neere vnto the castell of Gulleton, and there in talke had betwéene them, he commanded king Iohn with no small arrogancie, and contrarie to his former promise, to restore vnto his nephue Arthur duke of Britaine, all those lands now in his possession on that side the sea,The French K. beginneth to make war against king Iohn. which king Iohn earnestlie denied to doo, wherevpon the French king immediatlie after, began war against him, and tooke Buteuant, Augi, and the castell of Linos. Moreouer, he besieged the castell of Radepont for the space of eight daies, till king Iohn came thither, and forced him to depart with much dishonor. Howbeit after this, the French king wan Gourney, and then returning to Paris, he appointed certeine persons to haue the gouerne|ment of the foresaid Arthur duke of Britaine, and then sent him foorth with 200 men of armes into Poictou, that he might bring the countrie also vnder his subiection.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. Hugh earle of March.Herevpon Hugh le Brun earle of March (vnto whome queene Isabell the wife of king Iohn had beene promised in mariage, before that king Iohn was motioned vnto hir, and therefore bare an in|ward displeasure towards the king of England, for that he had so bereft him of his promised spouse) be|ing now desirous to procure some trouble also vnto king Iohn,The Poicto|uins reuolt from king Iohn. ioined himselfe with Arthur duke of Britaine, and found meanes to cause them of Poi|ctou (a people euer subiect to rebellion) to reuolt from king Iohn, and to take armour against him, so that the yoong Arthur being incouraged with this new supplie of associats, first went into Touraine, and after into Aniou, compelling both those coun|tries to submit themselues vnto him,Arthur pro|claimeth him|selfe earle of Aniou, &c. and proclai|med himselfe earle of those places, by commission and grant obteined from king Philip.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Queene Elianor that was regent in those parties being put in great feare with the newes of this sud|den sturre, got hir into Mirabeau a strong towne,Quéene E|lianor. situat in the countrie of Aniou, and foorthwith dis|patched a messenger with letters vnto king Iohn, requiring him of speedie succour in this hir present danger. In the meane time, Arthur following the victorie, shortlie after followed hir, and woone Mira|beau, where he t [...]oke his grandmother within the same, whom he yet intreated verie honorablie, and with great reuerence (as some haue reported. Matth. Paris. Matth. West. ) ¶But other write far more trulie, that she was not taken, but escaped into a tower, within the which she was straitlie besieged. Thither came also to aid Arthur all the Nobles and men of armes in Poictou, and namelie the foresaid earle of March according to ap|pointment betwixt them: so that by this meanes Ar|thur had a great armie togither in the field.