The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 189)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Finallie, when he had so ordered things in the North parts as stood with his pleasure, so that there remained no more but two castels, that is to saie, Mountsorrell,Mountsorell betwixt Lei|cester & Lug|borough. and another in Yorkeshire that apper|teined to Robert de Roos in possession of the barons, he returned by the borders of Wales into the south parts: and by all the way as he passed, he shewed great crueltie against his aduersaries, besieging and taking their castels and strong houses, of the which some he caused to be fortified with garrisons of souldiers to his owne vse, and some he raced. The like feats were wrought by the other armie in the parts about London: for William earle of Salisburie, and Foukes de Brent, with the other capteins which the king had left behind him there, perceiuing that the citie would not easilie be woone by anie siege, first furnished the castell of Windsore, Hertford, and Barkhamsted, with such strong garrisons of souldi|ers as might watch, vpon occasion giuen to assaile those that should either go into the citie, or come from thence: they marched foorth with the residue of the armie,The earle of Salisburie with his ar|mie inuadeth the countries about Lon|don. and passing through the counties of Essex, and Hertford, Middlesex, Cambridge, Huntington, they wasted the countries, and made the townes be|come tributaries to them. As for the houses, manour places, parkes, and other possessions of the barons, they wasted, spoiled and destroied them, running e|uen hard to the citie of London and setting fire in the suburbs.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time, whilest the king went for|wards on his iournie northwards, vpon the 18 of December last past,The castell of Hanslap. the castell of Hanslap was ta|ken by Foukes de Brent, which apperteined vnto William Manduit. On the same day also was the castell of Tunbridge taken by the garrison of Ro|chester,Tunbridge castell. which castell of Tunbridge belonged to the earle of Clare. Moreouer, the foresaid Foukes de Brent comming vnto Bedford,Bedford takẽ by Foukes de Brent. wan both the towne and castell: for they that had the castell in kéeping, after 7 daies respit (which they obteined at the hands of the said Foukes) when rescue came not from the lord William Beauchampe their maister,Will. Beau|champe. they deli|uered it vnto the said Foukes. Unto whom K. Iohn gaue not onlie that castell, but also committed to his kéeping the castels of Northampton,Castels deli|uered to the kéeping of Foukes de Brent. Oxford and Cambridge.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king had this Foukes in great estimation, and amongst other waies to aduance him, he gaue to him in marriage Margaret de Riuers, a ladie of high nobilitie,

Foukes de Brent ad|uanced by marriage.

Rockingham, Sawey, and Biham.

with all the lands and possessions that to hir belonged. Moreouer, to William earle of Al|bemarle the king deliuered the custodie of the ca|stels of Rockingham, Sawey and Biham. To one Ranulfe Teutonicus, the castell of Barkehamsted, and to Walter Godreuill seruant to Foukes de Brent,Barkhamsted he betooke the kéeping of the castell of Hert|ford. Thus what on the one part,Hertfort ca|stell. and what on the o|ther, the barons lost in maner all their possessions from the south sea vnto the borders of Scotland, the king seizing the same into his hands, and commit|ting them to the kéeping of strangers, and such other as he thought more trustie and conuenient. All this while the barons laie at London banketting and making merrie, without attempting anie exploit praise-worthie. But yet when they heard by certeine aduertisement, what hauocke and destruction was made of their houses & possessions abroad, they could not but lament their miseries, and amongst other their complaints which they vttered one to another, they sore blamed the pope, as a cheefe cause of all EEBO page image 190 these euils, for that he mainteined and defended the king against them.