Duke Robert also meaning to set foreward, sent certeine of his ships
before, to choose some conuenient place where he might land with his
armie: which ships by chance fell into the danger of the kings nauie,
but yet absteining from battell, they recouered the wind, and returned
backe to the duke, signifieng from point to point how they had sped in
this voiage. The duke as he was of a bold courage, and of so gentle a
nature that he beleeued he should win their good wils, with whom he
should haue any thing to doo, passed forward, and approching to the
kings nauie, vsed such mild persuasions, that a great part of the
souldiours which were aboord in the kings ships, submitted themselues
vnto him, [Sidenote: Duke Robert arriued at Portsmouth. _Simon Dun._
_Wil. Malm._ _Hen. Hunt._ _Polydor._] by whose conduct he arriued in
Portsmouth hauen, and there landed with his host, about the begining of
August. Now when he had rested a few daies & refreshed his men, he tooke
the way towards Winchester, a great number of people flocking vnto him
by the way.

The king hauing knowledge as well of the arriuall of his enimies, as
also of the reuolting of his subiects, raised his campe, and came to
lodge neere vnto his enimies, the better to perceiue what he attempted
and purposed to doo. They were also in maner readie to haue ioined
battell, when diuerse Noble men that owght good will to both the
brethren, and abhorred in their minds so vnnaturall discord, began to
entreat for peace, which in the end they concluded vpon, [Sidenote:
_Wil. Malm._ _Simon Dun._ _Hen. Hunt._] conditionallie that Henrie (who
was borne after his father had conquered the realme of England) should
now enioy the same, yeelding and paieng yeerelie vnto duke Robert the
summe of iij. M. marks. Prouided, that whose hap of the two it should be
to suruiue or outliue, he should be the others right and lawfull heire,