[1] [2] [3] After his departure ouer, William earle of Sa|lisburie, Matth. Paris. Noble men reuolting frõ Lewes. William earle of Arundell, William earle Warren, and diuerse other reuolted to king Henrie. Moreouer, William Marshall earle of Penbroke so trauelled with his son William Marshall the yoon|ger, that he likewise came to take part with the yoong king: whereby the side of Lewes and his French|men was sore weakened, and their harts no lesse ap|palled for the sequele of their affaires. Lewes retur|ned yet into England before the truce was expired. The lords that held on the kings part in the absence of Lewes, were not forgetfull to vse opportunitie of time: for beside that they had procured no small number of those that before time held with Lewes to reuolt from him to the kings side, they at one selfe time besieged diuerse castels, and recouered them out of their aduersaries hands, as Marlebrough, Farneham, Winchester, Cicester, and certeine o|ther, which they ouerthrew and raced, bicause they should not be taken and kept againe by the enimie. For ye must vnderstand, that the going ouer of Lewes now at that time, when it stood him most vp|on to haue beene present here in that troublesome season (which he ought to haue regarded with singu|lar circumspection, and warilie to haue watched, for

Virtus est, vbi occasio admonet, dispicere)

brought no small hinderance to the whole state of all his businesse, in so much that he was neuer so highlie regarded afterwards among the English|men as before.