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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Rob. Ferreis.Robert Ferreis earle of Darbie being now come vnto Leicester in aid of them that laie there, staied not past ten daies: but finding meanes to increase his number of horssemen, Polydor. Rog. Houed. Notingham taken. suddenlie made to Notin|gham, which Reignold de Lucie had in kéeping, and comming thither earelie in the morning tooke it, droue out the kings souldiers that laie there in gari|son, burned the towne, slue the inhabitants, and di|uided their goods amongst his souldiers: which thing put the countrie about in such feare, that manie of the inhabitants submitted themselues vnto him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie the sonne being hereof aduertised by letters oftentimes sent vnto him by this Robert Ferreis, and other his fréends here in England, est|soones concei [...]ed some good hope to obteine his pur|pose: and therefore determined to prepare for the warre. Herevpon he purchased aid of king Lewes, who (bicause the truce which he had taken with king Henrie the father was now expired) thought it was reason to further his sonne in lawes enterprise so farre as in him laie. Wil. Paruus. Wherfore he made his prouision at Graueling, and there incamping with his people, staied till his ships were readie to transport him and his armie, which consisted of certeine horssemen, and of a number of Brabanders.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie the father being informed both of his sonnes purpose, and of the dooings in England, with all possible spéed determined to passe ouer into England, and therefore got his souldiers a shipboord, among whom were certeine bands of his Braban|ders: Polydor. and so soone as the wind blew to his mind, he caused the sailes to be hoised vp, and the nauie to set forward. Being landed, he repaired first vnto Can|turburie, there to make his praiers, doubting least the bloud of the archbishop Thomas Becket being shed through his occasion, Wil. Paruus. did yet require vengeance against him for that fact. From Canturburie he came to London, and tooke order for the placing of capteins with their bands in certeine townes about the coast, to defend the landing places, where he thought his sonne was like to arriue. Then went he to Huntington,Huntington castell woone. and subdued the castell there the 19. of Iulie: for the knights and other souldiers that were within it yéelded themselues to the kings mer|cie, their liues and lims saued.

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