[1] Notwithstanding that diuerse in respect of the popes cursse and other considerations them [...], Matth. West. Matt. Paris. otherlie refused in this manner to obeie king Iohn, yet there wer [...] manie others that did take his Part, [...] the noble men that cõtinued true vnto K. Iohn. and mainteine his quarell verie earnestlie, as his brother William earle of Salesburie, Alber [...]ke de [...]eere erle of Oxford, Geffrey Fitz Peter lord chéefe [page 176] iustice of England, also thrée bishops, Durham, Winchester, and Norwich, Richard de Marish lord chancellour, Hugh Neuill chiefe forrester, William de Wroshing lord warden of the ports, Robert Uei|pount and his brother Yuan, Brian de Lisle, Geffrey de Lucie, Hugh Ballioll, and his brother Barnard, William de Cantlow and his son William Fulke de Cantlow, Reginald de Cornehull shiriffe of Kent, Robert Braibrooke and his son Harrie, Philip de Louecotes, Iohn de Bassingborne, Philip March, Chatelaine of Notingham, Peter de Maulley, Ro|bert de Gaugy, Gerard de Athie and his nephue In|gelrand, William Brewer, Peter Fitz Hubert, Tho|mas Basset, and Foulks de Brianta Norman, with many other, too long here to rehearse, who as fautors and councellors vnto him, sought to defend him in all causes, notwithstanding the censures of the church so cruellie pronounced against him; knowing that they were bound in conscience to sticke to him, now speciallie in this generall apostasie of his péeres and people. For they were opinioned, that it was

Ouid. lib. 2. de Pont.Turpe referre pedem, nec passu stare tenaci,

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