Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Glocester, perceiuing himselfe not well vsed, secretlie entred into confederacie with the lord Mortimer, and other of the marshes: wherevpon the earle of Leicester hauing thereof some inkeling, came to Hereford, in purpose to haue taken the earle of Glocester, and to haue put him in safe kéeping, as latelie before he had serued the earle of Darbie. But by the practise of the lord Mortimer, shortlie after the lord Edward or prince Edward (whether yee list to call him) assaieng abroad in the fields an horsse or two, such as he should vse at iusts and tornies, which were appointed to be holden, he mounted at length vpon a light courser, which the said lord Mortimer had sent to him;Prince Ed|ward escapeth awaie. Matth. West. and bidding the lord Robert Roos and other (that were appointed to attend on him, as his keepers) farewell, he galloped from them, and could not be ouertaken of them that pursued him, till at length he came to the lord Mortimer, who with a great troope of men was come foorth of his castell of Wigmore to receiue him. This was on the thurs|daie in Whitsunweeke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time, the earle of Warren, with William de Ualence earle of Penbroke, the kings halfe brother, and others, who (as yée haue heard) fled from the battell at Lewes, were now returned into the realme, landing first in Southwales with a EEBO page image 270 power of crossebowes and other men of warre, the which hearing that the lord Edward was thus esca|ped out of captiuitie, came to Ludlow, and there ioi|ned with him, and so likewise did the earle of Gloce|ster. Now after they had communed togither, and were made freends and confederats, they caused all the bridges to be broken, that the enimies should not come to oppresse them, till they had assembled all their forces, and passing forward towards Glocester, wan the citie, and still came people vnto them from all sides, namelie those lords and capteins, which all the time since the battell of Lewes had laine in Bri|stow. After this they came to Worcester, and entred there also. When the earle of Leicester was hereof aduertised (who in all this meane time by order ta|ken, was about the king, and ruled all things in the court) h [...] sent in all hast vnto his sonne Simon de Montfort to raise a power of men,

The earle of Leicesters sonne raiseth an armie.

He wan Win|chester.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the last day of Iulie, prince Edward with his host came to Killingwoorth aforesaid, and there figh|ting with the said Simon de Montfort and his ar|mie, with little slaughter discomfited the same, and tooke prisoners the erle of Oxford,The armie of the earle of Leicesters sonne is dis|comfited. the lords William de Montchensie, Adam de Newmarch, Baldwine Wake, and Hugh Neuill, with diuerse others: the lord Simon himselfe fled into the castell, and so esca|ped. In this meane while the earle of Leicester ha|uing raised his power, N. Triuet. came to the castell of Mon|mouth,The castell of Monmouth taken. which the earle of Glocester had latelie taken and fortified: but they that were within it being dri|uen to yéeld, it was now raced downe to the ground. This doone, the earle of Leicester entring into Gla|morganshire, and ioining his power with the prince of Wales, wasted and burned the lands of the said earle of Glocester: but hearing what his aduersaries went about in other places, he returned from thence, and came forward towards the said prince Edward, who likewise made towards him, and at Euesham they met on the sixt day of August,The battell of Euesham. where was fought a verie fierce and cruell battell betwixt the parties.