Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Now king Philip the father of this Lewes, be|ing glad to haue such an occasion to inuade the relme of England, which he neuer looued, promised willing|lie that his sonne should come vnto the aid of the said barons with all conuenient spéed (but first he recei|ued foure and twentie hostages which he placed at Campaine for further assurance of the couenants ac|corded) and herewith he prepared an armie, and di|uerse ships to transport his sonne and his armie o|uer into England. In the meane time, and to put the barons in c [...]mfort, he sent ouer a certeine number of armed men, vnder the leading of the chatelaine of saint Omers and the chatelaine of Arras,French [...] sent ouer to the aid of the barons. Hugh Thacon, Eustace de Neuille, Baldwin Brecell, Wil|liam de Wimes, Giles de Melun, W. de Beamont, Giles de Hersie, Biset de Fersie, and others, the which taking the sea, arriued with one and fortie ships in the Thames,The [...] after the [...] Rafe Co [...]. and so came to London the sea|uen and twentith of Februarie, where they were re|ceiued of the barons with great ioy and gladnesse. Moreouer the said Lewes wrote to the barons, that he purposed by Gods assistance to be at Calice by a day appointed, with an armie redie to passe ouer with all spéed vnto their succours.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fridaie before Candlemasse day, Rafe Co [...] Sauarie de Mauleon, and other capteines of the kings side, laid siege to the castell of Colchester, but hauing intelli|gence that the barons which laie at London made forward with all speed to come to succour that castell, on the Wednesday after Candlemasse day, being the third of Februarie, they raised their siege, and went backe towards S. Edmundsburie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane while, the K. being gone (as yee haue heard) to the borders of Scotland, a brute was raised that he was dead, and secretlie buried at Reading. But this rumour had not time to worke any great alteration, for after he had dispatched his businesse in the north, as he thought expedient, he returned, and comming into the east parts about the midst of Lent himselfe in person besieged the castell of Colchester, and within a few daies after his comming thither, it was deliuered vnto him by Frenchmen that kept it, with condition that they might depart with all their goods and armour, vnto their fellowes at Lon|don, and that the Englishmen there in companie with them in that castell, might likewise depart vpon reasonable ransoms.