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Compare 1577 edition: 1 This answer of the bishop so pricked and woun|ded the minds of the English Nobilitie, that manie of them (amongst whome the said earle of Penbroke was the chéefe) began an open rebellion, some of them resorting to one place, and some to an other, to gather people for their purpose.The lords yt withdrew into Wales. Matth. Paris. Polydor. The names of such barons as stirred vpon this occasion were these; Ri|chard Marshall earle of Penbroke afore named, Gilbert Basset and his brethren, men of great honor and right hardie capteins: also Richard Sward a warlike personage, trained vp in feats of armes from his youth,The king pro+claimed them traitors. with Walter Clifford a worthie knight, and manie others. The king hauing know|ledge of their dooings proclaimed them all traitors, confiscated their goods,Strangers sent for. and sent for a great power of men out of Flanders to serue him in his warres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest king Henrie thus prouided himselfe of an armie, the lords with their capteine Richard Mar|shall ioined themselues to Leolin prince of Wales, & doubting the comming of the king, spoiled all the marshes next adioining to England, leauing no vit|tels nor cattell any where about in those parts wher|by the kings armie might haue reléefe, and further made all things readie for their owne defense so well as they could deuise. The earle of Kent about the same time, Matth. Paris. The earle of Kent escapeth and taketh sanctuarie. by helpe of two yeomen that attended vpon him, escaped out of the castell of Uées, and tooke sanctuarie in the next church: but when those that had the charge of him and the castell in keeping, mis|sed him, and heard where he was, they fetcht both him, and the two yeomen that holpe him to make the escape out of the church,He is fetcht out. and bringing them backe to the castell, imprisoned the earle.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And though the bishop of Salisburie came thi|ther and threatened to accursse them, if they would not deliuer the earle, and restore him to sanctuarie a|gaine: they made answer, that they had rather the earle should hang for himselfe, than they for him. And so bicause they would not deliuer him, the bishop did excommunicate them, and after riding to the court, and taking with him the bishop of London, and other bishops, preuailed so much by complaint exhibited to the K. that the earle was restored to the church againe the eighteenth day of October:He is restored to sanctuarie. but so, as the shiriffe of the shire had commandement to compasse the church about with men, to watch that no releefe came vnto him, whereby he might be constreined through famishing to submit himselfe. Notwithstan|ding, Anno Reg. 18. The earle of Kent rescued and conueied into Wales. shortlie after there came a power of armed men, and fetcht the said earle from thence (setting him on horssebacke in faire complet armour) and so conueied him into Wales, where he ioined with o|ther of the kings enimies, the thirtith day of Octo|ber.

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