Compare 1577 edition: 1 To be short, it was not long yer he had his desire, for being such a multitude, that they were not able long to continue within so streict a roome, for want of vittell they fell to a composition, yeelding the ca|stell vnto the king, their bodies liues and lims saued, on the 25. day of August. There were taken within this castell 80. knights, besides yeomen and other common souldiers. In like maner, and with the sem|blable good fortune, about the same time, his capteins in England ouercame his enimies: for whereas Robert earle of Leicester that tooke part with king Henrie the sonne, had assembled at the towne of Leicester a great host of men, in purpose to set vpon Reignold earle of Cornewall and Richard Lucie capteines on the side of king Henrie the father: they vnderstanding his meaning, marched streight to|wards Leicester, and by the way met with their eni|mie earle Robert, whome they so fiercelie assailed, that they put him to flight, and after approching the towne,The earle of Leicester put to flight. had it surrendered vnto them, permitting the inhabitants to depart with bag and baggage, and then burned the towne: but the castell (which in those daies was of great strength by reason of the situati|on) they could not win.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. Paris. Leicester was by force.Howbeit some write, that by vndermining, the walles of the towne were subuerted and throwne downe, so that the towne was entred by force, al|though they within withdrew themselues into the castell and other strong houses, which they defended for a time, till at length they surrendered all, one par|cell of the castell excepted, for the which by compositi|on they paied by way of a fine the sum of thrée hun|dred pounds to the vse of K. Henrie the father. The siege began the seauenth day of Iulie, and on the 28. day of the same moneth the armie departed from thence, a truce being granted to those that still defen|ded a certeine tower of the castell into the which they were withdrawne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king of Scots inua|deth Nor|thumberland.William also the Scotish king, with an armie of Scots and Gallowaimen inuaded Northumber|land, and passing by the confines of the bishoprike of Durham did much hurt by slaughter, burning and spoiling the countrie. Neuerthelesse, hearing of a power raised by the English lords in those parts to resist him,He retireth. he withdrew into his countrie. The English armie folowing him,The English sp [...]le Lou|thian. wasted the countrie of Louthian, till at length by mediation of certeine re|ligious men, a truce was granted to the Scots to in|dure till the feast of S. Hilarie.A truce. For the which truce happilie some rewards went betwixt, and so the Eng|lish lords with spoiles and gaines returned home|wards.