Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the end of Aprill the barons hearing where the king was, departed from London with a great multitude of the citizens, whom they placed in the vantward, and marched foorth towards the king, and comming neere to the place where he was lodged; set downe their tents, and incamped themselues a little beside him. Either here or by the waie as they came forward, the barons deuised a letter, and sent it vnto the king, conteining an excuse of their dooings, and a declaration of their well meanings,The barons send a letter to the king. both to|wards him, and the wealth of the realme; and heere|with accused those that were about him, and with e|uill counsell misinformed him, both against them, a|gainst the publike wealth of the land, and his owne honor. This letter was dated the tenth of Maie, and subscribed with the names of a great number of no|ble men, of the which the more part doo here insue, but yet not all; Sir Simon de Montfort earle of Leicester and high steward of England, sir Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester, Robert Ferrers earle of Darbie, Hugh Spenser lord cheefe iustice, & Hen|rie Montfort sonne and heire to the earle of Leice|ster, Richard Grey, Henrie Hastings, Iohn Fitz Iohn, Robert de Uéepont, Iohn Ginuile, Robert Rops, William Marmion, Baldwine Wake, Gil|bert Gifford, Nicholas de Segraue, Godfrey de Lu|cie, Iohn de Ueisie, William de Mountchensie, with other. The king answered this letter,The answer to y^ [...] barons. in char|ging them with rebellion, and moouing of open war against him, to the great disquieting of the realme. Also he laid vnto their charge, the burning of the ma|nours, houses and places of his nobles and councel|lors; and herewith defied them by the same answer,He defieth them. which was dated at Lewes aforesaid on the twelfth of Maie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Also the king of Romanes, and prince Edward sent their defiance to the barons at the same time in writing vnder their seales, for that the barons in their letter to the king, had burthened them and o|ther with misleading the king with vntrue informa|tions and sinister counsell. Matth. West. Thus as they writ to and fro such nipping letters, all the treatie of peace was forgotten and laid aside, so that they prepared to battell. The king had indéed the greater number of armed men, but manie of them were vnfaithfull, and cared not greatlie though the losse fell to his side, and so whilest they went to it without order, & vnaduised|lie, they fought at aduenture, & continued but faintly. N. Triuet. The ordering of the battels. His capteines made thrée battels of their armie, the lord Edward led the foreward, and with him Willi|am de Ualence earle of Penbroke, and Iohn de Warren erle of Surrey and Sussex. In the second, the K. of Almaine, with his sonne Henrie were cheef|taines. The third the king gouerned himselfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The barons diuided their host into foure battels, the first was vnder the gouernment of the lord Hen|rie de Montfort and others. The second was led by the lord Gilbert de Clare, the lord Iohn Fitz Iohn, and the lord William de Mountchensie. The third, in which the Londoners were placed, the lord Nicho|las de Segraue ruled. The fourth was led by Si|mon Montfort earle of Leicester himselfe, and one Thomas de Peuelston. Thus being ordered, on the fourtéenth of Maie being Wednesdaie, they ioined in fight, and at the first incounter,The battels ioine. the L. Hen|rie EEBO page image 268 de Hastings, Chron. Dunst. the lord Geffrey de Lucie, & Hum|frey de Bohun the yoonger were wounded, and the Londoners forthwith were beaten backe:Prince Ed|ward pursu|eth the Lon|doners. for prince Edward so fiercelie assailed them, that they were not able to abide the brunt. He hated them indeed aboue all other, namelie for that of late they had mis|vsed his mother, reuiling hir, and throwing durt and stones at hir, when she passed the bridge (as before ye haue heard) which wrong and abuse by them com|mitted was peraduenture on their parts forgotten, but of prince Edward (as it séemeth) remembred, for

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