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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now whilest he laie here at Blaie, there came vn|to him the countesse of Bierne (a woman mon|struous big of bodie) bringing with hir to serue the king, Matth. Paris. The countesse of Bierne. hir sonne, and three score knights, in hope to get some of his sterling monie, whereof she knew him to haue plentie: and so couenanting for hir intertein|ment, remained still with him, and receiued euerie daie 13 pounds sterling, and yet she neuer pleasured him the woorth of a groat, but rather hindered him, in making him bare of monie, which she receiued, purssed vp and tooke awaie with hir when she depar|ted from him.The reuol|ting of other French lords But if to hir making and stature she had bin indued with the courage of Uoadicia, whom she exceeded (as it should soome) in proportion,Sée pag. 42, 43, 44. & pag. 152. of the historie of England. or with the prowesse of Elfleda, hir seruice had béene no lesse beneficiall to the K. than anie skilfull capteins mar|ching vnder his banner. So that we sée in this wo|man a desire rather to satisffe hir hydropicall humor of couetousnesse, than anie true affection to set for|ward the kings affaires; therefore it may well be said of hir in respect of hir greedinesse to get from the king for hir owne commodities sake, that she was

Vt mare, quod das deuorat, nunquam abundat,

Nunquam rependit.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the meane time the lords de Pons, Mirabeau and Mortaigne suddenlie reuolted, & submitted them|selues to the French king, with the vicount of To|wars, and all other the lords and knights of Poictou, and the marches therabouts, that not long before had procured king Henrie to come ouer to their aid. The citie of Xainctes was likewise rendred to him imme|diatlie vpon king Henries departure from thence. At which season the French king meant to haue fol|lowed him to Blaie, but by reason of a great death which chanced in his armie, he was constreined to al|ter his purpose. Suerlie, as authors haue recorded, what through pestilence and vnwholesomnesse of the aire,Death in the French camp. a great manie of Frenchmen died at that time, and dailie more fell sicke. The number of them that died (as Matth. Paris, & Matth. Westminster affirme) amounted to twentie thousand persons, beside foure score of the Nobilitie that bare banners or penons. King Lewes himselfe also began to waxe diseased and crasie, Truce [...] betwixt the two kings. Polydor. The queen [...] England de|liuered of a daughter. so that he was constreined to renew the truce with king Henrie, & therewith departed home.