Compare 1577 edition: 1 This yeare, R. Houed. when it might haue beene thought that all things were forgotten touching the rebellious at|tempts made against king Henrie the father by his sons, and other (as before ye haue heard) he caused the wals both of the towne and castell of Leicester to be raced,The wals of the towne and castell of Lei|cester raced. and all such castels and places of strength as had béene kept against him during the time of that rebellion, to be likewise ouerthrowne and made plaine with the ground, as the castels of Hunting|ton, Waleton, Growby, Hey, Stutesbirrie or Ster|desbirrie, Malasert, the new castell of Allerton, the castels of Fremingham and Bungey, with diuers o|ther both in England and Normandie. But the ca|stels of Pascie, and Mountsorell he reteined in his owne hands as his of right, being so found by a iurie of fréeholders impanelled there in the countrie; fur|ther, he seized into his hands all the other castels of bishops, earles and barons,Elianor the kings daugh|ter married to the king of Castile. both in England and Normandie, appointing keepers in them at his plea|sure. This yeare also he married his daughter E|lianor vnto Alfonse king of Castile.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, Gilbert the sonne of Fergus lord of Galloway,Gilbert Fitz Fergus. who had slaine his brother Uthred coosen to king Henrie, came this yeare into England, vn|der conduct of William king of Scotland, and be|came king Henrie the fathers man, swearing fealtie to him against all men: and to haue his loue and fa|uour gaue him a thousand marks of siluer, and de|liuered into his hands his son Duncane as a pledge. It is to be remembred also, that in this yeare,Richard earle of Poictow. Ri|chard earle of Poictow sonne to king Henrie, fought with certeine Brabanders his enimies betwixt S. Megrine and Buteuille, where he ouercame them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Here I haue thought good to aduertise the rea|der, that these men of war, whom we haue general|lie in this part of our booke named Brabanders, we find them written in old copies diuerslie, as Breba|zones, Brebanceni, and Brebationes, the which for so much as I haue found them by the learned transla|ted Brabanders, and that the French word some|what yeeldeth thereto, I haue likewise so named them: wherein whether I haue erred or not, I must submit mine opinion to the learned & skilfull search|ers of such points of antiquities. For to confesse in plaine truth mine ignorance, or rather vnresolued doubt herein, I can not satisfie my selfe with any thing that I haue read, whereby to assure my con|iecture what to make of them, although verelie it may be, and the likelihood is great, that the Braban|ders in those daies for their trained skill and vsuall practise in warlike feats, wan themselues a name, whereby not onelie those that were naturallie borne in Brabant, but such also as serued amongst them, or else vsed the same warlike furniture, order, trade and discipline, which was in vse among them, passed in that age vnder the name of Brabanders. Or else I must thinke, that by reason of some od kind of ha|bit EEBO page image 99 or other speciall cause, a certeine sort of souldi|ers purchased to themselues the priuilege of that name, so to be called Brabanceni or Brebationes (whe|ther ye will) as hath chanced to the Lansquenetz and Reisters in our time, and likewise to the compa|nions Arminaes and Escorchers in the daies of our forefathers, and as in all ages likewise it hath fortu|ned amongst men of warre. Which if it so chanced to these Brabanceni, I know not then what countrie|men to make them: for as I remember, Marchades that was a chiefe leader of such souldiers as were knowne by that name (as after ye shall heare) is re|ported by some authors to be a Prouancois.