Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this yeare died the French king Lewes the eighth, and his son Lewes the ninth succeeded him,The death [...] Lewes the French king. EEBO page image 209 a child of twelue yeares of age, by reason of whose in|fancie diuerse peeres of the realme began to with|draw their obedience from him, as Theobald earle of Champaigne, Hugh earle of Marsh, and Peter duke of Britaine. Howbeit, the earle of Champaigne was easilie reduced againe to his former obedience, by the high wisedome and policie of the quéene mother, who had the gouernement of hir sonne the yoong king and his realme committed vnto hir.The earle of Marsh com|meth ouer to the king and offereth him his seruice. But the earle of Marsh constant in his purpose, came ouer to king Henrie, whose mother he had married, and declared vnto him, that now was the time for him to recouer those places, which king Philip had vniustlie taken from his father king Iohn: and to bring the same to passe, he offered himselfe and all that he could make, in the furthering of this voiage. The K. being thus pricked forward with the earle of Marsh his words, Polydor. determined without delaie to take in hand the warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ Here authors varie, for some write, that king Henrie sent ouer certeine persons, Matth. Paris. Ambassadors sent into France. as the archbishop of Yorke, the bishop of Careleill, and the Lord Phi|lip Dalbenie, to vnderstand the minds of the Nor|mans, the Britains and Poictouins. And for that those that were sent, brought word againe that the said people were not greatlie minded to forsake the French gouernment, he surceassed from attempting any exploit at that time. Other write, that gathering a great summe of monie of his subiects, towards the maintenance of his charges, he prepared a nauie of ships, and sailed ouer with the said earle of Marsh into Britaine, and there wasted the confines of the French dominions, and that when the French king was readie with an armie to succour his subiects, he suddenlie retired to his ships, and returned into England, without atchiuing anie enterprise wor|thie of remembrance, so that whether he went him|selfe or sent, Polydor. it forceth not: for certeine it is that he profited nothing at that seson, either by sending mes|sengers to procure him fréendship, or by going ouer himselfe to make an entrie to the warres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the French affaires were thus at a staie, within a few moneths after, Richard earle of Corne|wall returned foorth of Gascoigne into England, and shortlie after,The earle of Cornewall re|turneth home. Matth. Paris. bicause he heard and was crediblie in|formed, that a certeine manour place which Wale|rane the Duchman, capteine of Berkamstéed castell held, by the gift and assignement of king Iohn, ap|perteined to his earledome of Cornewall, he seized the castell into his hands.The earle of Cornewall. So that Walerane being thus dipossessed, exhibited his bill of complaint to the king, who incontinentlie sent to the earle, comman|ding him to make restitution, which he vtterlie refu|sed to doo. But foorthwith, comming to the king, and without reteining any aduocate, he declared his right which he offered to auerre in open presence, & in any of the kings courts, before whatsoeuer péeres of the realme should be there assembled.