[1] In this meane time, whilest the king went for|wards on his iournie northwards, vpon the 18 of December last past,The castell of Hanslap. the castell of Hanslap was ta|ken by Foukes de Brent, which apperteined vnto William Manduit. On the same day also was the castell of Tunbridge taken by the garrison of Ro|chester,Tunbridge castell. which castell of Tunbridge belonged to the earle of Clare. Moreouer, the foresaid Foukes de Brent comming vnto Bedford,Bedford takẽ by Foukes de Brent. wan both the towne and castell: for they that had the castell in kéeping, after 7 daies respit (which they obteined at the hands of the said Foukes) when rescue came not from the lord William Beauchampe their maister,Will. Beau|champe. they deli|uered it vnto the said Foukes. Unto whom K. Iohn gaue not onlie that castell, but also committed to his kéeping the castels of Northampton,Castels deli|uered to the kéeping of Foukes de Brent. Oxford and Cambridge.