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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After Christmasse, and whilest the truce yet dured, Lewes and the barons assembled at the councell which they held at Cambridge, & the lords that tooke part with the king met likewise at Oxford, and much talke there was, and great trauell imploied to haue concluded some agréement by composition be|twixt the parties, but it would not be, nor yet anie longer truce (which was also so [...]ght for) could be granted: wherevpon Lewes besieged the castell of Hidingham, the which togither with the castels of Norwich, Colchester, and Oxford, were surrendered vnto him, to haue a truce granted vntill a moneth after Easter next insuing. And so by this meanes all the east part of the realme came vnto the possession of Lewes. For the Ile of Elie was woon by his peo|ple a litle before the last truce, whilest he himselfe lay in siege at Berkehamstéed, except one fortresse be|longing to the same Ile, into the which the souldiers that serued there vnder the king were withdrawen. But yet although Lewes might seeme thus partlie to preuaile, in hauing these castels deliuered into his hands, yet being aduertised that dailie there re|uolted diuerse of the barons of England vnto king Henrie, which before had taken part with him: he stood in great doubt and feare of the rest, and there|fore furnished all those castels which he had woone with conuenient garrisons, and namelie the castell of Hertford, and after went to London, Polydor. there to vn|derstand what further trust he might put in the rest of the English lords and barons: for as diuerse had alreadie forsaken him, as it is said, so the residue were doubtfull what they were best to doo.