Compare 1577 edition: 1 The legat perceiuing he could not preuaile in his sute made to king Philip, thought that he would not spend time longer in vaine, in further treating with him, but sped him foorth into England, obteining yet a safeconduct of the French king to passe through his realme. Lewes in like maner, purposing by all meanes to preuent the legat,The French kings sonne sendeth to the pope. first dispatched foorth ambassadours in all hast vnto the court of Rome to excuse himselfe to the pope, and to render the rea|sons that most speciallie mooued him to procéed for|ward in his enterprise against king Iohn, being cal|led by the barons of England to take the crowne thereof vpon him. This doone, with all conuenient speed he came downe to Calice,He commeth to Calice. where he found 680 ships well appointed and trimmed, which Eustace surnamed the moonke had gathered and prepared there readie against his comming.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Lewes therefore foorthwith imbarking himselfe with his people,He taketh the sea. and all necessarie prouisions for such a iournie, tooke the sea, and arriued at a place called Stanchorre in the Ile of Tenet, vpon the 21 day of Maie, and shortlie after came to Sandwich,He landeth in Kent. & there landed with all his people, where he also incamped vpon the shore by the space of thrée daies. In which meane time there came vnto him a great number of those lords and gentlemen which had sent for him, and there euerie one apart and by himselfe sware fe|altie and homage vnto him,The lords doo homage vn|to him. as if he had béene their true and naturall prince.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Iohn about the same time that Lewes thus arriued, came to Douer, meaning to fight with his aduersaries by the way as they should come for|ward towards London. But yet vpon other aduise|ment taken, he changed his purpose, bicause he put some doubt in the Flemings and other strangers, of whome the most part of his armie consisted, Matth. Paris. bicause he knew that they hated the French men no more than they did the English. Therefore furnishing the castell of Douer, with men, munition, and vit|tels, he left it in the kéeping of Hubert de Burgh, a man of notable prowesse & valiancie, and returned himselfe vnto Canturburie, and from thence tooke the high waie towards Winchester. Lewes being aduertised that king Iohn was retired out of Kent, passed through the countrie without anie incounter, and wan all the castels and holds as he went, but Douer he could not win.