Compare 1577 edition: 1 In Lent following néere to the castell of Mount|gomerie in Wales, three hundred Welshmen were slaine by them that lay in garrison there by a policie of the capteine, which faining a counterfeited flight, drew the Welshmen within danger of an ambush, which he had laid to surprise them vnwares as it came euen to passe according to his deuise. Dauid that tooke himselfe for king of Wales, coueting to be re|uenged of this displeasure,Dauid king or prince of Wales. [...]cassed not daie nor night to make incursions and to exploit enterprises to the damage of the marchers, the which valiantlie resisted the enimies, and droue them oftentimes into the mounteines, woods, bogs, and other places of refuge, and oftentimes the enimies hauing the aduantage of place, did much displeasure to the Englishmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Upon a time as they (being got to the heigth of an hill, to cast downe stones and throw darts vpon the Englishmen that assailed them beneath) chanced a|mongst other to slea with a mightie stone (which they threw downe by the side of the hill) sir Hubert Fitz Matthew a right valiant knight,Sir Hubert Fitz Mat|thew slaine, and a man of great accompt for his knowledge and seruice in warres. Thus the wars continued betweene the parties, and oftentimes the Welshmen by the sudden inuasions got the better: their prince Dauid comming to the castell of Monthault besieged it, and within a short time wan it,The castell [...] Monthault taken by the Welshmen. slaieng or taking all those whome he found within it. The owner thereof the lord Roger de Monthault by chance was not at home, which hap|pened well for him, where otherwise he had béene in great danger: but néere to the castell of Mountgo|merie, the Welshmen yet were eftsoons ouerthrowne and 200 of them slaine by an ambush that brake forth vpon their backs. About the middest of Lent the prelats of England were summoned to come to a generall councell, the which pope Innocent had ap|pointed to be holden at the feast of S. Iohn Baptist next following.A generall councell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced that about this time, a post comming from the pope with letters to his Nuncio maister Martin,The popes letters staied. conteining instructions how he should pro|céed for the gathering of monie, was staied at Do|uer, by the practise of such noble men as were grée|ued to sée anie such summes of monie to be conueied out of the realme in sort as was vsed. He was had into the castell and his letters taken from him, where|in such secrets were conteined for the getting of mo|nie, as ought not to haue beene reuealed. Maister Martin hearing that the post was thus staied and imprisoned, made a gréeuous complaint vnto the king, so that the post was set at libertie, had his let|ters to him restored, & so came vnto master Martin, and deliuered them vnto him that he might vnder|stand the popes pleasure, which others to his griefe vnderstood now as well as himselfe.