Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 He sent his sonne prince Edward into Darbi|shire and Staffordshire with a strong power, where he wasted the manours and possessions of Robert de Ferrers earle of Darbie, and namelie he ouerthrew and defaced the castell of Tutburie. Wheresoeuer the kings armie, or that which his sonne prince Edward led, chanced to come, there followed spoiling, burning and killing. The barons on the other side sate not still, for the lord Iohn Gifford, with others that were ap|pointed by the earle of Leicester to kéepe Killing|worth castell (which was furnished with all things necessarie, maruellouslie, and with such strange kind of engines as had not béene lightlie heard of nor seene in these parts) tooke by a policie the castell of Warwike, and William Manduit earle of War|wike,The castell of Warwike taken. with his wife and familie within it; and lea|ding them to Killingworth, there cõmitted them to prison. The cause was, for that they suspected him that he would take part with the king against them. The castell of Warwike they raced downe, least the kings people should take it for their refuge.The castell of Warwike raced. The Iewes are killed. In the Passion weeke the Iewes that inhabited in Lon|don being detected of treason, which they had deuised against the barons and citizens, were slaine almost all the whole number of them, and great riches found in their houses, which were taken and caried awaie by those that ransacked the same houses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After Easter the erle of Leicester, hauing London at his commandement,Rochester besieged. went to Rochester and besie|ged that citie, but the capteine thereof Iohn earle of Warren did manfullie resist the enimies; till the king aduertised thereof, with the power of the mar|shes of the north parts and other came and remooued the siege. N. Triue [...]. Matth. West. This doone, he left a conuenient garrison within the citie to defend it, and comming to Tun|bridge, wan the castell, and taking the countesse of Glocester that was within it, permitted hir to de|part. This doone, he repaired to the sea side towards France, to staie there till his brethren, Geffrey and Guie, the sonnes of the earle of Marsh should arriue with some band of souldiers,The kings halfe brethren come out of France to his aid. The king in|campeth at Lewes. for whom he had now sent and reuoked into the realme, being latelie before banished by the Nobles, as before yée haue heard. They shortlie after landed, wherevpon the king ha|uing his power increased, came to Lewes, and pight downe his field not farre from that towne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the end of Aprill the barons hearing where the king was, departed from London with a great multitude of the citizens, whom they placed in the vantward, and marched foorth towards the king, and comming neere to the place where he was lodged; set downe their tents, and incamped themselues a little beside him. Either here or by the waie as they came forward, the barons deuised a letter, and sent it vnto the king, conteining an excuse of their dooings, and a declaration of their well meanings,The barons send a letter to the king. both to|wards him, and the wealth of the realme; and heere|with accused those that were about him, and with e|uill counsell misinformed him, both against them, a|gainst the publike wealth of the land, and his owne honor. This letter was dated the tenth of Maie, and subscribed with the names of a great number of no|ble men, of the which the more part doo here insue, but yet not all; Sir Simon de Montfort earle of Leicester and high steward of England, sir Gilbert de Clare earle of Glocester, Robert Ferrers earle of Darbie, Hugh Spenser lord cheefe iustice, & Hen|rie Montfort sonne and heire to the earle of Leice|ster, Richard Grey, Henrie Hastings, Iohn Fitz Iohn, Robert de Uéepont, Iohn Ginuile, Robert Rops, William Marmion, Baldwine Wake, Gil|bert Gifford, Nicholas de Segraue, Godfrey de Lu|cie, Iohn de Ueisie, William de Mountchensie, with other. The king answered this letter,The answer to y^ [...] barons. in char|ging them with rebellion, and moouing of open war against him, to the great disquieting of the realme. Also he laid vnto their charge, the burning of the ma|nours, houses and places of his nobles and councel|lors; and herewith defied them by the same answer,He defieth them. which was dated at Lewes aforesaid on the twelfth of Maie.