Compare 1577 edition: 1 They within aduertised Hugh de Burgh, the lord chéefe iustice (to whome the castell belonged by the kings late gift) of the exploit and enterprise attemp|ted by their enimies, with all possible hast: wherevp|on the king at request of the said Hubert leuied [...] power, and came to raise the siege. But the Welsh|men hearing of the kings approch,The king with an armie commeth to the succour of them [...] the castell. fled awaie like sheepe, so that comming to the castell, he found no re|sistance: howbeit, for so much as he saw the foresaid wood to be troublesome and an annoiance to the said castell, he willed it to be destroied. True it is, that the same wood was verie thicke and rough, and fur|ther it conteined also fiue leagues or fifteene miles in length: yet by such diligence as was vsed, the same was wasted, stocked vp, and quickelie rid out of the waie by fire and other means, so that the coun|trie was made plaine a great waie about.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, the king departed foorth into the Welsh confines,The abbeie [...] Cride burnt. and comming to an abbeie of the white moonks called Cride, caused it to be burnt, bicause it serued as a refuge for his enimies. Then by the ad|uise of the lord chiefe iustice Hubert de Burgh,The king [...]ginneth to build a castell. he set in hand to build a castell there, bicause the place séemed verie fit for fortification. But after the king with his armie had laine there thrée months, through lacke of vittels (the Welshmen still cutting the En|glishmen off as they went abroad to fetch in forrage and other prouision) he was constreined to fall to a|gréement with Leolin their prince, and receiuing of the said prince the summe of three thousand marks, he was contented that so much of the castell as was alreadie builded, should be raced and made flat a|gaine with the ground,Pe is cõst [...]|ned to agree with the Welshmen. before his departure from thence. Herevpon, manie men tooke occasion to iest at the lord chiefe iustice and his dooings about this ca|stell, who at the beginning named it Huberts follie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Amongst other also that were taken prisoners by the Welshmen, whilest the king thus vainelie spent his time about the building of that fort,The lord Wil|liã de Breuse taken priso|ner. William de Breuse a right valiant man of warre was one, who being taken by Leolin prince of Wales, was by him crueltie put to death (as after shall appeare) for the which act, and other such iniuries receiued at the same Leolins hands, king Henrie at length gree|uouslie punished him. ¶ For the most part of this summer season, Matt. Paris. Strange sights in the aire. great thunders happened in Eng|land: the element also seemed as though it had bur|ned with continuall flames: stéeples, churches, and other hie buildings were striken with lightning, and the haruest was sore hindered by continuall raine. Also in the middest of the day there came a woonder|full darkenesse vpon the earth, Polydor. that the brightnesse of the aire seemed to be couered and taken awaie.