[1] [2] [3] [4] In the meane time,The lords came with a power to raise the siege. at the suit of the lord Bade|lismere, the earle of Hereford, and other lords of the confederacie, came with a great power vnto King|stone, about the feast of Simon and Iude, and there staieng certeine daies for some of their companie that were to come vnto them, they sent vnto the king the archbishop of Canturburie, and the bishop of London, with the earle of Penbroke, requiring him to remooue his siege, till by parlement some order might be taken: but the king would not giue eare to their suit, but continued his siege till the castell was yeelded to him.The castell of Léeds yéelded For those that were at Kingstone cowardlie leuing their enterprise, came not forward, but returned backe againe. They that were within the castell, hauing simplie submitted themselues to the king, caused twelue or thirtéene of them to suffer death.Walter Cul|pepper exe|cuted. Amongst other was one Walter Culpepper reckoned for the chéefe of them that defended the ca|stell against the king. The wife of the lord Badelis|mere, [page 328] with his nephue Bartholomew de Burwash was sent to the tower of London, but his sister was sent to Douer castell, there to remaine in safe kée|ping. The castell of Leeds being thus yéelded to the king, he entred the same on All halowes daie, and shortlie after the castell of Chilham was deliue|red, and the castell of Tunbridge left void by them that had it in keeping. The king thus bestirring him, came into Essex, and seized into his hands the lands of the lord Badelismere, and likewise the lands of such as were his mainteiners, abbettors, fréends, fauourers, and furtherers; of the which such as he could meet with he put in prison, and here|with summoned an armie to meet him at Cirence|ster about saint Lucies day the virgine. And then a|bout saint Andrews tide he came to London, where the archbishop of Canturburie had called a prouinci|all councell.