Compare 1577 edition: 1 The tower that duke Henrie had hardlie besieged immediatlie herewith was surrendred vnto him, & then making prouision for vittels and other things, to the reliefe of them that kept the castell of Wal|lingford,The castell of Wallingford. he hasted thither, and finding no resistance by the way, easily accomplished his enterprise. There were diuerse castels thereabouts in the countrie fur|nished with garisons of the kings souldiers, but they kept themselues close, and durst not come abroad to stop his passage. Shortlie after he besieged the castell of Cranemers,The castell of Cranemers. and cast a trench about it, so as his people within Wallingford castell might haue free libertie to come foorth at their pleasure: but as for those within the castell of Cranemers, they were so hardlie holden in, that there was no waie for them to start out.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king aduertised hereof, got all his host togi|ther, and marched forward verie terriblie toward duke Henries campe. But shewing no token of feare, he caused the trench wherewith he had inclosed his campe foorthwith to be cast downe, and leauing the siege, came into the fields with his armie set in order of battell, meaning to trie the matter by dint of sword, although he had not the like number of men as the king had: whose armie perceiuing their enimies to come in the face of them, were stricken with a sudden feare: neuerthelesse, he himselfe be|ing of a good courage, commanded his people to march forward. But herewith certeine Noble men, that loued not the aduancement of either part, vnder a colour of good meaning sought to treat an agrée|ment betwixt them, so that an intermission or cesing from war was granted, and by composition the ca|stell which the king had built, and the duke besieged, was razed to the ground. The king and the duke al|so came to an enteruiew and communication togi|ther, a riuer running betwixt them. Some write that they fell to agreement, Matth. Paris. Ger. Dor. Eustace king Stephans sonne. king Stephan vndertaking to raze the castell of Cranemers himselfe, and so lai|eng armour aside for that time, they parted asunder.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But Eustace K. Stephans son was sore offended herewith, and reprouing his father for concluding such an agréement, in a great rage departed from the court, & taking his waie toward Cambridgeshire (which countrie he meant to ouerrun) he came to the abbeie of Burie, and vpon S. Laurence daie caused all the corne in the countrie about, and namelie that which belonged to the said abbeie, to [...]e spoiled and brought into a castell which he had in keeping not far from thence. But as he sat downe to meat the same daie vpon receiuing the first morsell he fell mad (as writers haue reported) and miserablie ended his lifeEustace king Stephans son and Si|mon earle of Northãpton depart this life both in one wéeke. The same weeke Simon earle of Northampton de|parted this world of a like disease, and so two of the chiefest aduersaries which duke Henrie had, were rid out of the waie. Eustace was buried at Feuersham in Kent, and earle Simon at Northampton.