Compare 1577 edition: 1 The people conceiued an opinion, that this earle being thus slaine, Polydor. fighting in defense of the liberties of the realme, & performance of his oth, as they tooke it, died a martyr: which by the bruted holinesse of his passed life and miracles ascribed to him after his death, was greatlie confirmed in the next age. But the feare of the kings displeasure staied the people from hastie honouring him as a saint at this time, where otherwise, they were inclined greatlie thereto, reputing him for no lesse in their conscience, as in se|cret talke they would not sticke to vtter. There were wounded & taken, Matth. West. besides the other that were slaine at that battell of Euesham, Guie de Montfort, the earle of Leicesters sonne, the lords Iohn Fitz Iohn, Henrie de Hastings, Humfrie de Bohun the yoon|ger, Iohn de Uescie, Peter de Montfort the yoon|ger, and Nicholas de Segraue with others. The king being deliuered out of his aduersaries hands, and likewise the king of Romans, went vnto War|wike, and there increasing his power, determined to pursue his enimies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But first, about the Natiuitie of our ladie was a parlement holden at Winchester,A parlement at Winche|ster. where the statuts of Oxford were cleerelie repealed. Also, all such as had fauoured the barons, and were as then either in prison or abroad, should be disherited. It was also ordeined at this parlement, that the wealthiest citi|zens of London should be cast into prison, and that the citie should be depriued of hir liberties. Also, that the stulps and cheins, wherewith the stréets were fensed, should be had awaie, bicause that the citizens had aided the earle of Leicester against the king and his realme. All this was doone, for the chéefe citizens were committed to ward within the castle of Wind|sor, till they had paid no small summes of monie for their fines. The liberties of the citie were suspended, and the towre of London was made stronger by the stulps and cheins which were brought into it out of the citie. Moreouer, bicause Simon de Montfort might not agrée with the king, being come to this parlement vpon assurance, he was restored to the ca|stell of Killingworth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this,A parlement at Westmin|ster. in the feast of the translation of S. Ed|ward, a parlement was holden at Westminster, and the sentence of disheriting the kings aduersaries was pronounced against them, whose lands the king forthwith gaue vnto his trustie subiects, where he thought good. Some of the disherited men redée|med EEBO page image 271 their possessions, with a portion of monie, in name of a fine. Other of them flocking togither, got them into the woods and desert places, where kéeping them out of sight as outlawes, they liued by spoiles and robberies. The cheefest of them was Robert erle of Ferrers, who neuerthelesse was restored to his lands,Erle Ferrers but yet with condition, that if afterwards he fell into the like crime, he should forfeit his earldome for euer. Fabian. Anno Reg. 50. The citie of London sub|mitteth hir|selfe to the K. The Londoners with much adoo, at length, obteined pardon of the king. The maior and alder|men of the citie were glad to submit themselues, though the commons, without consideration of the great perill which they were in, would haue stood still at defiance with the king, and defended the citie against him. It was no maruell though they were of diuerse and contrarie opinions, for in those daies, the citie was inhabited with manie and sundrie nations which then were admitted for citizens. At length, vp|on their submission, the king tooke them to mercie, vpon their fine,

The Londo|ners put to their fine.

Cardinall O|thobone the popes legat. Fabian.