Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen to reuenge this act, prepared a nauie, and furnishing the same with souldiers went foorth to the sea, to incounter the Englishmen: but yer they met, messengers were sent to and fro, the Englishmen accusing the Frenchmen of truce-brea|king, and the Frenchmen againe requiring restitu|tion of their goods taken from them by violence. And now forsomuch as this businesse had beene mooued rashlie betwixt the Englishmen and the Normans, without any commission of their princes their minds therefore were not so kindled in displeasure, but that there had béen good hope of agréement betwixt them, if Charles earle of Ualois the French kings brother (being a man of a hot nature & desirous of reuenge) had not procured his brother to seeke reuengement by force of armes.Charles earle of Ualois pr [...]+cureth warre betwixt Eng|land and France. Wherevpon the French fléet made toward the Englishmen, who minding not to detract the batell, sharplie incountred their enimies in a cer|teine place betwixt England and Normandie, where they had laid a great emptie ship at anchor, to giue token where they meant to ioine. There were with the Englishmen both Irishmen and Hollanders, and with the Normans there were Frenchmen and Fle|mings, and certeine vessels of Genowaies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fight at the first was doubtfull, and great slaughter made, as in the meeting of two such migh|tie nauies must néeds insue. Yet in the end the victo|rie fell to the Englishmen,The English+men victors by sea. and the French ships put to the chase and scattered abroad. The number of ships lost is not recorded by such writers as make re|port of this conflict, but they write that the losse was great. King Philip being aduertised of this discomfi|ture of his fléet was sore displeased, and as though he would proceed against king Edward by order of law,K. Edward summoned to appeare at Paris. he summoned him as his liegeman to appeare at Paris, to answer what might be obiected against him; but withall bicause he knew that king Edward would not come to make his appearance, he prepa|red an armie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the meane time king Edward sent his brother Edmund earle of Lancaster to be his attornie,Edward earle of Lancaster sent to the French king. and to make answer for him before all such iudges as might haue hearing of the matter: but the iudges meaning nothing lesse than to trie out the truth of the cause, admitted no reasons that the earle could al|ledge in his brothers behalfe, and so pronounced king Edward a rebell, and decreed by arest,K. Edward condemned in the French kings court. that he had for|feited all his right vnto the duchie of Guien. These things thus doone, he sent priuie messengers vnto Burdeaux, to procure the citizens to reuolt from the Englishmen,Arnold de Neale sent into Gas|coigne with an armie. and appointed constable of France the lord Arnold de Neale to follow with an armie, who comming thither easilie brought them of Burdeaux vnder the French dominion, being alreadie min|ded to reuolt through practise of those that were latelie before sent vnto them from the French king for that purpose. After this, the said constable brought the people néere adioining vnder subiection, partlie mooued by the example of the chéefe and head citie of all the countrie, and partlie induced therevnto by EEBO page image 291 bribes and large gifts. The Englishmen that were in the countrie, after they perceiued that the people did thus reuolt to the French king, withdrew incon|tinentlie vnto the townes situat néere to the sea side, but speciallie they fled to a towne called the Rioll, which they fortified with all speed. Thus saith Po|lydor.