Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But most of all their tyrannie did appeare in the east parts of the realme, when they went through the countries of Essex, Suffolke and Northfolke, where they miserablie spoiled the townes and villages, re|ducing those quarters vnder their subiection, and making them tributaries vnto Lewes in most ser|uile and slauish manner. Furthermore,The castell of Norwich le [...]t for a prey to Lewes. at his com|ming to Norwich, he found the castell void of de|fense, and so tooke it, without any resistance, and put into it a garison of his souldiers. Also he sent a pow|er to the towne of Lin, which conquered the same, and tooke the citizens prisoners,Lin. causing them to paie great summes of monie for their ransoms. Mor|ouer, Thomas de Burgh,Thomas de Burgh taken prisoner. chateleine of the castell of Norwich, who vpon the approch of the Frenchmen to the citie, fled out in hope to escape, was taken priso|ner, and put vnder safekéeping. He was brother vnto Hubert de Burgh capteine of Douer castell.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when Lewes had thus finished his enterpri|ses in those parts, he returned to London,Gilbert de Gaunt made earle of Lin|colne. and short|lie therevpon created Gilbert de Gaunt earle of Lincolne, appointing him to go thither with all con|uenient speed, that he might resist the issues made by them which did hold the castels of Notingham and Newarke, wasting and spoiling the possessions and lands belonging to the barons neere adioining to the same castels. This Gilbert de Gaunt then, togither with Robert de Ropeley, comming into that coun|trie, tooke the citie of Lincolne, and brought all the countrie vnder subiection (the castell onlie exceptedLincolne woone.) EEBO page image 193 After that,Holland in Lincolnshire inuaded. they inuaded Holland, and spoiling that countrie, made it also tributarie vnto the French. Likewise, Robert de Roos, Peter de Bruis, and Ri|chard Percie, subdued Yorke and all Yorkeshire, bringing the same vnder the obeisance of Lewes.Yorkeshire subdued to Lewes. The king of Scots in like sort subdued vnto the said Lewes all the countrie of Northumberland, except the castels which Hugh de Balioll, and Philip de Hul|cotes valiantlie defended against all the force of the enimie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And as these wicked rebels made a prey of their owne countrie, so the legat Guallo not behind for his part to get something yer all should be gone, vpon a falkonish or woolnish appetite fleeced the church, con|sidering that,
and tooke proxies of euerie cathedrall church & house of religion within England, that is to say, for euerie proxie fiftie shillings.The legat Gualo gathe|reth proxes. Sequestratiõ of benefices. Moreouer, he sequestred all the benefices of those persons and religious men, that either aided or counselled Lewes and the barons, in their attempts and enterprises. All which benefices he spéedilie conuerted to his owne vse, and to the vse of his chapleins.[...],— [...]