[1] [2] The Welshmen hauing intelligence that the king was returned home, brake foorth againe as before in|to [page 214] to the English marshes, and not onelie tooke preies and booties, but went about to destroie with fire and sword all that stood in their way. Howbe it in their re|turne, and as they ranged abroad somewhat vnadui|sedlie, they were intrapped by the souldiers which the king had left there for the defense of the countrie, and put to flight néere the castell of Mountgomerie, with great slaughter & losse of their people.The Welsh|men put to flight. But Leolin no|thing dismaied therwith, assembled a greater power than he had before, and began foorthwith to rob and spoile within the English marshes with paganish extremitie. Which thing when it came to the vnder|standing of the king, he was verie sore displeased, that so meane a man as Leolin was, should put him to so much trouble, therefore he raised a farre greater armie than he had doone at anie time before,The king go|eth against the Welshmen. Matt. Paris. and with the same came to the citie of Hereford.