Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king aduertised that the king of Eng|land was come ouer into France, to the aid of the earle of March, and other his subiects against him, prepared a mightie armie, in the which were rec|koned to be to the number of foure thousand men of armes, well prouided and armed at all points, be|sides twentie thousand esquires, gentlemen,The French king inuadeth the earle of Marches land. yeo|men and crossebowes: and with the same immedi|atlie he entred the dominions of the earle of March, and tooke from him diuerse townes and castels, as Fountney, wherein he tooke one of the earls sonnes: also Meruant with diuers other. In the meane while the king of England was aduanced forward and come neere vnto Tailborge, lieng with his armie in the faire medow by the riuer side of Charent fast by the castell of Thonay: & he had there with him in campe sixtéene hundred knights, or rather men of armes, and twentie thousand footmen,The number of the English armie. with seauen hundred that bare crossebows. He made there his two halfe brethren, the sonnes of the earle of March knights, and gaue to the one of them fiue hundred marks, and to the other six hundred marks yearelie, to be paid out of his escheker, till he had otherwise prouided for them in lands and reuenues equall to that pension.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now the French king being aduertised that king Henrie laie thus néere to Tailborge, marched thi|therwards with all his puissance latelie reenforced with new supplies, and approching to Tailborge,Tailborge. had the towne deliuered vnto him. This chanced about the latter end of Iulie. Then after the French king had gotten possession of Tailborge, he ment to passe the water, and if by mediation of a truce politikelie procured by the earle of Cornewall (and as it were at a narrow pinch) the king of England had not found means to remooue in the night season, he had béene in great danger to haue beene taken, through want of such aid as he looked to haue had at the hands of the Poictouins and other his confederats. But yet he got awaie (though with some staine of honour) and withdrew to Xainctes,Xainctes. An encounter betwixt the English and French. whither also the French king folowed, and comming néere to the towne, there was a sharpe incounter begun betwixt the French and the English, wherein the Englishmen were victors, and in which by the Frenchmens owne confession, if the English power had béene like to theirs in num|ber, they had fullie atchiued the honour of a fough|ten field, and for a light skirmish a sound and per|fect victorie.The valiancy of the earle of Leicester and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The high prowesse and valiancie of the earles of Leicester, Salisburie, Norfolke, with other Noble EEBO page image 230 men, as Iohn de Burgh, Warren de Mount Che|nill or Cheincie, Hubert Fitz Matthew, [...] Fitz Nicholas did in this [...] right well [...]ppear [...]: and likewise other of the English nation bare them|selues so manfullie, that they deserued no small com|mendation.Iohn Man|sell. Amongst other also sir Iohn Mansell the king [...] [...]apleine, and one of his priuie cou [...]cell did right worthilie, taking prisoner with his owne hands one Peter Orige a gentleman in good place. There was moreouer taken on the French pace sir Iohn de Barris a man of good accompt, by William de Sey,Sir Iohn Barris. Wil. de Sey. Gilbert de Clare slaine. beside sundrie others. On the English part was slaine Gilbert de Clare, and Henrie Hasting taken prisoner, with other, to the number of twentie knights, or men of armes, if I may so call them.