Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Richard either being too light of credence, or seduced and deluded by his craftie taletellers, great|lie reioised, as though he had obteined the ouer hand of his enimies with triumphant victorie, and thought himselfe neuer so suerlie deliuered of all feare and dreadfull imaginations: so that he néeded now no more once for that cause either to wake, or to breake his golden sleepe.K. Richard calleth home his ships of warre from the narrow seas. Wherefore he called home againe his ships of warre, which he had appointed to kéepe the narrow seas, and dispatched all such souldiers as he had deputed to kéepe certeine garrisons, and to stop certeine passages (as you haue heard before.) Yet least he might for lacke of prouision be sudden|lie trapped, he streightlie charged and gaue in com|mandement to all noblemen, and especiallie such as inhabited néere the sea coast, and on the frontiers of Wales, that (according to the vsage of the countrie) they should kéepe diligent watch and strong ward, to the intent that his aduersaries in no wise should haue anie place opportune easilie to take land, without de|fense or rebutting backe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 For the custome of the countries adioining néere to the sea is (especiallie in the time of warre) on eue|rie hill or high place to erect a beacon with a great lanterne in the top,The vse of beacons in countries néere the sea coasts. which may be séene and discerned a great space off. And when the noise is once bruted that the enimies approch neere the land, they sudden|lie put fire in the lanternes, and make shouts and outcries from towne to towne, and from village to village. Some run in post from place to place, admo|nishing the people to be readie to resist the ieopardie, and defend the perill. And by this policie the fame is soone blowne to euerie citie and towne, in somuch that aswell the citizens as the rurall people be in short space assembled and armed, to repell and put backe the new arriued enimies. [Whereas if the ne|cessarie vse of this visible warning were neglected, the policie of the enimie might priuilie so preuaile, as that the people should sooner fall into perill irre|couerable, than they could thinke on (much lesse pro|uide) meanes to auoid it.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne to our purpose. King Richard thus somewhat eased of his accustomed pensiuenesse, began to be a little more merrie, & tooke lesse thought and care for outward enimies than he was woont to doo; as who say, that he with politike prouision should withstand the destinie which hoong ouer his head, and was ordeined in briefe time suddenlie to fall. Such is the force and puissance of diuine iustice, that euerie man shall lesse regard, lesse prouide, lesse be in doubt of all things, when he is most néerest punishment, and next to his mischance for his offenses & crimes. [For though God did forbeare him a while, yet was that forbearance no acquittance, but rather a time of preparing & making vp that which wanted of the plagues that God had purposed in iustice to powre vpon and ouerwhelme him for his fowle offenses, which could not scape heauie iudgment & vengeance:

Nam scelus admissum poena seuera premit.]