Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen which escaped with life from the slaughter of Lincolne, as the Marshall of France, the chateleine of Arras, with others, made towards London with all possible speed, in hope to escape so well as they might: but manie of them, and namelie the footmen were slaine by the countrie people where they passed, and that in great numbers: for the hus|bandmen fell vpon them with clubs and swords, not sparing those whom they got at aduantage. Two hundred knights or men of armes (as we may call them) getting to London,Milites. presented vnto Lewes the sorowfull report of their misaduenture, and were of him not moaned, but blamed and sore rebuked, for that they had fled, and shamefullie left the residue of their companies to be distressed, taken, and slaine by the aduersaries, where if they had manfullie stood to it, they might happilie haue saued their fellowes, and obteined victorie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ The chronicle of Dunstable sheweth in déed that Simon de Peschie and Henrie Braibroc, Chr. Dunsta. perceiuing that Fouks de Brent was entered into the citie, and that they were now assailed both afront, and on the backes, they withdrew, and getting togither 80 French knights or men of armes (if we shall so call them) departed out of the citie, and fléeing through the countrie by Lin and saint Edmundsburie, at length got through to London. How soeuer they were welcomed of Lewes, certeine it is, that the lords that tooke part with king Henrie, were put in no small hope by the atchiuing of this so great a vic|torie, to bring within a short time all the realme to the obedience of king Henrie: and herevpon march|ing foorth into the countrie, put the people in such feare, that they submitted themselues vnto the go|uernment of king Henrie in all places where soeuer they came.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the other part, Lewes who all this season re|mained at London, being sore dismaied for the losse of his people, began to feare euerie daie more and more, least by some practise he should be betraied and deliuered into his enimies hands. Therefore he went about to make himselfe as strong as was possible,Lewes sen|deth to his fa+ther for aid. & fortifieng the citie, sent messengers into France, to require his father to send him more aid. His [...]ther sorie to heare of his sons distresse, and loth that he should take the foile, caused his daughter the wife of Lewes, to prepare a power of men, that the same EEBO page image 201 might passe with all speed ouer into England to the aid of hir husband. For the French king himselfe would not séeme to aid his sonne, bicause he was ex|communicated: but his daughter in law, hauing licence and commission thereto, gat togither three hundred knights,In armie prepared in Frãce to come to the succour of Lewes. or men of armes, whome with a great number of other souldiers and armed men, she sent downe to Caleis, where Eustace the moonke had prouided a nauie of ships to conueie them ouer into England. But how they sped you shall heare anon.