[1] At length they within for want of vittels were constreined to yeeld it vp vnto the king, after it had beene besieged the space of three score daies: [...] during which ti [...]e they had beaten backe their enimies at sundrie assaults, with great slaughter and losse. But the king hauing now got the possession of that hold, vpon greefe conceiued for the losse of so manie men, and also bicause he had line so long about it yet he could w [...]nne it, to his inestimable costs and charges, was determined to haue put them all to death that had kept it. [...] But Sauerie de Ma [...]leon aduised him otherwise, lest by such crueltie, the barons in any like case should be occasioned to vse the same extremitie towards such of his people, as by chance might fall into their hands. Thus the king spa [...]ed the Nobles and gentlemen, sending William de Albenie, Wil|liam de Lancaster, William de Emeford, Thomas de Muleton, Osbert Giff [...]d, Os [...]ert de Bobie, Odi|nell de Albenie, and diuerse other to the castell of Corfe, there to be kept as prisoners. But Robert Charme, Richard Gifford, and Thomas de Lincolne were sent to Notingham, and so other were sent to other places. As for all the demilances or yeomen (if I shall so call them) and the arcubalisters which had slaine manie of his men during the siege (as Mat|thew Paris saith) the king caused them to be hanged,A [...]cubalisters those y^ [...] beare cr [...]ss [...]bowes. to put other in feare that should so obstinatlie resist him.