Compare 1577 edition: 1 After he had woone the castell of Rochester (as be|fore you haue heard) he hasted to S. Albons, and there diuided his armie into two parts,K. Iohn diui|deth his armie in two parts. appointing the one to remaine about London, whilest he him|selfe with the other might go into the north to waste and destroie the possessions of certeine lords there, which (as he was informed) went about to raise an armie against him. He made capteins of that armie which he left behind him, Polydor. Matth. Paris. his brother William earle of Salisburie, Sauerie de Mauleon, Will. Brewer, Walter Buc, and others. He himselfe departed from S. Albons about the 21 day of December, leading his said armie northwards: in which were chiefe cap|teins these that follow, William erle of Albemarle, Philip de Albeney, and Iohn Marshall. Also of stran|gers, Gerard de Sotigam, and Godstall, with the Flemings, the crossebowes, and others.
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K. Iohn goeth northward. Matth. Paris.
The first night he laie at Dunstable, and from thence passing forwards towards Northampton, he
destroied by the waie all the manours, places and houses, which belonged to the aduersaries, and so kept on
his iournie till he came to Notingham,Notingham. where he laie in the castell on
Christmasse day, and in the mor|ning (being S. Stephans day) he went to
Langar, and lodged there that night, sending his summons in the morning to the castell of Beauer,
Beauer castle summoned to yeeld. William de Albeney.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Dunnington castell taken and raced.After this the castell of Iohn Lacie at Dunning|ton was taken and laid flat to the ground, by com|mandement of the king, who hauing accomplished his will in those parties, drew towards Yorkeshire, and at his comming thither destroied the houses, townes and manours of those lords and gentlemen which were against him. It is horrible to heare, and lothsome to rehearse the crueltie which was practised by the souldiers and men of warre in places where they came, Matth. Parris. who counting no honour or renowme more excellent, nor glorie (as warriours say)
and therfore were wholie bent to spoile and ransacke the houses of the people without pitie or compassion, besides the robberies, spoiles and great outrages vsed by the souldiers generallie against the common people. Few there were in that countrie of great li|nage or wealth, whom the king for their assembling themselues with the barons either spoiled not, or put not to execution.K. Iohn ta|keth ye castell of Barwike. Thus with his armie (to the great desolation of the countrie) he passed foorth to the bor|ders of Scotland, and entring that realme, tooke the castell of Barwike, and other places of strength in those parts, meaning to haue woone more from the Scots, if other vrgent businesse had not called him backe againe. This being doone, he committed the countrie which lieth betwixt the riuer of These, and the confines of Scotland,Hugh de Ba|lioll & Philip de Hulcotes. to the keeping of Hugh de Balioll and Philip de Hulcotes, assigning to them such conuenient number of men of warre as was thought expedient,Robert de Ue+pount, Brian de Lisle, Gef|frey de Lucie. and the custodie of the castels in Yorkeshire he deliuered to Robert de Uepount, to Brian de Lisle, and to Geffrey de Lucie.Maior nulla quidem quàm bello parta videtur,Horrida Mauortis tractare ferociter arma,Hostilìque suam temerare in sanguine dextram,