Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon comming to his brother king Richard, he besought him to pardon his [...]ense, and though he had not dealt brotherlie towards him, yet that he would brotherlie forgiue him his rebellious trespasse, adding furthermore,
that whereas he had not hereto|fore beene thankefull for his manifold benefits which he had receiued at his hands, yet he was now most sorie therefore, and was willing to make amends: wherewith he acknowledged the safegard of his life to rest in him, for the which he was bound to giue him EEBO page image 147 thanks, if he would grant thereto.The king mooued with his words, made this answer (as it is said) that he pardoned him indéed, but yet wished that he might forget such iniuries as he had receiued at his hands, which he doubted least he should not easilie doo.Earle Iohn returneth to the king his brother, and is pardoned. Here|with erle Iohn being yet put in good hope of forgiue|nesse, sware to be true euer after vnto him, and that he would endeuour himselfe to make amends for his misdeeds past, and so was shortlie after restored vnto his former degree, honour and estimation in all respects.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Wil. Paruus. R. Houed. Matth. Paris. But by some writers it should appeare, that earle Iohn, immediatlie vpon conclusion of the first truce, came from the French king, and submitted himselfe to his brother, and by mediation of the quéene their mother was pardoned, receiued againe into fauour, and serued [...] after against the French king verie dutifullie, Rog. Houed. séeking by new atchiued enterpises brought about (to the contentation of his brother) to make a recompense for his former misdemeanor, re|puting it meere madnesse to make means to further mischeefe; for
But at what time soeuer he returned thus to his bro|ther, this yeare (as Roger Houeden saith) he was re|stored to the earledoms of Mortaigne in Norman|die, R. Houed. and Glocester in England, with the honour of Eie (the castels onelie excepted) and in recompense of the residue of the earledoms which he had before inioied, togither with certeine other lands, his bro|ther king Richard gaue vnto him a yeerelie pension amounting to the summe of eight thousand pound of Aniouin monie. ¶ Now here to staie a while at mat|ters chancing here about home, Rog. Houed. Wil. Paruus. Matth. Paris. Polychron. I will speake some|what of the dooings of Leopold duke of Austrich, who as one nothing mooued with the pestilence and fa|mine that oppressed his countrie in this season, but rather hauing his hart hardened, began to threaten the English hostages that they shuld loose their liues, if king Richard kept not the couenants which he had vndertaken to performe by a day appointed. Where|vpon Baldwin Betun one of the hostages was sent by common agréement of the residue vnto king Ri|chard,Baldwin de Betun. to signifie to him their estate. King Richard willing to deliuer them out of further danger, sent with the same Baldwin his coosen, the sister of Ar|thur duke of Britaine, and the daughter of the em|perour of Cypres, to be conueied vnto the said duke of Austrich, the one, namelie the sister of Arthur to be ioined in marriage with the dukes sonne, and the other to continue in the dukes hands to bestow at his pleasure.—stultum est hostem iritare potentemAt malum maius tumidis, sibi quaerere verbis.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But in the meane time, on saint Stephans day, duke Leopold chanced to haue a fall beside his horsse,Duke Leo|pold catcheth a fall beside his horsse and dieth of the hurt. and hurt his leg in such wise, that all the surgions in the countrie could not helpe him, wherevpon in ex|treame anguish he ended his life. And whereas be|fore his death he required to be absolued of the sen|tence of excommunication pronounced against him by the pope (for apprehending of king Richard in his returning from his iournie made into the holie land) he was answered by the cleargie, that except he would receiue an oth to stand to the iudgement of the church for the iniurie doone to king Richard, and that vnlesse other of the Nobilitie would receiue the like oth with him if he chanced to die (whereby he might not fulfill that which the church héerein should decrée) that yet they should see the same performed, he might not otherwise be absolued.