Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ye haue heard how Lewes had spent long time in vaine about the besieging of the castell of Douer, for although he plagued them within verie sore, yet Hubert de Burgh and Gerard de Sotigam bare themselues so manfullie, and therwith so politikelie, that their aduersaries could not come to vnderstand their distresse & danger within the castell, in so much that despairing to win it in anie short time, euen be|fore the death of king Iohn was knowne (as some write Lewes was contented to grant a truce to them that kept this castell, till the feast of Easter ne [...]t insuing: but (as it appeareth by other) this truce was not concluded till after the death of king Iohn was signified to Lewes, who greatlie reioising ther|at, supposed now within a short time, to bring the whole realme vnder his subiection: and therefore rai|sing his siege from Douer, in hope to compasse en|terprises of greater consequence, he came backe vn|to the citie of London.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 When they within the castell of Douer saw the siege remooued, they came foorth, and burnt such hou|ses and buildings as the Frenchmen had raised be|fore the same castell, and comming abroad into the countrie, got togither such vittels and other necessa|rie prouision, as might serue for the furnishing of their fortresse for a long season. After that Lewes was returned vnto London, he remained not long there, but with a great armie marched foorth vnto Hertford, where he besieged the castell, which was in the keeping of Walter de Godardule seruant in household vnto Fouks de Brent, Matth. Paris. who defended the place from the feast of S. Martine, vntill the feast of S. Nicholas,Hertford ca|stell del [...]ered to Lewes. and then deliuered it by composition, that he and his people might depart with all their goods, horsse and armour. From thence Lewes went vnto Berkehamstéed, and besieged the castell, which was valiantlie defended by a Duch capteine named Waleron, who with his people behaued himselfe so manfullie, that a great number of Frenchmen and other of them without, were left dead in the ditches. At an issue also made vpon the side, towards the north where the barons lay, they spoiled the carriage and trusse of the said barons, and tooke therewithall the standard of William Mandeuile. Finallie about the [...]0 day of December, they yet yéelded the place vnto Lewes,The cast [...]l of Berkeham|s [...]d s [...]rre [...]|red. bicause they were no longer able to keepe it their liues, goods horsse and armour saued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Lewes hauing furnished this castell with a suffici|ent garrison, returned backe towards London, and comming to S. Albons, Ma [...]h. P [...]ris. constreined the abbat to giue vnto him foure score marks of siluer, for a fine, [...] recognisance of dooing his homage till the feast of the purification of our ladie next insuing. Which poore abbat was made to beléeue, that he ought to take this dealing to be an act of great courtesie, the earle of Winchester being an earnest meane for him that he might so easilie escape. Bernewe [...]. A truce. About the same time was a generall truce taken betwixt the king and Lewes, and all their partakers, till the 20 day af|ter Christmasse, for the obteining of which truce (as some write) the castell of Berkehamstéed was sur|rendered vnto the same Lewes, as before ye haue heard.