Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, or not long before, whereas there had beene long contention betwixt the kings of England, Rog. Houed. The king and the earle of Tholouse a|greed. and the earles of S. Giles for the earle|dome of Tholouse, king Richard by way of aliance fell now at an appointment with the earle Raimond that held those lands: for whereas the countesse Con|stance wife to the said Raimond earle of Tholouse and aunt to king Philip was now departed this life, king Richard concluded a mariage betwene the said earle and his sister Ioane quéene of Sicile, some|time wife to William king of Sicile, so that being thus ioined in aliance with the said earle of Tho|louse on the one side, Matt. Paris. The earle of Flanders a|lied with K. Richard. he procured a league also with Baldwine earle of Flanders on the other, vnto whome he gaue fiue thousand markes in reward, vpon condition, that he should couenant not to grow to any agréement with the French king without his consent. Likewise Reginold the earle of Bolongne, Iacob. Meir. Les annales de France. that was sonne to the earle of Chasteau Martine, ali|ed himselfe with them against the French king, and so did Baldwine earle of Guines with diuerse other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus king Richard by such aliance hauing his part greatlie strengthened, prepared himselfe to the warre more earnestlie than before, and tooke order with the earle of Flanders, that they should inuade the French dominions in two seuerall quarters both at one time, as the earle by Flanders, & he himselfe by Normandie, according to the appointment be|twixt them deuised. The earle preparing an armie, Iacob. Meir. Wil. Paruus. first wan the towne of Dowaie, and then besieged saint Omers, and wan it after fiue weekes siege: whervpon they of Aire yeelded to him;Towns won by the earle of Flanders. shortlie after he entred into Artois, & besieged the citie of Arras.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At the same time king Richard marching towards Gisors, wan in his waie the castell of Corselles, & de|stroied it; that doone, he came to Gisors, and besieged the towne,Gisors be|sieged. wasting all the countrie round about him where he came. The French king being thus trou|bled with the inuasion of his enimies in two seuerall places at one present time, sent certeine bands of his souldiors towards Arras to kéepe the earle of Flan|ders plaie, whilest he himselfe went against king Ri|chard: and comming vnto Gisors, found it streictlie besieged of the same king, so that he wist not well how to enter the towne. But yet at length faining to giue battell to king Richard (who vpon desire to receiue it, came abroad into the field) the French king rushed foorth with all his whole force to make towards the towne, & so got into it,The French king entreth into Gisors. though not with|out great losse and damage of his people.