Compare 1577 edition: 1 During this time, and about the fiftieth daie after the beginning of the siege, word was brought to the king, that his brother duke Robert was landed at Southampton, and minded with all possible spéed to come to the succour of the bishop, and of other his fréends, whom he and his power had not a little af|flicted. ¶ Here authors varie: H. Hunt. Simon Dun. for some report that duke Robert came not ouer himselfe at the first at all, but sent a part of his armie, with a certeine num|ber of ships, which encountring with the kings fleet, were discomfited. Others write that duke Robert hearing of the losse of his men, came after himselfe, and landed with a mightie armie as before, which is most likelie. And certeinlie (as Gemeticen. affir|meth) he might easilie as then haue recouered Eng|land from his brother, if he had not lingred the time, Gemeticensis. Eustace earle of Bullongne. considering that Eustace earle of Bullongne, Odo bishop of Bai [...]ux, and the earle of Mortaigne, with other lords of Normandie that were passed to Eng|land, had alreadie taken Rochester, and diuers other castels in the prouince of Canturburie, keeping the same a certeine time, still looking that he should haue come ouer to their aid, which he deferred to doo, till they were constreined by siege and lacke of necessa|rie succor to returne into Normandie, leauing those places which they had won vnto the king, and that to EEBO page image 18 their great dishonor. But howsoeuer it was, the king still continued the siege before Pemsey castell, till Odo (through want of victuals) was glad to submit himselfe, and promised to cause the castell of Roche|ster to be deliuered: Simon Dun. but at his comming thither, they within the citie suffered him to enter, and streight|waies laid him fast in prison. Some iudge that it was doone vnder a colour by his owne consent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were in Rochester a sort of valiant gentle|men (the flower in maner of all Normandie) with Eustace earle of Bolongne, and manie gentlemen of Flanders, which were in mind to defend the place against the king: who hearing what was doone, came with his armie and besieged the citie of Rochester on ech side so sharpelie,

Rochester be|sieged by the king.

Anno Reg. 2. Polydor.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this he ouercame diuers of his enimies some by faire and some by fowle meanes. Notwith|standing this, there yet remained the bishop of Dur|ham, one of the chéefe conspirators, who withdrew himselfe into the citie of Durham, there to lie in safetie, till he saw how the world would go: but be|ing therein besieged by the king, who came thither personallie, he was at length forced to surrender the citie,The bishop of durham exiled. and yeeld himselfe: wherevpon also he was exi|led the land, with diuerse of his complices. But with|in two yeares after, he was called home againe, and restored to his church, wherein he liued not long, but died for sorrow, bicause he could not cleere himselfe of offense in the said rebellion, albeit that he laboured most earnestlie so to doo, that he might thereby haue atteined to the kings fauor againe.