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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this incounter, by reason the French armie increased by new bands still resorting to their king, the earle of March secretlie sought meanes to be re|conciled vnto him:The earle of March is re|conciled to the French king. and finallie by the helpe of the duke of Britaine, his old acquaintance and fréend at néed, his peace was purchased, so that he had his lands againe to him restored, except certeine castels, which for further assurance the French king reteined in his hands by the space of thrée yeares. The king of England, perceiuing himselfe too too much deceiued in that he had put such confidence in the earle of March and others of that countrie, which should haue aided him at this present, and againe aduertised, that the French king meant to besiege him within the ci|tie of Xainctes, departed with all spéed from thence, and came to Blaie, a towne in Gascoigne, situat néere to the riuer of Garon, & distant seuen leagues from Burdeaux.

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