Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was therefore first enacted, that all the Poicto|uins should auoid the land,Ordinances made. togither with other stran|gers, and that neither the king nor his sonne prince Edward should in anie secret manner aid them a|gainst the people. Moreouer, that the king & his sonne should receiue an oth,An oth exac|ted of the king to stand vnto the decrees and ordinances of that parlement, and withall spéed to restore the ancient lawes and institutions of the realme, which they both did, rather constreined there|vnto by feare, than of anie good will. Thus not onelie the king himselfe, but also his sonne prince Edward receiued an oth, to obserue the ordinances of that parlement. But Iohn earle Warren, and the kings halfe brethren; namelie the earle of Penbroke refu|sed that oth; and likewise the lord Henrie, sonne to the king of Almaine, excused himselfe by his fathers absence, without whose consent he would not receiue it, vnto whome this answer was made, that if his fa|ther would not consent to the agréement of the baro|nage, he should not possesse one furrowe of land within this realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also, whereas the earle of Leicester resigned the castels of Killingworth and Odiham into the kings hands, which he had latelie receiued by his gift, and newlie repaired, the earle of Penbroke and his other brethren sware déepelie, that they would for no mans pleasure giue ouer such castels, rents, and wardships of theirs, as they had of the kings gift. But the earle of Leicester told the earle of Penbroke flatlie and plainlie, that he should either render them vp,The earle of Leicester threatneth the earle of Penbroke. or else he should be sure to lose his head. This saieng was confirmed by the generall voices of all other the ba|rons, bicause it was a speciall article concluded a|mongst other in that parlement. The kings halfe brethren, perceiuing which waie the world went,The kings halfe brethren shift awaie. stood in doubt of themselues, and secretlie therevpon de|parting from Oxenford, first withdrew vnto Win|chester, where Odomare, one of the same brethren was bishop, through whose support, and by reason of the strength of such castels as he held, they trusted to be in more safetie: but finallie, perceiuing them|selues not to be so out of danger, sith the barons min|ded to pursue them,They depart the Realme. about the eighteenth daie of Iu|lie they departed the realme with a great number of other of their countriemen; and amongest those, William de saint Herman the kings caruer was one.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Henrie Montfort, sonne to the earle of Leicester,Henrie Mõt|fort pursueth the kings ha [...] brethren. vnderstanding of their departure out of the realme, followed; and hearing that they were arriued at Bul|logne, he landed in those parts, & by such freendship as he found there amongst those that bare good will vnto his father, he got togither a power, and after a manner besieged the Poictouins within Bullogne, laieng watch for them in such sort, both by sea and land, that there was no waie left for them to escape. When they saw themselues in that danger, they sent a messenger with all post hast to the French king,They sent to the French [...]. requiring his safe conduct, to passe fréelie through EEBO page image 259 his realme, as they trusted he would be content to grant vnto such, as for refuge and safegard of life should repaire vnto him for comfort. The French king courteouslie granted their request, and so they were in safetie permitted to passe quietlie through the countrie.Richard Gray cap|teine of Do|uer castell, and lord warden of the ports. In the meane while one Richard Gray, chatellaine of Douer castell, a right valiant man and a faithfull, suffered no man to passe that waie vn|searched, according to that which he had in comman|dement: wherevpon he tooke & seized into his hands a great portion of treasure, which was brought thi|ther to be transported ouer to the Poictouins that were fled out of the realme. Also, there was found a great quantitie of treasure in the new temple at London, which they had gathered & hoorded vp there, which also was seized to the kings vse.