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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus the king hauing these Noble men about him,Northampt [...] taken by [...]. with his armie sped him towards Northamp|ton, and comming thither tooke the towne by force, [...]ue diuerse, and tooke prisoners Peter Mountfort, and Simon Mountfort the earle of Leicesters son, William Ferries, Baldwin Wake, with Nicholas his brother, Berengarius de Wateruile, Hugh Gubiun, Robert Buteuilein, Adam of Newmarch, Robert Newton, Philip Dribie, Grimbald Paunce|f [...]et, Roger Beltram, Thomas Mansell, and diuerse other, to the number of 80 knights (or as Matthew Westminster hath 15 barons, and 60 knights) besides a great number of esquires and burgesses, the which were bestowed abroad in sundrie prisons. The towne (as some write) was taken by this meanes. Whilest diuerse of the capteins within were talking with the king on the one side of the towne towards the me|dowes, the lord Philip Basset approched the walles néere vnto the monasterie of S. Andrew, and there with his people hauing spades, mattocks, and other instruments prouided for the purpose, vndermined a EEBO page image 267 great paine of the wall, and reuersed the same into ditches, making such a breach, that fortie horssemen might enter afront. Some put the blame in such moonks of the abbeie as were strangers, as though they should prepare this entrie for the enimie: but howsoeuer it was, the king got the towne out of his enimies hands.