Compare 1577 edition: 1 During this time, king Lewes (who a few daies afore had taken from the duke of Britaine the townes of Ardone, Campanell, and Belesme) being now certified by his espials, of the landing and inuasion made by the king of England, hasted foorth with his armie into the countrie of Aniou, and there by the side of the Loire, incamped to staie the king of England, that he should not passe ouer the same riuer to Poictou, suspecting least the Poictouins (whome he had alwaie in some gelousie) would reuolt vnto him. But the king of England aduertised of his approch, passed that riuer sooner than anie man would haue iudged, and incamped first in the countrie of Poictou, and affer [sic] drew in the confines of Xantonge, the French king skill following, and by the waie destroieng the townes of Fountney, and Villars, perteining to one Guie de Rochfort, a capteine belonging to the earle of March. Afterward also he passed the riuer of Charent, and wasted all the countrie of Xantonge. Where (if we may beleeue some writers) the two kings ioined in battell, which continued a long time right fierce & cruell: but at length the Englishmen giuing backe, the victorie remained on the French side, a great number of their aduersaries being slaine and taken.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this battell, they saie also that a peace was concluded betwixt them. But other writers haue recorded, that the matter was first taken vp by a truce without anie battell, bicause both the kings being yoong men, and as yet not verie skilfull in martiall affaires, were content to giue eare vnto queene Blanch, to Philip erle of Bollogne, and to Ranulfe earle of Chester, which three tooke vpon them to intreat to a peace, and prescribe the couenants of agreement, by which meanes they were at the last accorded. Amongst other things which were concluded at this present time, the duke of Britaine, and the earle of March were made freends again with the French king, and receiued eftsoones into his fauour. Thus ceassed the warres for that time betwixt the kings of England and France, as some haue witnessed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit if we shall beleeue other, which wrote and liued in those daies, there was not peace at that time concluded: but after king Henrie had passed through Aniou and Poictou without battell, he came into Gascoigne, where he received the homages and dealties of manie noble men in those parties, and returning into Poitou, not onelie had the like also of sundrie lords and men of honour in that countrie, but also tooke the castell of Mirabeau by assault, thorough the manhood of the Englishmen, who chose rather with desperat aduentures to make entrance to honour, than by timorousnesse or want of courage to purchase reproch; for they knew verie well, that