[1] In the thrée and twentith yeare of his reigne, Anno Reg. 23. 1239 king Henrie held his Christmasse at Winchester, where a great grudge arose betwixt him and Gilbert the earle of Penbroke, Matth. Paris. Uariance be|twixt the king and the earle of Penbroke. by reason that the said earle with his seruants (hauing tipstaues) in their comming to the court, were not suffred to enter within the gates but were kept backe by the porters and other. Of which iniurie when he had complained, the king made him such an ouerthwart answer, that the earle per|ceiuing him not to like verie well of his seruice, de|parted foorthwith, and rode into the North countrie, so that from that day foorth, neither he nor his brother Walter loued the king as they ought to haue doone. Soone after this departure of earle Gilbert, vpon Candlemas day the king gaue the earldome of Lei|cester vnto Simon de Mountford, and inuested him thereinto, hauing first pacified earle Almerike that was elder brother to the same Simon. Yet about the beginning of the next August,Simon earle of Leicester fled ouer into France. the king was so in|censed against earle Simon, that both he and his wife were glad to get them ouer into France, till the kings wrath were more pacified.