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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 From Porchester the king ment to returne vnto London, there to méet the quéene, who in hir returne from Canturburie would haue lodged one night in the castell of Léeds, which the lord Bartholomew de Badelismere late steward of the kings house had by exchange of the king for other lands, and now taking part with the barons, had left his wife and children with other of his fréends and treasure in the same castell.The quéene not suffered to lodge in the castell of Léeds. Those that were put in trust with keeping this castell, would neither permit quéene nor other to en|ter therein, without expresse commandement from their lord and maister, and so they signified not one|lie to the quéenes seruants that came before to make prouision for hir, but also declared the same to hir selfe comming thither in person.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This chanced verie vnluckilie for the barons: for where the queene had euer sought to procure peace, loue and concord betwixt the king and his lords, shée tooke such displeasure with this deniall made to hir for one nights lodging in that castell, that vpon hir gréeuous complaint sent to the king, he foorthwith raised a mightie armie out of Kent and Essex, from the cinque ports, and of the Londoners, and hauing with him his brethren, Thomas earle Marshall, and Edmund earle of Kent, also the earls of Richmond, Penbroke, Arundell, and Atholl, he hasted thither,The king be|siegeth the ca|stell of Léeds. & laid siege about the castell; constreining them within by all meanes that might be deuised.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In the meane time,The lords came with a power to raise the siege. at the suit of the lord Bade|lismere, the earle of Hereford, and other lords of the confederacie, came with a great power vnto King|stone, about the feast of Simon and Iude, and there staieng certeine daies for some of their companie that were to come vnto them, they sent vnto the king the archbishop of Canturburie, and the bishop of London, with the earle of Penbroke, requiring him to remooue his siege, till by parlement some order might be taken: but the king would not giue eare to their suit, but continued his siege till the castell was yeelded to him.The castell of Léeds yéelded For those that were at Kingstone cowardlie leuing their enterprise, came not forward, but returned backe againe. They that were within the castell, hauing simplie submitted themselues to the king, caused twelue or thirtéene of them to suffer death.Walter Cul|pepper exe|cuted. Amongst other was one Walter Culpepper reckoned for the chéefe of them that defended the ca|stell against the king. The wife of the lord Badelis|mere, EEBO page image 328 with his nephue Bartholomew de Burwash was sent to the tower of London, but his sister was sent to Douer castell, there to remaine in safe kée|ping. The castell of Leeds being thus yéelded to the king, he entred the same on All halowes daie, and shortlie after the castell of Chilham was deliue|red, and the castell of Tunbridge left void by them that had it in keeping. The king thus bestirring him, came into Essex, and seized into his hands the lands of the lord Badelismere, and likewise the lands of such as were his mainteiners, abbettors, fréends, fauourers, and furtherers; of the which such as he could meet with he put in prison, and here|with summoned an armie to meet him at Cirence|ster about saint Lucies day the virgine. And then a|bout saint Andrews tide he came to London, where the archbishop of Canturburie had called a prouinci|all councell.

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