Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, when the French king had woone Lo|ches, he went to Chinon,Hubert de Burgh a vali|ant capteine. within the which Hubert de Burgh was capteine, a right valiant man of warre as was any where to be found, who hauing prepared all things necessarie for defense, manfullie repelled the Frenchmen, who inforced themselues to win the towne with continuall assaults and alarms, not suf|fering them within to rest neither day nor night, who yet for certeine daies togither, by the valiant in|couragement of their capteine defended the towne, with great slaughter of the Frenchmen. Neuerthe|lesse, at length beginning to despaire by reason of their incessant trauell, certeine of them that were somewhat faintharted stale ouer the walles in the night, and ran to the Frenchmen, and for safegard of their liues instructed them of the whole estate of the towne. The French vnderstanding that they within were in no small feare of themselues, Polydor. Chinon taken by force of assault. with such violence came vnto the walles, and renewed the assault vpon all sides, that streightwaies they entred by force. A great number of Englishmen were ta|ken, and amongst other their capteine the foresaid Hubert de Burgh. [This chanced on the vigill of S. Iohn Baptist.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this king Philip tooke diuerse other townes and castels in that countrie, of the which some he ra|ced, and some he fortified and stored with garisons EEBO page image 170 of his souldiers. This doone he passed ouer the riuer of Loir, and wan a castell situat néere vnto a pro|montorie or head of land called Grapelitum, which was woont to be a great succour & aid to English|men arriuing on that coast. The occasion why he made wars thus vpon the Britains, was (as some write) for that Guie duke of Britaine, who had mar|ried the duches Constance, and succéeded in the du|chie after hir son Arthur, without regard to reuenge the death of the same Arthur, was ioined in league with king Iohn togither with Sauere de Maule|on, and Almerike de Lusignian, lords of great ho|nour, power, and stoutnesse of stomach.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 1206 Anno. Reg. 8.King Iohn also in this meane while, mooued with the increase of these his new associats, and also with desire to reuenge so manie iniuries and losses sustei|ned at the French kings hands, preparing an armie of men, and a nauie of ships, tooke the sea with them and landed at Rochell the ninth of Iulie, P [...]lydor. where he was receiued with great ioy and gladnesse of the people; and no small number of gentlemen and o|thers that inhabited thereabout repaired vnto him, offering to aid him to the vttermost of their powers. He therefore with assured hope of good spéed depar|ted from thence,Montal|ban woone. and wan the towne of Montalban, with a great part of all the countrie thereabouts. Finallie he entred into Aniou, Les annales de France. Polydor. and comming to the citie of Angiers, appointed certeine bands of his foot|men, & all hislight horssemen to compasse the towne about, whilest he, with the residue of the footmen, & all the men of armes, did go to assault the gates. Which enterprise with fire and sword he so manfullie executed,King Iohn wan the citie of Angiers by assault. that the gates being in a moment broken open, the citie was entered and deliuered to the soul|diers for a preie. So that of the citizens some were taken, some killed, and the wals of the citie beaten flat to the ground. This doone, he went abroad into the countrie, and put all things that were in his way to the like destruction. Then came the people of the countries next adioining, of their owne accord to submit themselues vnto him, promising to aid him with men and vittels most plentifullie.