Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wherefore these considerations sta [...]ed and kept one part of the English lords still in obedience to Lewes, namelie, for that diuerse of the confederats thought that it stood not with their honours so to for|sake him, till they might haue some more honorable colour to reuolt from their promises, or that the mat|ter should be taken vp by some indifferent agrée|ment to be concluded out of hand betwixt them. Her|vpon EEBO page image 199 they resorted in like maner vnto London, and there with Lewes tooke councell what was to be doone with their businesse touching the whole state of their cause. ¶Here ye shall note, that before the con|cluding of this last truce, Fouks de Brent the cap|teine of the castell of Bedford gat togither a num|ber of souldiers out of the garrisons [...] the castels of Oxford, Northampton, Bedford, and Windsor, and comming with them to S. Albons the 22 of Februa|rie,S. Albons destroied. he spoiled the towne & abbie, in like maner as he had doone all the townes and villages by the way as he passed through the countrie, from Bedford vnto S. Albons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The messengers which Lewes had remaining in the court of Rome, signified vnto him about the same time, that except he departed out of England, the sentence of excommunication, which Gualo or Walo the legat had pronounced against him, should be confirmed by the pope on Maundie thursdaie next insuing. Wherevpon Lewes was the more inclined to yéeld to the truce before mentioned, that he might in the meane time go ouer into France to his fa|ther, who had most earnestlie written and sent in commandement to him, that in any wise he should returne home to talke with him, and so about mid|lent after the truce was concluded, he prepared him|selfe, and sailed ouer into France, and as Polydor saith (but with what authoritie I know not) the king of Scots went also with him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After his departure ouer, William earle of Sa|lisburie, Matth. Paris. Noble men reuolting frõ Lewes. William earle of Arundell, William earle Warren, and diuerse other reuolted to king Henrie. Moreouer, William Marshall earle of Penbroke so trauelled with his son William Marshall the yoon|ger, that he likewise came to take part with the yoong king: whereby the side of Lewes and his French|men was sore weakened, and their harts no lesse ap|palled for the sequele of their affaires. Lewes retur|ned yet into England before the truce was expired. The lords that held on the kings part in the absence of Lewes, were not forgetfull to vse opportunitie of time: for beside that they had procured no small number of those that before time held with Lewes to reuolt from him to the kings side, they at one selfe time besieged diuerse castels, and recouered them out of their aduersaries hands, as Marlebrough, Farneham, Winchester, Cicester, and certeine o|ther, which they ouerthrew and raced, bicause they should not be taken and kept againe by the enimie. For ye must vnderstand, that the going ouer of Lewes now at that time, when it stood him most vp|on to haue beene present here in that troublesome season (which he ought to haue regarded with singu|lar circumspection, and warilie to haue watched, for

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