Compare 1577 edition: 1 Capteins of these Welshmen were Iohn Ma|treuers, and William Sturine or Sturrie, and so with this crue of souldiers Arteueld returned vnto Gant, and earnestlie went in hand with his suit in king Edwards behalfe, that either the earle should doo his homage to the king of England to whome it was due; or else to forfeit his earledome. Then the foresaid Gerard, as well of his owne mind, as pro|cured thereto by the authoritie of earle Lewes, stir|red the whole citie against the said Arteueld,Iacob Arte|uelds house beset. and ga|thering a great power vnto him, came and beset Ar|teuelds house round about vpon each side, the furie of the people being wonderfullie bent against him, cri|eng;

Kill him, Kill him that hath robbed the tresurie of the countrie, and now goeth about to disherit our noble earle.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iaques van Arteueld perceiuing in what danger he was, came vnto a window, and spake to that in|raged multitude, in hope with faire and courteous words to appease them, but it could not be: whervpon he sought to haue fled out of his house, but the same was broken vp, and so manie entred vpon him, that he was found out, Froissard. Ia. Meir. and slaine by one Thomas Denise (as some write.) But other affirme, that on a sundaie in the after noone, being the 17 of Iulie, a cob|ler, whose father this Iaques van Arteueld had some|time slaine, followed him, as he was fléeing into a stable where his horsses stood, & there with an ax cloue his head asunder, so that he fell downe starke dead on the ground.Iacob van Arteueld slaine. And this was the end of the foresaid Iaques van Arteueld, who by his wisedome and poli|cie had obteined the whole gouernment of all Flan|ders. This wofull end was allotted vnto him by destinie, whose decrée nothing is able by any shift to auoid, as is notablie said of the poet in this distichon;

M. Pal. in scor.Nil extra fatum est, metitúrque omnia summi

Mens regis, cuius sine numine fit nihil vsquam.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were slaine also ten other persons that were of his councell, and diuerse of the Welshmen in like manner;Ambassadors from the good townes in Flanders vnto king Edward. but the other escaped, and got awaie vnto king Edward, as yet remaining at Sluse, vnto whome those of Bruges, Cassell, Curtrike, Ypres, Al|denard, and other townes, did afterwards send their orators to excuse themselues, as nothing guiltie nor priuie to the death of his fréend, and their worthie go|uernor Iaques van Arteueld, requiring him not to impute the fault vnto the whole countrie, which the rash and vnaduised Gantiners had committed, sith the countrie of Flanders was as readie now to doo him seruice and pleasure as before, sauing that to the disheriting of their earle they could not be agréeable, but they doubted not to persuade him to doo his ho|mage vnto the king of England, and till then they promised not to receiue him. They put the king also in hope of a mariage to be had, betwixt the sonne of their earle, and some one of the kings daughters. Herewith the king of England (who was departed from Sluse, in great displeasure with the Flemings) became somewhat pacified in his mood, and so re|newed the league eftsoons with the countrie of Flan|ders: but the earle would neuer consent to doo ho|mage vnto the king of England, but still sticked to the French kings part, which purchased him much trouble, and in the end cost him his life, as after shall appeare.