Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 On the same day was the towne of saint Seuere deliuered vnto the Englishmen,Saint Se|uere taken. Nic. Triuet. Hugh Ueer Charles de Ualois. the which Hugh or (as Abington saith) Robert Ueer, brother to the earle of Oxenford tooke vpon him to keepe as capteine there with two hundred men of armes. Charles de Ualois aduertised thereof, departed from Rion with all spéed, to besiege the foresaid towne of saint Se|uere,Saint Se|uere besiged. yer the Englishmen should haue time to fortifie it. But the foresaid Hugh Uéer kept him out the space of thirtéene or (as Abington saith) nine wéekes, to the great losse of the Frenchmen, no small part of their people dieng in the meane time, both of pesti|lence and famine. At length, when vittels began to faile within, a truce was taken for fifteene daies, within the which it might be lawfull for them within the towne to send vnto Baion for succour, which if it came not within that tearme, the towne should be yeelded vnto the Frenchmen,Saint Se|uere yeelded by composi|cion. and so it was vpon these conditions, that the Englishmen and other that would depart, should haue libertie to take with them their armour and goods, and be safelie conueied two daies iornie on their waie from the French armie. Also that those which were minded to remaine still in the towne, should not susteine any losse or damage in their bodies or goods. The pledges also which afore|time were taken out of that towne by the French kings seneshall, should returne in safetie to the towne, and haue their goods restored vnto them. This doone,Charles de Ualois retur|neth into France. Charles de Ualois appointed a garrison of sol|diers to remaine there for the kéeping of the towne, and then returned backe into France. The English|men, which escaped out of those places from the Frenchmens hands, repaired vnto Baion, Polydor. to de|fend that towne with their capteins the foresaid erle earle of Richmond and the lord Iohn de S. Iohn, the which of some are vntruelie said to haue béene slaine at Rion. Shortlie after that Charles de Ualois was departed and gone out of the countrie, the towne of saint Seuere was recouered by the Englishmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶It should appeare by report of some writers, that Hugh Uéer (whome they wronglie name to be earle of Oxenford) was sent ouer as then from king Ed|ward to the aid of his capteins in Gascoine,The Earle of Oxford then liuing high [...] Robert Ueer and not Hugh Ueer. and at his first comming, recouered the towne of saint Se|uere, and afterwards so valiantlie defended it against the Frenchmen, that honorable mention is made of him, both by Nicholas Triuet, and also by some EEBO page image 295 French writers, N. Triuet. for his high manhood therin shewed. But whether he were brother or sonne to the earle of Oxford, I can not saie; howbeit about the 27 yeare of this king Edwards reigne, we find one Hugh Ueer, that was a baron, whom I take to be this man, but earle I thinke he was not. For (as Euersden saith) one Robert Ueer that was earle of Oxford de|ceassed in the yeare next insuing, and after him suc|céeded an other earle that bare the same name (as by records it may appeare. Polydor. ) Polydor speaking of the siege of S. Seuere, rehearseth not who was capteine as then of the towne, but in the yeelding of it vnto Charles de Ualois, after he had laine more than thrée moneths before it, he agreeth with other writers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the same yeare Berard bishop of Alba and Si|mon archbishop of Bourges, Polydor. Cardinals sent to the kings of En|gland and France to treat a peace. Matth. Westm. two cardinals of the Romane sée, were sent vnto the kings of England and France, to mooue them to conclude a peace. They first came into France, and after into England, but perceiuing the minds of the kings nothing inclined to concord, they returned to Rome without any con|clusion of their purpose, but not without monie ga|thered of religious men to beare out their expenses, for they had authoritie by the popes grant to receiue in name of procuracies and expenses, six marks of e|uerie cathedrall and collegiat church thorough the realme,The cardi|nals gather monie. besides diuerse other rewards. And where any poore chapiter of nunnes or religious persons were not able of themselues, the parish churches next adioining were appointed to be contributorie with them.