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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, assembling his people on all sides, he made his generall musters at S. Edmundsburie, R. Houed. and determined to besiege the castels of Bunghey and Fremingham, Matth. Paris. Earle Bigot is accorded with the K. which the earle Hugh Bigot held against him, who mistrusting that he was not able to defend himselfe and those places against the king, agréed with the king to haue peace, paieng him the summe of a thousand markes by composition. This agréement was concluded the 25. of Iulie. Herevp|on a multitude of the Flemings which Philip earle of Flanders had sent into England (as before is men|tioned) vpon their oth receiued,The Fle|mings sent home. not afterwards to come as enimies into England, had licence to re|turne into their countrie. Also the bands of souldiers that came into the realme with Rafe de la Haie de|parted without impechment by the kings sufferance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king hauing thus accomplished that which stood with his pleasure in those parties, R. Houed. remoued from thence and drew towards Northampton. To which towne after his comming thither,The king of Scots pre|sented to the king of En|gland. the king of Scots was brought with his féet bound vnder the horsses bellie. Thither also came the bishop of Dur|ham, and deliuered to the king the castels of Dur|ham, Norham, and Allerton. Thither also came to the king Roger Mowbraie, and surrendred to him the castell of Treske, and Robert earle Ferreis deli|uered vp into his hands the castels of Tutburie and Duffield, and Anketill Mallorie, and William de Diue constables to the earle of Leicester yeelded to the king the castels of Cicester, Grobie, and Mount|sorell, to the intent that he should deale more courte|ouslie with the earle their maister.The earle of Glocester. The earle Ri|chard of Clare Also William earle of Glocester, and earle Richard of Clare sub|mitted themselues to the king, and so he brought all his aduersaries within the realme of England vnto such subiection as he himselfe wished; so that the king hauing atchiued the vpper hand of his enimies re|turned to London.

¶ All this hurlie burlie and bloudie tumult, was partlie to be ascribed to the king himselfe, who ouer tenderlie fauouring his sonne, did deiect and abase himselfe to aduance the other; partlie to the ambiti|ous disposition of the youth, who was charged with roialtie, before he had learned sufficient loialtie, else would he not haue made insurrections against his father, that himself might obteine the monarchie, and the old king doo him homage: and partlie to the quéenes discontented or rather malicious mind, whose dutie it had béene (notwithstanding such disho|nour doone hir by the king in abusing his bodie vn|lawfullie) so little to haue thought of stirring com|motions betwixt the father and the sonnes, that she should rather haue lulled the contention asléepe, and doone what she possiblie could to quench the feruent fier of strife with the water of pacification. But true it is that hath béene said long ago,

Mulier nihil nouit nisi quod vult,
Et plenum malorum est onus.Pub. Mi [...].

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