[1] About the same time, the
earle of Warren, with William de Ualence earle of Penbroke, the kings halfe
brother, and others, who (as yée haue heard) fled from the battell at Lewes,
were now returned into the realme, landing first in Southwales with a [page 270] power of crossebowes and other men of warre, the which
hearing that the lord Edward was thus esca|ped out of captiuitie, came to
Ludlow, and there ioi|ned with him, and so likewise did the earle of
Gloce|ster. Now after they had communed togither, and were made freends and
confederats, they caused all the bridges to be broken, that the enimies
should not come to oppresse them, till they had assembled all their forces,
and passing forward towards Glocester, wan the citie, and still came people
vnto them from all sides, namelie those lords
and capteins, which all the time since the battell of Lewes had laine in
Bri|stow. After this they came to Worcester, and entred there also. When the
earle of Leicester was hereof aduertised (who in all this meane time by
order ta|ken, was about the king, and ruled all things in the court) h [...] sent in all hast vnto his sonne Simon de Montfort to raise a power of
men,
The earle of Leicesters sonne raiseth an armie. He wan Win|chester.