Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest king Henrie thus politikelie prouided for his affaires at home, Sauerie de Mauleon made prouision in Guien to withstand such perils and dan|gers as he saw most likelie to insue by the practises of the Frenchmen. But as he was most busilie oc|cupied about the purueiance of such things as should be verie necessarie for his dooings, there sprang a great dissention betwixt him and William the earle of Salisburie,Discord be|twixt Saue|rie de Mau|leon and the earle of Sa|lisburie. who was sent ouer into that countrie with commission to surueie the state thereof, and by colour of the same commission, tooke vpon him to order all things at his owne pleasure. Whereas the foresaid Sauerie de Mauleon (being a man of high parentage in those parts where he was borne) iudged it to be a matter nothing standing with his honour, that another man should order things at his will and commandement within the countrie, where|of he himselfe had the chiefe charge, as the kings lieutenant; and therefore determined not to suffer it anie longer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon verelie arose the contention betwixt them, which the English souldiers that were there, did greatlie increase, fauouring the earle as the kings vncle, and contemning the lieutenant as a stranger borne, by meanes whereof the foresaid Sa|uerie doubting least if he should fight with his eni|mies, and through such discord as was now amongst them, be put to the worse, the fault should be laid wholie on his necke: he secretlie departed and fled to Lewes the French king,Sauerie de Mauleon re|uel [...]th to the French king. who was latelie come to the crowne of France by the death of his father king Philip, as you before haue heard: wherein he dealt wiselie in respect of safetie. For

Quid poterit iusta tutius esse fuga?

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. Paris. Matt. Westm. Fouks de Brent an eni|mie to rest and quietnesse.About the same time Fouks de Brent, being a man of an vnquiet mind, readie to mischiefe and lo [...]h to liue in peace (as some saie) conspired against the king of England, and aduertised the king of France that if he would boldlie begin the warres against king Henrie in France, he would not faile but raise warre against him here in the middest of his realme of England, hauing diuerse noble men in a readi|nesse, that would willinglie take his part. But how soeuer it fell out, certeine it is that this Fouks ha|uing fortified his castell of Bedford, attempted ma|nie enterprises greatlie to the preiudice of the kings peace, aswell in robbing and spoiling the countrie a|bout him, as otherwise.