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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The castell of Brecknoc was also deliuered into his hands, which he béetooke to the kéeping of the lord Roger de Mortimer, with all the territorie thereto belonging. Robert earle of Darbie that tooke part with the barons, besieged the citie of Worcester, and tooke it by the old castell,Worcester taken. sacked the citizens goods, and constreined the Iewes to be baptised. The citie of Glocester also was taken by the barons: but prince Edward following them and reparing the bridge o|uer Seuerne, which the barons had broken downe af|ter they were come ouer, he entred the castell of Glo|cester with his people. The next day by procurement of Walter bishop of Worcester, a truce was taken betwixt prince Edward and the barons that had ta|ken the towne, during the which truce the barons left the towne, and the burgesses submitted themselues vnto prince Edward: and so he hauing the castell and towne in his hands, Matth. We [...]. The citie of Glocester [...] couered, and put to fin [...]. imprisoned manie of the burgesses, & fined the towne at the summe of a thou|sand pounds. Then he drew towards his father li|eng at Oxford, or at Woodstoke, gathering people to|gither on ech hand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time the lords drew towards Lon|don,The cõmo|ners of the citie of Lon|don agree with the barons. R. Fabia [...] . and the new assurance by writing indented was made betweene the communaltie of the citie and the barons, without consent of any of the rulers of the citie. The commoners herewith appointed of them|selues two capteins, which they named constables of the citie, that is to saie, Thomas Piwelsoon & Ste|phan Bukerell, by whose commandement and [...]olling of the great bell of Paules all the citie was warned to be readie in harnesse, to attend vpon the said two capteins. About the beginning of Lent the consta|ble of the towre sir Hugh Spenser, with the said two capteins, and a great multitude of the citizens and o|thers went to Thistlewor [...]The manor [...] Thistleworth spoiled. and there spoiled the ma|nour place of the king of Almaine, and then set it on fire, and destroied the water milles, and other com|modities which he there had. This déed was the cause (as some haue iudged) of the warre that after insued.The chéef [...] cause that [...] the K. of [...]|maine so [...] against the barons. For where before this time the said king of Almaine had beéne, by reason of the alliance betwixt him and the earle of Glocester, continuallie an intreater for peace, he was now euer after this time an vtter enimie vnto the barons, and vnto their side, so farre as laie in his power.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king hearing of this riot [...]us act, and being informed that Peter de Mountfort was at Nor|thampton, assembling people to strengthen the ba|rons part, he got togither such men of warre as he could from all places, and so he had with him his bro|ther Richard king of Almaine, his eldest sonne the lord Edward,The lords that follow [...] the king. William de Ualence his halfe bro|ther on the mothers side, & Iohn Comin of Ward in Scotland with a great number of Scots, Iohn Bal|lioll lord of Gallowaie, Robert Bruis lord of An|nandale, Roger Clifford, Philip Marmion, Iohn Uaux, Iohn Leiborne, Henrie Percie, Philip Bas|set, and Roger Mortimer.

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