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102 this deciding battle the prince followed his blow, by adviſing his father to call a parliament forthwith, before his victory cooled; which accordingly met at Wincheſter, September 8. whereas the fight was Auguſt 5, before. In this parliament they did what they would with the earl’s broken and diſperſed party: “The chief of them were impriſoned to be puniſhed at the King’s will; the city of London disfranchiſed for their rebellion; all that took part with Earl diſinherited, whoſe lands the King preſently beſtowed upon thoſe that had ſtuck faithfully by him, as a reward of their merit.”  the legate, alſo called a council at Northampton, and there excommunicated all the biſhops and clergy that had aided and favoured Earl  againſt the King; namely, the biſhops of Wincheſter, London, Worceſter, and Cheſter: of whom the biſhop of Worceſter poorly died [viliter] in a few days after this ſentence; but the other three went to Rome to make their peace with the pope. In ſhort he excommunicated all others whatſoever, that had been againſt the King.

diſinherited barons thought never to the worſe of their cauſe for this overthrow, but ſtill continued