Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 ¶ Sith then that we be come to this place, Polydor. it shall not be much amisse to rehearse somewhat of the right and title whereby king Edward did thus claime the crowne of France, hauing of purpose omitted to speake thereof, till now that he intituled himselfe with the name, & tooke vpon him to beare the armes also of France, vpon occasion before expressed.The issue of Philip le Beau. It is well knowne that Philip le Beau king of France had issue by his wife queene Ione three sons, Lewes surnamed Hutine, Philip le Long, and Charles le Beau: also two daughters, the one dieng in hir in|fancie, and the other named Isabell liued, and was maried vnto Edward the second of that name king of England, who begot of hir this Edward the third, that made this claime. The thrée sonnes of the fore|said Philip le Beau reigned ech after other, as kings of France. First after Philip the father,Lewes H [...]|tine. succéeded his eldest sonne Lewes H [...]tine, who had issue by his first wife Margaret, daughter to Robert duke of Burgogne, a daughter named Ione, the which was anon giuen in mariage vnto Lewes earle of Eu|reux: but she liuing not long, died without issue. Hir father the said Lewes Hutine married after the de|ceasse of his first wife, an other wife named Cle|mence, daughter to Charles Martell, the father of K. Robert of Sicill, whom he left great with child when he died. The child being borne proued a son, & was na|med Iohn, but liued not manie daies after. Then Philip the Long was admitted vnto the cro [...]e of France,Philip le Long. though manie stood in opinion that Ione the daughter of Lewes Hutine, which yet was aliue, ought to haue inherited the kingdome after hir fa|ther: and namelie Odo duke of Burgogne, w [...]le to the said Ione, was most earnest in that ma [...]ter, in fa|uour EEBO page image 357 of his néece. But might ouercame right, so that he was constreined to be quiet. Philip le Long, after he had reigned fiue yeares, died also, and left no issue behind him. Then lastlie Charles le Beau tooke vpon him the kingdome,Charles le Beau. and the seuenth yeare after died, his wife big bellied, which shortlie after brought foorth a maiden named Blanch, shal streightwaies hasting to follow hir father, liued no while in this world. By this means then the bloud roiall in the heires male of Philip le Beau was extinguished in his sonne the foresaid Charles le Beau, whereof the contention tooke beginning about the right to the crowne of France, betwixt the Frenchmen and Englishmen, which hangeth as yet vndecided till these our daies. For king Edward auerred that the kingdome of France apperteined vnto him as lawfull heire, bi|cause that he alone was remaining of the kings stocke, and touched his mothers father Philip le Be|au, in the next degree of consanguinitie, as he that was borne of his daughter Isabell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Therefore immediatlie after the deceasse of the said Charles le Beau, by ambassadours sent vnto the peeres of France, he published to them his right, requiring that they would admit him king accor|ding therevnto:King Ed|ward signifi|eth his right to the crowne of France. but his ambassadours could neuer be quietlie heard, and therefore returned home with|out anie towardlie answer, which mooued him in the end to attempt the recouerie of his lawfull inheri|tance by force, sith by law he could not preuaile, and now by aduise of his fréends to take vpon him both the title and armes of France, to signifie to the world what right he had to the same.

Ia. Mair. King Ed|ward tooke vpon him the rule & armes of the K. of France.

The Fle|mings swere fealtie to the King of Eng|land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the latter end of this thirteenth yeare of K. Edwards reigne,Additions to Nic. Triuet. the mariners and sea-men of the cinque ports, getting them aboord into a number of small ships and balingers, well trimmed and ap|pointed for the purpose, passed ouer to Bullongne, where they tooke land one day in a thicke foggie wea|ther, and setting on the Base towne, they burnt nine|teene gallies, foure great ships, and to the number of twentie smaller vessels, togither with their tackle and furniture. They set fire also on the houses that stood néere to the water side, and namelie they burnt one great house, wherein laie such a number of oares, sailes, armour, and crossebowes, as might haue suf|ficed to furnish so manie men as could be well aboord in ninetéene gallies. There were manie slaine on both parts in atchiuing this enterprise, but more of the Frenchmen than of the Englishmen. About the same time the quéene of England was deliuered of his fourth sonne in the towne of Gaunt, the which was named Iohn, first created earle of Richmond, and after duke of Lancaster.Iohn of Gaunt borne. He was borne about Christmasse, in the thirteenth yere of king Edwards reigne.