Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the feast of saint Margaret, Lewes with the lords came againe to London, at whose com|ming, the tower of London was yeelded vp to him by appointment, after which the French capteins and gentlemen, thinking themselues assured of the realme, began to shew their inward dispositions and hatred toward the Englishmen,The French men begin to shew them|selues in their kind. I [...]en. sat. 9. and forgetting all former promises (such is the nature of strangers, and men of meane estate, that are once become lords of their desires, according to the poets words,
Asperius nihil est humili cùm surgit in altum)they did manie excessiue outrages, in spoiling and robbing the people of the countrie, without pitie or mercie. Moreouer they did not onelie breake into mens houses, but also into churches, and tooke out of the same such vessels and ornaments of gold and sil|uer, as they could laie hands vpon: for Lewes had not the power now to rule the gréedie souldiers, be|ing wholie giuen to the spoile.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But most of all their tyrannie did appeare in the east parts of the realme, when they went through the countries of Essex, Suffolke and Northfolke, where they miserablie spoiled the townes and villages, re|ducing those quarters vnder their subiection, and making them tributaries vnto Lewes in most ser|uile and slauish manner. Furthermore,The castell of Norwich le [...]t for a prey to Lewes. at his com|ming to Norwich, he found the castell void of de|fense, and so tooke it, without any resistance, and put into it a garison of his souldiers. Also he sent a pow|er to the towne of Lin, which conquered the same, and tooke the citizens prisoners,Lin. causing them to paie great summes of monie for their ransoms. Mor|ouer, Thomas de Burgh,Thomas de Burgh taken prisoner. chateleine of the castell of Norwich, who vpon the approch of the Frenchmen to the citie, fled out in hope to escape, was taken priso|ner, and put vnder safekéeping. He was brother vnto Hubert de Burgh capteine of Douer castell.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when Lewes had thus finished his enterpri|ses in those parts, he returned to London,Gilbert de Gaunt made earle of Lin|colne. and short|lie therevpon created Gilbert de Gaunt earle of Lincolne, appointing him to go thither with all con|uenient speed, that he might resist the issues made by them which did hold the castels of Notingham and Newarke, wasting and spoiling the possessions and lands belonging to the barons neere adioining to the same castels. This Gilbert de Gaunt then, togither with Robert de Ropeley, comming into that coun|trie, tooke the citie of Lincolne, and brought all the countrie vnder subiection (the castell onlie exceptedLincolne woone.) EEBO page image 193 After that,Holland in Lincolnshire inuaded. they inuaded Holland, and spoiling that countrie, made it also tributarie vnto the French. Likewise, Robert de Roos, Peter de Bruis, and Ri|chard Percie, subdued Yorke and all Yorkeshire, bringing the same vnder the obeisance of Lewes.Yorkeshire subdued to Lewes. The king of Scots in like sort subdued vnto the said Lewes all the countrie of Northumberland, except the castels which Hugh de Balioll, and Philip de Hul|cotes valiantlie defended against all the force of the enimie.