[1] [2] Hereof it came to passe, that manie of the kings armie (speciallie those which had lost their horsses, ar|mour, monie, and other furniture, with their vittels) returned into their countrie, to their great confusi|on. For the Welshmen and other outlawes, hauing spoiled the campe, returned with the cariages and sumpters which they had taken, into places of safe refuge. The king hauing receiued this losse, and of|tentimes tried fortune nothing fauourable vnto him in those parts, Polydor. by reason of the streits and disaduan|tage of the places, thought good to reserue the re|uenge of his receiued iniuries vntill a more conue|nient time, and therevpon returned to Glocester,The king returneth out of Wales. and furnished diuers castels and fortresses in the borders of Wales, with garrisons of souldiers, namelie Poictouins and other strangers to defend the same against William Marshall, and the other his com|plices, who vpon occasions dailie sought to suppresse and distresse the said strangers.