Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Dauid hauing heard and well weied the ef|fect of their request,The king of Scots inua|deth the En|glish marshes. Sim. Dunel. Matt. Paris. Polydor. foorthwith was so mooued at their words, that in all possible hast he assembled an ar|mie, and entring into England, first tooke the citie and castell of Carleil: afterward comming into Northumberland, he tooke Newcastell, and manie o|ther places vpon the borders there. Whereof king Stephan being aduertised, streightwaies assembled a power, and foorthwith hasted into Cumberland, meaning to recouer that againe by force of armes, which the enimie had stolen from him by craft and subtiltie. At his approch néere to Carleil,K. Stephan encamped néere to his enimie the K. of Scots. he pitched downe his field in the euening, thinking there to staie till the morning, that he might vnderstand of what power the enimie was, whome he knew to be at hand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Dauid also was of a fierce courage, and re|die inough to haue giuen him battell, but yet when he beheld the English standards in the field, and di|ligentlie viewed their order and behauiour, he was at the last contented to giue eare to such as intrea|ted for peace on both sides. Wherevpon comming to king Stephan, he entred a freendlie peace with him, wherein he made a surrender of Newcastell, with condition that he should reteine Cumberland by the frée grant of king Stephan,An accord made betwixt the two kings Stephan and Dauid. who hoped there|by to find king Dauid the more faithfull vnto him in time of need: but yet he was deceiued, as after|wards manifestlie appéered. For when king Ste|phan required of him an oth of allegiance, he answe|red that he was once sworne alreadie vnto Maud the empresse. Howbeit to gratifie him, he comman|ded his son Henrie to receiue that oth, for the which the king gaue him the earledome of Huntington to hold of him for euer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 ¶ The Scotish chronicles set out the matter in o|ther order, Hec. Boetius. but yet all agrée that Henrie sware feal|tie to king Stephan, as in the said historie of Scot|land you may sée more at large. Now after that king Stephan had concluded a peace with king Da|uid, he returned to London, Simon Dun. Matth. Paris. and there kept his Ea|ster with great ioy and triumphes: who whilest he was yet in the middest of all his pastime, about Ro|gation wéeke, he chanced to fall sicke of a litargie, Simon Dun. King Ste|phan sicke. by reason wherof a rumor was spred ouer all the realme that he was dead. Which though it was but a vaine tale, and of no importance at the first, yet was it af|ter the occasion of much euill.False rumors what hurt they often|times doo. For vpon that report great sedition was raised by the kings enimies a|mongst the people, the minds of his fréends were a|lienated from him, & manie of the Normans (which were well practised in periuries & treasons) thought they might boldlie attempt all mischéefes that came to hand, and hervpon some of them vndertooke to defend one place, and some another.Hugh Bigot. Baldwin Reduers. Robert Quisquere. Hugh Bigot erle of Norfolke a valiant chieftein entred into Nor|wich, Baldwin Reduers tooke Excester, & Robert Quisquere got certeine castels also into his hands.