Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It is reported by writers, that amongst other things, as there were diuerse which withdrew the hearts of the Englishmen from Lewes, the conside|ration of the confession which the Seé pag. 193. col. 2. vicount of Me|lune made at the houre of his death, was the princi|pall. The order whereof, in the later end of the life of king Iohn, yée haue heard. Truelie how little good will inwardlie Lewes and his Frenchmen bare to|wards the English nation, it appéered sundrie waies. And first of all, in that they had them in a manner in no regard or estimation at all, but rather sought by all means to spoile and keepe them vnder, not suffe|ring them to beare anie rule, nor putting them in trust with the custodie of such places as they had brought them in possession of. Secondlie, they cal|led them not to councell, so often as at the first they vsed to doo, neither did they procéed by their directi|ons in their businesse, as before they were accusto|med. EEBO page image 198 Thirdlie,The pride of the French|men procu|reth them hatred. in all manner of their conuersation, neither Lewes nor his Frenchmen vsed them so fa|miliarlie, as at their first comming: but (as their ma|ner is shewing more loftie countenances toward them, they greatlie increased the indignation of the English lo [...]ds against them, who might euill abide to be so ouer-ruled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To conclude, where great promises were made at their entring into the land, they were slowe inough in performing the same, so as the expectation of the English barons was quite made void: for they per|ceiued dailie that they were despised & scoffed at for their disloialtie shewed to their owne naturall prince, hearing now and then nips and tawnts openlie by the Frenchmen, that as they had shewed themselues false and vntrustie to their owne lawfull king, so they would not continue anie long time true vnto a stranger. Thus all these things laid togither, gaue occasion to the English barons to remember them|selues, and to take iust occasion to reuolt vnto king Henrie, as before wée haue mentioned. But now to the purpose of the historie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ye haue heard how Lewes had spent long time in vaine about the besieging of the castell of Douer, for although he plagued them within verie sore, yet Hubert de Burgh and Gerard de Sotigam bare themselues so manfullie, and therwith so politikelie, that their aduersaries could not come to vnderstand their distresse & danger within the castell, in so much that despairing to win it in anie short time, euen be|fore the death of king Iohn was knowne (as some write Lewes was contented to grant a truce to them that kept this castell, till the feast of Easter ne [...]t insuing: but (as it appeareth by other) this truce was not concluded till after the death of king Iohn was signified to Lewes, who greatlie reioising ther|at, supposed now within a short time, to bring the whole realme vnder his subiection: and therefore rai|sing his siege from Douer, in hope to compasse en|terprises of greater consequence, he came backe vn|to the citie of London.