Compare 1577 edition: 1 Here is also to be noted, that in this seuenth yeare of king Richard,A dearth. a great dearth chanced through this realme of England, and in the coasts about the same. Also about the same time died William earle of Sa|lisburie,The death of the earle of Salisburie. the sonne of earle Patrike, whose daughter and heire king Richard gaue in marriage, togither with the earledome of Salisburie, vnto his base bro|ther, surnamed Long Espée.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced moreouer about the same time, R. Houed. Matth. Paris. that earle Iohn the kings brother, with certeine capi|teins of such hired souldiors as some call Brabance|ni; others, the Routs; and the French histories name them Costereaux, or Co [...]erels, went abroad to at|chiue some enterprise against the bishop of Beau| [...]ois, and other Frenchmen, which had doone much hurt to king Richards subiects in those parties. The chéefe leaders of those Routs or Costereaux; which went foorth with earle Iohn, and serued vnder him at that time, were two Prouancois,Marchades & Lupescaro. Marchades & Lu|pescaro. These riding foorth into the countrie about Beauuois, made hauocke in robbing and spoiling all afore them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anon as Philip the bishop of Beauuois, a man more giuen to the campe than to the church, had knowledge hereof, thinking them to be a méet preie for him, with sir William de Merlow and his sonne, and a great number of other val [...]ant men of warre, came foorth into the fields, and encountring with the enimies, fought verie stoutlie.The bishop of Beauuois ta|ken prisoner. But yet in the end the bishop, the archdeacon, and all the chéefe capteins were taken: the residue slaine and chased. After this, earle Iohn and the foresaid capteins passed foorth, and wan the towne of Millie, and so returned.