Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But to be breefe, such reasons were shewed, and such matter vnfolded by the Gascoignes, whie they ought not be separated from the crowne of Eng|land, that finallie (notwithstanding the duke of Glo|cester, and certeine other were against them) it was decréed, that the countrie and duchie of Aquitaine should remaine still in demesne of the crowne of England, least that by this transporting thereof,The grant of the duchie of Aquitaine to the duke of Lancaster re|uoked. it might fortune in time, that the heritage thereof should fall into the hands of some stranger, and eni|mie to the English nation, so that then the homage and souereigntie might perhaps be lost for euer. In|deed, the duke of Glocester, being a prince of an high mind, & loth to haue the duke of Lancaster at home, being so highlie in the kings fauor, could haue béene well pleased, that he should haue enioied his gift, for that he thought thereby to haue borne all the rule a|bout the king, for the duke of Yorke was a man ra|ther coueting to liue in pleasure, than to deale with much businesse, and the weightie affaires of the realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time, or somewhat before, the king sent an ambassage to the French king, the archbi|shop of Dublin, the earle of Rutland,Ambassadors sent into France to treat a marri|age betwéene king Richard & the French K. daughter. the earle Mar|shall, the lord Beaumont, the lord Spenser, the lord Clifford named Lewes, and twentie knights with fortie esquiers. The cause of their going ouer, was to intreat of a marriage to be had betwixt him, and the ladie Isabell, daughter to the French king, she be|ing as then not past eight yeares of age, which be|fore had beene promised vnto the duke of Britaines sonne: but in consideration of the great benefit that was likelie to insue by this communication and a|liance with England, there was a meane found to vndoo that knot, though not presentlie. These Eng|lish lords, at their comming to Paris, were ioifullie receiued, and so courteouslie interteined, banketted, feasted, and cherished, and that in most honorable sort, as nothing could be more: all their charges and expenses were borne by the French king, and when they should depart, they receiued for answer of their message, verie comfortable words, and so with hope to haue their matter sped, they returned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now when the duke of Lancaster had, Thom. Wals. by lai|eng foorth an inestimable masse of treasure purcha|sed in a manner the good wils of them of Aquitaine, and compassed his whole desire, he was suddenlie countermanded home by the king, and so to satisfie the kings pleasure, he returned into England, and comming to the king at Langleie, where he held his Christmasse, was receiued with more honor than loue, as was thought; wherevpon he rode in all hast that might be to Lincolne, where Katharine Swin|ford as then laie, whom shortlie after the Epiphanie, he tooke to wife. This woman was borne in Hei|nault, daughter to a knight of that countrie, called sir Paou de Ruet: she was brought vp in hir youth, in the duke of Lancasters house,The duke of Lancaster m [...]+rieth a ladie of a meane estate whome he had kept as his concubine and attended on his first wife the duchesse Blanch of Lancaster, and in the daies of his second wife the duchesse Con|stance, he kept the foresaid Katharine as his concu|bine, who afterwards was married to a knight of England, named Swinford, that was now deceas|sed. Before she was married, the duke had by hir three children, two sonnes and a daughter; one of the sons was named Thomas de Beaufort, & the other Henrie, who was brought vp at Aken in Almaine, EEBO page image 486 prooued a good lawyer, and was after bishop of Win|chester.