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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The archbishop and the earle returning to the king, shewed him the whole circumstance of that which the barons demanded, who tooke great indig|nation thereat, and scornefullie said;
Why doo they not aske to haue the kingdome also? Finallie, he af|firmed with an oth, that he would neuer grant any such liberties, whereby he should become a slaue.Herevpon the archbishop and the earle of Penbroke returned to the barons, and declared the kings deni|all to confirme their articles. Then the barons na|ming their hoast The armie of God and the holie church,The barons giue a plausi|ble name to their armie. set forward, and first came vnto Northamp|ton, and besieging the towne, when they could not preuaile, bicause the same was well prouided for de|fense aforehand,Northamp|ton besieged. they departed from thence, and came towards Bedford to besiege the castell there, in which sir William Beauchampe was capteine,They wan the towne but not the castell. Matth. West. who being secretlie confederate with them, deliuered the place incontinentlie into their hands.