Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. westm. The Ile of Oxholme.In this meane while diuerse of the disherited gentlemen, sore repining at the sentence and order giuen against them, had taken the Ile of Oxholme in Lincolneshire, whither a great number of euill doo|ers immediatlie resorted, and began to doo mischéefe in all the countries next adioining. They tooke and sacked the citie of Lincolne, Abington. Lincolne taken. N. Triuet. spoiled the Iewes, and slue manie of them, entred their synagog, and burnt the booke of their law. At length prince Edward, or (as other saie) his brother earle Edmund, was sent against them, who compelled them by force to come to the kings peace, which to obserue, they receiued an oth shortlie after at London, but neuerthelesse were as soone readie to breake and renounce the same, and began a new broile in sundrie parts of the realme. Diuerse of them fortified the castell of Killingworth,Killingworth castell forti|fied against the king. prouiding themselues of all things necessarie for de|fense out of the countries adioining. The king ad|uertised hereof, sent vnto them a purseuant, com|manding them to cease frõ such rebellious attempts, but the messenger had one of his hands cut off,The kings purseuant had his hand cut off. and so with a contemptuous answer was sent back againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Prince Edward in passing through the forrest of Aulton, got sight of sir Adam Gurdon one of the dis|herited men,Adam Gur|don. with whome he coped and tooke him prisoner with his owne hand, yet sauing him, and par|doning the offense of rebellion, Matth. Westm. in respect of the vali|ancie which he tried by proofe to rest in him: but his soldiers and complices being there taken, he caused to be hanged vpon trées within the same forrest. Ro|bert earle Ferrers contrarie to his oth of late recei|ued, accompanied with the lord d'Euille and others, did much hurt by way of open war against the kings freends in the north parts. Against whom the lord Henrie, sonne to the king of Almaine was sent with a great power: the which comming to Chesterfield fell vpon his enimies in such wise on the sudden,The battell of Chesterfield. that they had not time to arme themselues, and so were distressed and ouercome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Yet the lord Iohn d'Euille brake out, and incoun|tring with sir Gilbert Hansard, ouerthrew him, and escaped out of danger. Great slaughter was made on ech hand, and in the meane while the Nobles and gentlemen sought to get out of perill by flight. The earle of Darbie got into a church, but he was descri|ed by a woman, and so was taken. There were ma|nie other also taken: & amongst them the lord Bald|wine Wake, and sir Iohn de la Haie with much paine escaped. This battell was foughten about the midst of Maie, or vpon Whitsun éeue, as the Chroni|cle of Dunstable saith. Those that escaped, as the lord Iohn d'Euille and others, Euersden. gaue not ouer yet, but as|sembling themselues togither in companies, kéeping within woods and other desert places, brake out of|tentimes, and did much mischéefe. On the ninth of August they tooke the Ile of Elie, and so strengthned it, that they held it a long time after, spoiling and rob|bing the countries round about them, as Norffolke, Suffolke, and Cambridgeshire.