Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ The chronicle of Dunstable sheweth in déed that Simon de Peschie and Henrie Braibroc, Chr. Dunsta. perceiuing that Fouks de Brent was entered into the citie, and that they were now assailed both afront, and on the backes, they withdrew, and getting togither 80 French knights or men of armes (if we shall so call them) departed out of the citie, and fléeing through the countrie by Lin and saint Edmundsburie, at length got through to London. How soeuer they were welcomed of Lewes, certeine it is, that the lords that tooke part with king Henrie, were put in no small hope by the atchiuing of this so great a vic|torie, to bring within a short time all the realme to the obedience of king Henrie: and herevpon march|ing foorth into the countrie, put the people in such feare, that they submitted themselues vnto the go|uernment of king Henrie in all places where soeuer they came.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the other part, Lewes who all this season re|mained at London, being sore dismaied for the losse of his people, began to feare euerie daie more and more, least by some practise he should be betraied and deliuered into his enimies hands. Therefore he went about to make himselfe as strong as was possible,Lewes sen|deth to his fa+ther for aid. & fortifieng the citie, sent messengers into France, to require his father to send him more aid. His [...]ther sorie to heare of his sons distresse, and loth that he should take the foile, caused his daughter the wife of Lewes, to prepare a power of men, that the same EEBO page image 201 might passe with all speed ouer into England to the aid of hir husband. For the French king himselfe would not séeme to aid his sonne, bicause he was ex|communicated: but his daughter in law, hauing licence and commission thereto, gat togither three hundred knights,In armie prepared in Frãce to come to the succour of Lewes. or men of armes, whome with a great number of other souldiers and armed men, she sent downe to Caleis, where Eustace the moonke had prouided a nauie of ships to conueie them ouer into England. But how they sped you shall heare anon.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time the earle of Penbroke appro|ched towards London, Polydor. purposing to assaile the citie now in this opportunitie of time, letting passe no oc|casion that might further his procéedings, night and day studieng how to recouer the realme wholie out of the Frenchmens hands, and to set the same at li|bertie:The diligence of the earle of Penbroke. so that what was to be deuised, he did deuise, and what was to be doone, that he did, not forslowing anie occasion or opportunitie that might be offered. The English barons also calling to mind the benefit which they had receiued at the Frenchmens hands in time of their most need, sought now by all means pos|sible, some waie how to procure a peace betwixt king Henrie and the said Lewes, thinking by that means to benefit themselues, and to gratifie him in lieu of his former courtesie bountifullie shewed in a case of extremitie, which bicause it was obteined in a wished time was the more acceptable, whereas being linge|red it had beene the lesse welcome, as one saith,
Gratia quae tarda est ingrata est, gratia námAnson in epig.Quùm fieri properat, gratia grata magis.