Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, at the kings instance and earnest sute it was granted, that Robert de Uéer late marquesse of Dubline, and now newlie created duke of Ire|land, should haue and receiue to his owne vse thirtie thousand marks, that the Frenchmen were to giue for the heires of the lord Charles de Blois, that re|mained here in England, which Charles in times past chalenged as his rightfull inheritance the dut|chie of Britaine, against the earle of Montfort. This grant was made to the duke of Ireland, with condi|tion, that being furnished with this monie, he should passe ouer into Ireland, before the next Easter, there to recouer such lands as the king had giuen to him. For aswell the lords as the commons were so desi|rous to haue him gone, that they wished the realme rather to spare so much treasure, than to haue his pre|sence about the king, to allure him to follie.The king of Armenia su|eth for a safe conduct to come into England which is de|nied him. The same time the king of Armenia sued for a safe conduct to come againe ouer into this land, to speake with the king as it had been about the moouing of some peace betwixt the two realms of England and France; but sith his meaning was suspected to be to no good end, but to benefit himselfe by receiuing of some great gifts at the kings bountifull hands, his sute was not granted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time also, whilest the French king with such a companie of dukes, earls and other lords, as had not béene heard of, still continued in Flan|ders, staieng as well for a conuenient wind, as for the comming of the duke of Berrie; it chanced that certeine English ships, as they wasted the seas,Two of the Frẽch kings ships taken with a great price in them. met with two of the French ships, that were sailing to|wards Sluis, and fighting with them, tooke them, and brought them both to Sandwich. There was found aboord the same ships, a maister gunner, that sometime had serued the Englishmen at Calis, when sir Hugh Caluerlie was lieutenant there; also diuerse great guns and engins to beat downe wals were found and taken in the same ships,Guns were inuented little more than six yeares before this time, to wit. An. 1380. with a great quantitie of powder that was more worth than all the rest.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, or rather somewhat before, the Englishmen also tooke certeine hulks and six ca|riks of the Genowais, laden with great riches: but bicause they were merchants, they found such fauor at the kings hands through means of Michaell de la Poole then lord chancellor (whome they had made their fréend) that they had their vessels and all their goods restored,Restitution of merchants goods taken. and streightwaies they passed with the same vnto Sluis, where the enimies laie, to make sale of their wares there. Wherevpon much murmu|ring rose among the kings subiects, taking it in euill part, that they should be suffered so to go their waies to releeue the enimies of the realme, with such goods as were once brought into the Englishmens posses|sion, and speciallie the lord chancellor was verie e|uill thought of, for shewing so much fauour vnto those strangers.