[1] Such earnest trauell was made by this earle of Glocester, that manie of his freends which fauoured his cause, now that king Stephan was occupied in the north parts, ioined with him in conspiracie a|gainst their souereigne. First the said earle him|selfe tooke Bristowe:Bristow ta|ken. and after this diuerse other townes and castels there in that countrie were ta|ken by him and others, with full purpose to kéepe the same to the behoofe of the empresse and hir sonne. A|mongst other William Talbot tooke vpon him to defend Hereford in Wales: Simon Dun. Talbot. Matt. Paris. Louell. Painell. William Louell held the castell of Cary: Paganell or Painell kept the castell of Ludlow: William de Moun the castell of [page 49] Dunestor:Fitz-Iohn. Fitz-Alain. Robert de Nicholl, the castle of Warram: Eustace Fitz-Iohn, the castle of Walton; and Wil|liam Fitz-Alain, the castle of Shrewesburie.