[1] Matth. Paris. The same yeare, whiles William Marshall earle of Penbroke was busie in Ireland in war against Hugh Lacie, Leolin prince (or king) of Wales, as some haue intitled him, tooke by force two castels that belonged to the same earle: whereof when he was aduertised, with all spéed he returned out of Ireland, raised an armie, and recouered the said castels, put|ting to death all such as he found in the same, to re|quite Leolin with the like damage as he had shewed him before in his absence.The earle of Penbroke re|couereth his castels taken by the prince of Wales. This doone he entered in|to the land of Leolin, wasting and spoiling the same, whereof when the said Leolin was informed, he as|sembled an host of Welshmen, and comming into the field gaue battell, but the victorie rested on the earle of Penbroks side:The prince of Wales dis|comfited. so that there were taken and slaine in this bickering to the number of 9000 Welshmen. There was in this yeare a conspiracie also begun by the earle of Chester, and other Noble men,A conspiracie against the lord chiefe iustice. against Hubert de Burgh lord chiefe iustice of England, by whose counsell (as it was thought) the king was more streict towards the nobilitie and other his subiects, in staieng his grant to confirme the charter of liberties, than otherwise he would haue beene, if the same Hubert and other had not aduised him to the contrarie.