The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 137)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The barons of the land, iudging such vnlawfull doings not to be anie longer suffered, first besieged the castell of Windsore, and after preparing to leuie a greater force, did put them within in such feare, that they yéelded vp the same, séeking to escape by EEBO page image 138 flight, some into one place, and some into an other, the which yet being apprehended were put to worthie ex|ecution. Ger. Dor. But this was not doone without continu|ance of time, & without great trouble & charges to the realme: for whereas there was a practise betwixt the French king and earle Iohn, that a great power of strangers, & namelie Flemings should haue come into the realme (for whose transporting a great num|ber of ships were brought togither at Witsand) yet the high prouidence and goodnesse of God disappoin|ted their purpose. For their messengers being taken which were sent hither into England, the treason was reuealed, and by the queene mothers appoint|ment (who cheefelie then ruled the land) a great com|panie of knights, men of armes, and commons of the countrie, watched the sea coasts ouer against Flanders, to keepe the enimies from landing. They began thus to watch in the passion wéeke, and so continued till a certeine time after Easter. Howbeit earle Iohn came secréetlie ouer, in hope to haue not onelie the assistance of the Welshmen and of manie other his freends in England, but also of the Scots, howbeit, the king of Scots would not meddle. He therefore with such Welshmen and other as he had brought ouer, and such Englishmen as he could get to take his part, began such attempts (as before ye haue heard) to the disquieting of the whole realme, and great displeasure of the king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, beside that power of the barons which laid siege to Windsor castell, there were Noble men also in other parts of the realme that were readie to resist him.

The archbi|shop of Yorke. Hugh Bar|dolfe.

William de Stuteuille.

And amongst other, Geffrey the archbi|shop of Yorke, with Hugh Bardolfe one of the kings iustices, and William de Stuteuille, assem|bled an armie, and comming to Doncaster, fortified the towne: but when the archbishop would haue gone forward to besiege the castell of Tickhill, which earle Iohn had in possession, the other two his asso|ciats would not consent to go with him, bicause they were seruants, and reteined with earle Iohn. Here|with the archbishop being sore offended, departed from them, calling them traitors to their king, and enimies to the realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time did the French king enter into Normandie with an armie, & comming to the towne of Gisors, besieged it, the which one Gilbert de Uascoll or Guascoill capteine thereof (to his high re|proch) yéelded vp vnto him, with an other castell also called Nefle, which he had likewise in kéeping. Af|ter this, Wil. Paruus. the French king entring into the countrie of Ueurine or Ueulquessine, wan diuers towns and fortresses in the same, and passing forward, tooke Ual de Rueil, and Neusburge, and finallie comming be|fore the citie of Rouen he laid siege thereto:

Rouen be|sieged.

The earle of Leicester.

but the earle of Leicester being gotten into the citie before the French kings comming thither, so incouraged the citizens, that they stoutlie standing to their de|fense, caused the French king to his great dishonour to raise his field, hauing lost there more than he wan. Yet to saue other townes and castels from taking, and the countrie from destruction, Polydor. the rulers of the same procured a truce for a great summe of monie, which they couenanted to giue, deliuering vp foure notable castels by waie of engagement, till the summe agreed vpon should be to him contented and dulie paid.