Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle at the first being somewhat amazed with the sudden approch of the enimie, yet beholding from the walles the maner of them without, he perceiued the rankes to be verie thin: and thereby gessing their number to be but small, suddenlie issued foorth at the gates to encounter with them. The king a|bode not the giuing of the charge, bicause he was but weake and therefore fled;The siege raised. neither could the earle follow the chace conuenientlie, for the like cause; but setting vpon those that were about to make the trench, he slue 80. of the workemen, N. Triuet. and then retired into the castell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare was an heinous act committed by the Iewes at Norwich, where they put a child to death,A child cru|cified by the Iewes. in crucifieng him vpon a crosse to the reproch of chri|stian religion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the yeare following; namelie, in the 10. Matth. Paris. Simon Dun. yeare of king Stephans reigne, Robert earle of Glocester and other capteins tooke in hand to build a castell at Faringdon. Anno. Reg. 10. 1145 But king Stephan assembling an ar|mie of Londoners and other,A castell built at Faring|don. Hen. Hunt. came thither, and besie|ged them within. Now whilest earle Robert and o|thers of the empresses capteins remaining not far off, taried for a greater power to come to their aid, the king with sharpe assaults (but not without losse of his men) wan the fortresse:The king winneth it by force. whereby his side be|gan to wax the stronger, and to be more highlie ad|uanced. After this he came with a mightie armie vn|to Wallingford, Anno Reg. 11. 1146 and there builded a strong castell ouer against the other castell which his aduersaries held against him.