Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king, when he saw what they demanded (which in effect was a new order in things touching the whole state of the common wealth) sware in a great furie,The king re|fuseth to gri [...] their petitions Matt. Paris. that he would neuer condescend vnto those pe|titions. Whereof when the barons had knowledge, they gat them strait vnto armour, making their as|semblie at Stamford in the Easter weeke, whither they had drawne vnto them almost the whole Nobi|litie, and gathered an excéeding great armie. For the EEBO page image 185 commons flocked vnto them from euerie part, bi|cause the king was generallie hated of the more part of his subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was coniectured that there were in that armie the number of two thousand knights, beside yeomen on horssebacke or demilances (as I may call them) and footemen apparelled in diuerse sorts of armour. The chiefe ringleaders of this power were these, whose names insue:The names of the lords that banded themselues against the king. Robert Fitz Walter, Eustace Uescie, Richard Percie, Robert Roos, Peter de Breuse, Nicholas de Stuteuill, Saer earle of Win|chester, Robert erle of Clare, Henrie earle of Clare, Richard earle de Bigot, William de Mowbray, William de Cressey, Ralfe Fitz Robert, Robert de Uere, Foulke Fitz Warren, Will. Mallet, Wil|liam de Montacute, William de Beauchampe, Si|mon de Kime, William Marshall the yoonger, Wil|liam Manduit, Robert de Montibigonis, Iohn Fitz Robert, Iohn Fitz Alane, G. Lauale, O. Fitz A|lane, W. de Hobrug, O. de Uales, G. de Gaunt, Maurice de Gaunt, Robert de Brakesley, Robert de Mounfichet, Will. de Lanualley, G. de Maunde|uile earle of Essex, William his brother, William de Huntingfield, Robert de Gresley, G. constable of Menton, Alexander de Panton, Peter Fitz Iohn, Alexander de Sutton, Osbert de Bodie, Iohn con|stable of Chester, Thomas de Muleton, Conan Fitz Helie, and manie other; they had also of councell with them as chiefe the archbishop of Canturburie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king as then was at Oxford, who hearing of the assemblie which the barons made, Anno Reg. 17. and that they were come to Brakesley, Matth. Paris. on the mondaie next after the octaues of Easter, he sent vnto them the archbi|shop of Canturburie,The king sen|deth to the lords. in whom he reposed great con|fidence, and William Marshall earle of Penbroke, to vnderstand what they meant by that their assem|bling thus togither. Wherevpon they deliuered to the same messengers a roll conteining the ancient liberties, priuiledges and customs of the realme, sig|nifieng that if the king would not confirme the same, they would not cease to make him warre, till he should satisfie their requests in that behalfe.