Compare 1577 edition: 1 But Eustace K. Stephans son was sore offended herewith, and reprouing his father for concluding such an agréement, in a great rage departed from the court, & taking his waie toward Cambridgeshire (which countrie he meant to ouerrun) he came to the abbeie of Burie, and vpon S. Laurence daie caused all the corne in the countrie about, and namelie that which belonged to the said abbeie, to [...]e spoiled and brought into a castell which he had in keeping not far from thence. But as he sat downe to meat the same daie vpon receiuing the first morsell he fell mad (as writers haue reported) and miserablie ended his lifeEustace king Stephans son and Si|mon earle of Northãpton depart this life both in one wéeke. The same weeke Simon earle of Northampton de|parted this world of a like disease, and so two of the chiefest aduersaries which duke Henrie had, were rid out of the waie. Eustace was buried at Feuersham in Kent, and earle Simon at Northampton.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time also that noble and valiant earle of Chester called Ranulfe departed this life,The earle of Chester de|ceasseth. a man of such stoutnesse of stomach, that death could scarselie make him to yeeld, or shew any token of feare: he was poisoned (as was thought) by Willi|am Peuerell. After him succeeded his sonne Hugh, a man likewise of passing strength and vertue. Now although earle Ranulfe fauoured the part of duke Henrie, yet in these later yeares he did but little for him: wherefore it was thought that the death of this earle was not so great a losse to the duke, as the deaths of Eustace, earle Simon, and other the kings fréends deceasing about the same time seemed to fur|ther him: so that his part became dailie stronger, and the kings weaker.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time the castels of Reading and Béertwell were deliuered to duke Henrie, and the la|die Gundreda countesse of Warwike draue out the souldiers that held it for king Stephan, Matth. Paris. Rob. Mont. and deliue|red the towne to duke Henrie. In this yeare duches Elenor, wife to Henrie Fitzempresse, was brought to bed of hir first borne son, whom they named Wil|liam, after the maner of the ancient dukes of Aqui|taine.