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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The citizens of London were so offended herewith that they rose in armour against him and other of the kings councell,The Londo|ners rob the house of the lord Gray. in somuch that they assailed the lodg|ing of the lord Iohn Gray without Ludgate, and tooke out of his stables 32 horsses, and such other things as they might laie hold vpon, kéeping such stur that the lord Gray himselfe was forced to flie be|yond Fleetbridge. The like rule they kept at the house of Iohn de Passelew.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Iohn Mansell departing foorth of the towre to the Thames, with the countesse de Lisle,Iohn Mãsell fléeth into France. and other ladies that were strangers borne, sailed into France, and landed at Whitsand, where the said Mansell hearing that the lord Henrie, sonne to the king of Almaine, that then held with the barons was in those parts, he caused the lord Ingram de Fines to staie him as prisoner, and so he remained, till king Henrie vpon the agreement betwixt him and the barons, found meanes to get him released, and so then he returned into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now touching the barons, they procéeded in their businesse which they had in hand with all earnest diligence, of whome these were the chéefe that vnder|tooke this matter: yoong Humfrie de Boun, the lord Henrie son to the king of Almaine,The baron [...] that ros [...] a|gainst the king. Henrie Mont|ford, Hugh Spenser, Baldwin Wake, Gilbert Gif|ford, Richard Gray, Iohn Ros, William Marmion, Henrie Hastings, Haimon le Strange, Iohn Fitz Iohn, Godfrey Lucie, Nicholas Segraue, Roger de Leiborne, Iohn Uesie, Roger de Clifford, Iohn de Uaus, Gilbert de Clare, Gilbert de Lacie, and Ro|bert Uepont, the which with one generall consent e|lected for their chéefe capteins and generall gouer|nours, Simon de Mountfort earle of Leicester,Their chéefe capteins. Gil|bert of Clare earle of Glocester, and Robert Fer|reis earle of Darbie, and Iohn earle of Warren. On the kings part these persons are named to stand with him against the other. First, Roger Bigod erle of Norffolke and Suffolke,The baron [...] that tooke part with the king. Humfrie de Boun earle of Hereford, Hugh Bigod lord cheefe iustice, Philip Basset, William de Ualence, Geffrey de Lucignan, Peter de Sauoy, Robert Walrand, Iohn Mansell, Geffrey Langley, Iohn Gray, William Latimer, Henrie Percie, and manie other. The barons not|withstanding hauing assembled their powers, resol|ued to go through with their purpose.

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