Compare 1577 edition: 1 Upon a time as they (being got to the heigth of an hill, to cast downe stones and throw darts vpon the Englishmen that assailed them beneath) chanced a|mongst other to slea with a mightie stone (which they threw downe by the side of the hill) sir Hubert Fitz Matthew a right valiant knight,Sir Hubert Fitz Mat|thew slaine, and a man of great accompt for his knowledge and seruice in warres. Thus the wars continued betweene the parties, and oftentimes the Welshmen by the sudden inuasions got the better: their prince Dauid comming to the castell of Monthault besieged it, and within a short time wan it,The castell [...] Monthault taken by the Welshmen. slaieng or taking all those whome he found within it. The owner thereof the lord Roger de Monthault by chance was not at home, which hap|pened well for him, where otherwise he had béene in great danger: but néere to the castell of Mountgo|merie, the Welshmen yet were eftsoons ouerthrowne and 200 of them slaine by an ambush that brake forth vpon their backs. About the middest of Lent the prelats of England were summoned to come to a generall councell, the which pope Innocent had ap|pointed to be holden at the feast of S. Iohn Baptist next following.A generall councell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced that about this time, a post comming from the pope with letters to his Nuncio maister Martin,The popes letters staied. conteining instructions how he should pro|céed for the gathering of monie, was staied at Do|uer, by the practise of such noble men as were grée|ued to sée anie such summes of monie to be conueied out of the realme in sort as was vsed. He was had into the castell and his letters taken from him, where|in such secrets were conteined for the getting of mo|nie, as ought not to haue beene reuealed. Maister Martin hearing that the post was thus staied and imprisoned, made a gréeuous complaint vnto the king, so that the post was set at libertie, had his let|ters to him restored, & so came vnto master Martin, and deliuered them vnto him that he might vnder|stand the popes pleasure, which others to his griefe vnderstood now as well as himselfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king this yeare caused inquisition to be made through euerie countie within the realme,The valna [...] of benefices taken, that perteined to strangers. to vnder|stand the true valuation of all such benefices and spi|rituall promotions as were in the hands of anie in|cumbents that were strangers borne, and such as had béene preferred by the court of Rome, and the whole summe of all their reuenues was found to be sixtie thousand marks. On Whitsundaie the king made the earle of Glocester,This Gil|bert was erle of Glocester, Hereford & lord of Clare. Gilbert de Clare knight, and 40 other yoong gentlemen that attended vpon him. And perceiuing by the late inquisition what great reuenues the beneficed strangers had and possessed within the realme, and againe conside|ring the excéeding great summes of monie which the court of Rome had recouered of his subiects, he be|gan to detest such couetous dealing. And herevpon a letter was deuised by the whole bodie of the realme, wherein were conteined, the sundrie extortions and manifold exactions of the popes legats, and other of his chapleines, which vnder colour of his authoritie they had vsed.Ambassadors sent to the ge|nerall coun|cell. There were appointed also to go with these letters vnto the generall councell, certeine ho|norable and discreet personages, as Roger Bigod earle of Northfolke, Iohn Fitz Geffrey, William de Cantlow, Philip Basset,These were barons. and Ralfe Fitz Nicho|las, with other, the which presenting the same letters vnto the said assemblie, should declare the greefe of the whole realme; and require some redresse and ease|ment therein.