Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. About the same time Charles de Ualois brother to the French king, being sent with an armie into Gascoine, and comming vpon the sudden, found the Englishmen wandering abroad in the countrie out of order, by reason whereof taking them at that ad|uantage, he caused them to leaue their booties behind them, slue part of them, and chased the residue, the which fled to their ships,Charles de Valois chaseth the English+men. or to such hauen townes as were in their possession. The capteins of the English|men, as Iohn de Britaine earle of Richmond, and the lord Iohn saint Iohn, after they had got togither their souldiers which had béene thus chased,The Earle of Richmond. sent two bands vnto Pontesey to defend that towne against the enimies: also other two bands vnto saint Seue|re: and they themselues went to Rion to fortifie that place. Charles de Ualois aduertised hereof, thought he would not giue them long respit to make them|selues strong by gathering any new power, and ther|fore appointed the conestable sir Rafe de Neale, (who had woone the citie of Burdeaux from the Eng|lishmen latelie before) to go vnto Pontesey and be|siege that towne,Rion besieged whilest he went vnto Rion, which he besieged and fiercelie assaulted. But the English|men and Gascoins did not onelie defend the towne stoutlie, but also made an issue foorth vpon their eni|mies, though (as it happened) the smaller number was not able to susteine the force of the greater mul|titude, and so were the Englishmen beaten backe in|to the towne againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Pontsey won.Whilest they tried their manhood thus at Rion, the constable woone Pontesey or Pontsac vpon Dordone, and came to ioine with the earles de Ualois at Rion, and so inforced both their powers to win that towne. The Englishmen and Gascoins, though they were put in some feare, yet they shewed their approoued valiancie in defending the towne, till at length when they saw they could defend it no long|er, and were in no hope of succour from anie part, they fled out about midnight, and made toward their ships: but diuerse of them were taken by the waie, for the Frenchmen hauing knowledge of their in|tent, forlaie the passages, and taking some of them that first sought to escape thus by flight, slue them, but there was not many of those. For all the residue, when they perceiued that the Frenchmen had laid betwixt them and their ships, making vertue of ne|cessitie, stood still in defense of the towne, till the Frenchmen entred it by force of assault the friday in Easter wéeke. Nic. Triuet. Rion wo [...].

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Some write, that the same night, in which they so ment to flée to their ships, there chanced a great tu|mult and mutenie betwixt the footmen and horsse|men, so that they fought togither, or else might the whole number of them haue escaped. The horssemen that got foorth left their horsses behind them readie brideled and sadled, which the Frenchmen vpon en|tring the towne in the morning tooke, after they had slaine the most part of the footmen. The Frenchmen hauing got a bloudie victorie, saued onelie the cap|teins and gentlemen, and slue the other, aswell Eng|lishmen as Gascoins. There was taken of knights, sir Rafe Tannie, sir Amis de saint Amand,Englishmen taken. with his brother sir Rafe de Gorges marshall of the armie, sir Roger Leiborne, sir Iohn Kreting, sir Iames Kre|ting, sir Hen. Boding, sir Iohn Mandeuile, sir Iohn Fulborne, sir Robert Goodfield, sir Thomas Turber|uile, & sir Walter, with thrée & thirtie esquiers, Abington. which were sent all vnto Paris. Sir Adam Kreting was killed, a right valiant knight,Sir Adam Kreting [...]. Sir Walter Gifford. by reason of one sir walter Gifford a knight also, which had dwelled in France manie yeares before as an outlaw.