Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These capteins being now passed foorth with their fléets into the maine sea, espied anon manie ships lieng without the hauen of Dam (for the number of ships of the French fléet was so great, that the hauen could not receiue them all, so that manie of them laie at anchor without the hauen mouth, and all alongst the coast.) Wherefore they sent foorth certeine shal|lops, to espie whether they were freends or enimies, and what their number and order was. It chanced, that the same time, the men of warre which were ap|pointed to kéepe the French fleet, were gone foorth, togither with a great number of the mariners, to spoile and fetch booties abroad in the countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The English espials therefore, making semblance as though they had beene some fishermen of those parts, came verie neere the French ships lieng at anchor, and perceiuing them to be vnfurnished of people necessarie to defend them, came backe to their companie, and declared what they had séene, certifi|eng their capteins that the victorie was in their hands, if they would make speed. The capteins glad of these newes, commanded their men to make them readie to giue battell, and causing their mariners to make saile directlie towards the French fléet, at their first approch they wanne those tall ships that laie at anchor abroad before the hauen,The English men assaile the French ships. without any great resistance, the mariners onelie making re|quest to haue their liues saued. The other smaller ves|sels which (after the tide was gone) remained vpon the sands (spoiling them first of their tackle and other things that would serue to vse) they consumed with fier, the mariners escaping by flight.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus the Englishmen hauing dispatched this bu|sinesse with good successe, did set vpon those ships that laie in harbrough within the hauen. But here was hard hold for a while, bicause the narrownesse of the place would not giue any great aduantage to the greater number. And those Frenchmen that were gone abroad into the countrie, perceiuing that the enimies were come, by the running awaie of the mariners, returned with all spéed to their ships to aid their fellowes, and so made valiant resistance for a time, till the Englishmen getting on land, and ran|ging themselues on either side of the hauen,The English men wanne the French ships. beat the Frenchmen so on the sides, and the ships grapling togither on front, that they fought as it had bin in a pitcht field, till that finallie the Frenchmen were not able to susteine the force of the Englishmen, but were constreined (after long fight and great slaugh|ter) to yéeld themselues prisoners.