Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But this Siger being immediatlie after appre|hended by the earle of Flanders, was put to death. Which act procured the earle so much hatred of the people, that shortlie after comming to Bruges, and attempting to force the towne to his will, he was forced himselfe to flee from thence, for otherwise he had béene either taken or slaine;The Fullers of Gant. the commons of the towne & namelie the fullers, of whome he had slaine some there in the stréets, rose so fast vpon him. Here|vpon fléeing home to his house, he tooke his wife,The earle of Flanders fléeth into France. and a sonne which he had, and fled with them into France, so forsaking his countrie which was now gouerned by Iaques van Arteueld, as though he had béene im|mediatlie lord thereof. After this, the earle returned home againe,He returneth home. as it were with the French kings com|mission, to persuade the Flemings to renounce the league concluded with the king of England: but he could bring nothing to passe, but was still in danger to haue beene arrested and staied of his owne sub|iects, both at Gant and in other places, but namelie at Dixmue,Dixmue. where if he had not made the more hast awaie, he had beene taken by them of Bruges. A|mongst other of his stuffe which he left behind him in that hastie departure, his signet was forgotten,He eftsoones fléeth. and not missed till he came to saint Omers, whither he fled for his safegard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus ye may perceiue that Flanders rested who|lie at king Edwards commandement,Flanders wholie at the deuotion of K. Edward. who to esta|blish amitie also with the duke of Brabant, and other princes of the empire, about the middest of Iulie sai|led ouer vnto Antwerpe, with his wife quéene Philip, his sonne the prince of Wales,K. Edward saileth to Antwerpe. and a great number of other of the péeres and barons of his realme, where he was most ioifullie receiued of the duke of Brabant, and other lords of the empire. There was sent to the emperour to procure his fréendship, from the king of England, Froissard, The marques of Gulike [...] land. the marques of Gulike with certeine noble men of England, and also certeine of the duke of Gelderland his councell, the which mar|ques was made at that time an earle, & the earle of Gelderland was made duke. This duke of Gelder|land named Reginald had married the ladie Isabell sister of king Edward,The earle of Gelderland created [...]uke [...]. and therefore in fauour of the king his brother in law, trauelled most earnestlie to EEBO page image 355 procure him all the freends within the empire that he could make.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The princes and lords then, with whom king Ed|ward was alied and confederated at that time, I find to be these;K. Edwards confederates. the dukes of Brabant and Gelder|land, the archbishop of Cullen, the marquesse of Gulike, sir Arnold de Baquehen, and the lord of Ualkenburgh, who all promised to defie the French king, in the king of Englands quarrell, and to serue him with notable numbers of men, where and when|soeuer it should please him to appoint. The aliance of the earle of Heinault first procured the king of England all these fréends, vnto the which earle he had sent ouer the bishop of Lincolne and other in ambas|sage, immediatlie after that he had resolued to make warres against France, by the counsell and aduise of sir Robert Dartois, as in the French historie more plainlie appeareth. In this meane season was queene Philip brought to bed at Antwerpe of hir third sonne,Lionell that was after duke of Cla|rence borne. which was named Lionell. ¶The king of England earnestlie followed his businesse, and had manie treaties with his fréends and confederats, till at length he made sure to him the fréendship of all those townes & countries, which lie betwixt France and the riuer of Rhene: onelie the cities of Tournie and Cambrie held of the French kings part, though Cambrie belonged to the empire.