The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 189)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king had this Foukes in great estimation, and amongst other waies to aduance him, he gaue to him in marriage Margaret de Riuers, a ladie of high nobilitie,

Foukes de Brent ad|uanced by marriage.

Rockingham, Sawey, and Biham.

with all the lands and possessions that to hir belonged. Moreouer, to William earle of Al|bemarle the king deliuered the custodie of the ca|stels of Rockingham, Sawey and Biham. To one Ranulfe Teutonicus, the castell of Barkehamsted, and to Walter Godreuill seruant to Foukes de Brent,Barkhamsted he betooke the kéeping of the castell of Hert|ford. Thus what on the one part,Hertfort ca|stell. and what on the o|ther, the barons lost in maner all their possessions from the south sea vnto the borders of Scotland, the king seizing the same into his hands, and commit|ting them to the kéeping of strangers, and such other as he thought more trustie and conuenient. All this while the barons laie at London banketting and making merrie, without attempting anie exploit praise-worthie. But yet when they heard by certeine aduertisement, what hauocke and destruction was made of their houses & possessions abroad, they could not but lament their miseries, and amongst other their complaints which they vttered one to another, they sore blamed the pope, as a cheefe cause of all EEBO page image 190 these euils, for that he mainteined and defended the king against them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Indeed about the same time pope Innocent, who before at the instant suit of king Iohn had excom|municated the barons in generall,The barons accursed by name. did now excom|municate them by name, and in particular, as these. First all the citizens of London which were authors of the mischéefe that had happened by the rebellion of the said barons. Also Robert Fitz Walter, Saer de Quincie earle of Winchester, R. his sonne, G. de Mandeuille, and W. his brother the earle of Clare, and G. his sonne, H. earle of Hereford, R. de Percie, G. de Uescie, I. conestable of Chester, W. de Mow|braie, Will. de Albenie, W. his sonne, P. de Breuse, R. de Cressey, I. his sonne, Ranulfe Fitz Robert, R. earle Bigot, H. his sonne, Robert de Uere, Foulke Fitz Warren, W. Mallet, W. de Mountacute, W. Fitz Marshall, W. de Beauchampe, S. de Kime, R. de Montbigons, and Nicholas de Stuteuille, with diuerse other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The armie which king Iohn had left behind him in the south parts, vnder the leading of the earle of Salisburie and other, laie not idle, but scowring the countries abroad (as partlie yee haue heard) came to S. Edmundsburie, Ralfe Cog. and hauing intelligence there, that diuerse knights, ladies and gentlewomen that were there before their comming, had fled out of that towne, and for their more safetie were with|drawne into the Ile of Elie, they followed them, be|sieged the Ile, and assailed it on ech side, so that al|though they within had fortified the passages, and ap|pointed men of warre to remaine vpon the gard of the same in places where it was thought most néed|full; yet at length they entred vpon them by force, Walter Bucke with his Brabanders being the first that set foot within the Ile towards Herbie. For by reason the waters in the fenes and ditches were hard frosen, so that men might passe by the same into the said Ile, they found means to enter, and spoiled it frõ side to side,The Ile of Elie spoiled. Polydor. Bernewell. togither with the cathedrall church, carieng from thence at their departure a maruel|lous great prey of goods and cattell.