Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer,The king wanteth monie. his father the king wanted monie and treasure to furnish him withall, howbeit prince Ed|ward borrowed of his vncle erle Richard foure thou|sand marks towards the maintenance of that war. The rebellion of the Welshmen speciallie rose by the hard dealing of sir Geffrey de Langlie knight,Sir Geffrey de Langlies hard dealing, cause of the Welshmens rebellion. the kings collector amongst them, who handled them so streightlie, that in defense of their countrie, lawes, and liberties (as they pretended) they put on armour. They tooke and destroied the lands and possessions which were great and large, of Griffin Brunet, be|ing fled for safegard of his life vnto the king of Eng|land. There were of those Welsh rebels at the point of twentie thousand men, Matth. Paris. The number of the Welsh [...]enimies. and of them ten thousand were horssemen, the which perceiuing the season to make for their purpose, defended themselues so man|fullie, that they droue backe prince Edward and his armie, & so continuing the wars, did much [...] to the English marishes. Their power so increased, that at length they diuided the same in two equall parts,The Welsh|men diuide their power into two parts. the better to recouer vittels, and in ei [...]her armie there were estéemed thirtie thousand armed men, after the maner of their countrie of the which there were fiue hundred men of armes in either host, with barded horsses all couered in it on. Thus being of such puissance, they did much mischéefe to the Eng|lishmen that inhabited on the marshes, neither were the lords marchers able to resist them, al [...]ugh the earle of Glocester aided the same lords [...] that he might.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Henrie being hereof [...]uertised, [...] all spéed Stephan Bauzan, Nic. Treuet. Stephan Bauzan, [...] Baucan. of man skilfull in [...] warie, wi [...] a great number of soldiers into Wal [...] against the rebels, who comming into that countrie, and entring into the lands of a Welsh [...] EEBO page image 255 Rise Uaughan, was intrapt by such ambushments as his enimies laid for him, and thereby was slaine with the more part of his armie.Englishmen ouerthrowne. This ouerthrowe chanced by the treason of Griffin de Brunet, who at that present reuolting from the English side to his countrimen, instructed them in all things, how they might vanquish their enimies. At that time, North|wales and Southwales ioined in league and fréend|lie amitie togither,Northwales and South|wales ioined togither in league. which commonlie was not séene in those daies, they being for the more part at vari|ance, the one rather séeking still how to indamage the other: but now in defense of their liberties (as they pretended) they agreed in one.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king sore mooued herewith, determined to go himselfe into Wales, that he might take worthie punishment of those his aduersaries, that could ne|uer be sufficientlie chastised. Wherevpon raising a great power,The king passeth him|selfe in person into Wales. he hasted foorth, and comming into Wales, put the rebels in such feare, that they with|drew to their accustomed places of refuge, I meane the woods and mareshes. The king would faine haue had them foorth, that he might haue punished them according to their deserts, and therefore to bring his purpose the better to passe, he sent for an armie of soldiers into Ireland, and tarried for their comming at the castell of Brecknoke, but the yeare was farre spent yer his people could be gathered, so that by the aduise of his lords he strengthened certeine castels, and so returned for that yeare into England, leauing the lord Roger Mortimer his lieutenant in Wales, to resist the rebels.The lord Mortimer the kings lieute|nant in Wales Polydor. But now let vs speake of other dooings which chanced in the meane while that the warres thus continued and lasted betwixt England and Wales.