Compare 1577 edition: 1 All his Nobles in like manner held with him, and allowed his purpose to be verie good and requi|site, except the earle of Flanders named Ferdinan|do, who (in hope to recouer againe those townes, which the French king held from him in Arthois, as Aire, and S. Omers) had ioined secretlie in league with king Iohn, and with the earle of Bullongne, and therefore misliked the conclusion of their ad|uise.The French king meaneth to procéed in his iournie against the realme of England. Howbeit king Philip not being yet fullie certi|fied hereof, caused his nauie to draw alongest the coast towards Flanders, whither he himselfe hasted to go also by land, that comming thither, he might from thence saile ouer into England, and take land at a place to him assigned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now it came to passe, that at his comming to Gra|ueling, he had perfect knowledge, that the earle of Flanders was ioined in league with his enimies, wherfore he determined first to subdue the earle, least EEBO page image 179 whilest he should be out of his realme, some great trouble or sedition might rise within his owne domi|nions. Therfore, leaning the enterprise which he ment to haue made against England, he turned his power against the earle of Flanders,The French K. inuadeth Flanders. and first commanded his nauie to saile vnto the port of Dam, whilest he himselfe keeping on his iournie still by land, tooke the towne of Cassile, and likewise Ypres. From thence he went to Bruges, and besieged the towne, but he could not win it at the first, and therefore lea|uing a power of men to mainteine the siege before it,Gaunt besie|ged by the French king. he himselfe went to Gaunt, and thereto also laid his siege.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, the earle of Flanders percei|uing that he was not able to resist so puissant an eni|mie as the French king, sent ouer in hast vnto the king of England for aid. Wherevpon king Iohn vnderstanding that his aduersarie king Philip had turned all his force against the earle of Flanders, and that thereby he was deliuered out of the feare of the Frenchmens comming into England; that same nauie (which as before is recited) he had put in a readinesse, conteining the number of fiue hundred saile, Matth. Paris. he sent streight into Flanders with a strong armie, both of horssemen and footmen, vnder the gui|ding of William duke of Holland, William Long|spée earle of Salisburie base brother to king Iohn, and Reignold earle of Bullongne.