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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Upon Cene thursdaie, the castell de Lesparre was deliuered vnto the earle of Lancaster,The castell of Lespar deliue+red vnto him. Nic. Triuet. and after that diuers other castels. At his approching néere vnto Burdeaux, vpon the thursdaie in Easter weeke, as he rested to refresh himselfe and his armie in a little village called Kekell, an armie of French men issu|ing out of Burdeaux, ment to come on the English|men at vnwares: but hauing warning, they pre|pared themselues to battell, so well as the shortnes of time would permit, and so therevpon incountring with their enimies, and fighting a sore battell, at length constreined the French men to returne vnto the citie,The French|men forced to retire. and pursuing them as they fled, two En|glish knights being brethren to sir Peter de Mallow and an other that was a Gascoine, entred the citie with two standard-bearers belonging to the earle of Richmond, & to the lord Alane de la Zouch, whom the Frenchmen tooke, closing them within the gates. The other Englishmen being shut out, first fell to the spoile of the suburbs, and then set fire vpon the same. After this were certeine of the citizens that secret|lie were at a point with the earle of Lancaster, Polydor. to haue deliuered the citie into his hands, but their practise being espied, they were taken and executed yer they could performe that which they had promi|sed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then the earle perceiuing he should but lose his labor to staie any longer there,The earle of Lancaster de|parteth this life. vpon certeine weigh|tie occasions returned vnto Baionne, where he shortlie after fell sicke and died. He left behind him three sonnes, Thomas that succéeded him in the earl|dome of Lancaster, Henrie lord of Monmouth, and Iohn whome he had begot of his wife Blanch, the which before had béene married vnto Henrie earle of Champaigne, and king of Nauar, by whome shée had but one onelie daughter, that was married vn|to the French king Philip de Beau. After this the English armie besieged the citie of Aques,

Aques besie|ged.

The earle of Arthois sent with an armie to Gascoine. N. Triuet.

but tho|rough want of vittels he was constreined to raise thence and breake vp the siege. The earle of Arthois being sent of the French king with an armie into Gascoine, incountred with the Englishmen, and chased them with the slaughter of a great number, and after recouered diuers townes and fortresses in the countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Those Englishmen that kept the towne of Burg,Burg desie|ged. being compassed about with a siege by Mounseur de Sully, obteined truce for a certeine space, during the which they sent vnto Blaines for some reléefe of vit|tels, and where other refused to bring vp a ship loden with vittels, which was there prepared,The lord Si|mon de Mon|tagew his en|terprise to res|cue the garri|son of Burg. the lord Si|mon de Montagew, a right valiant chéefetaine, and a wise, tooke vpon him the enterprise, and through the middle of the French gallies, which were placed in the riuer to stop that no ship should passe towards that towne, by helpe of a prosperous wind, he got in|to the hauen of Burg, and so relieued them within of their want of vittels, by meanes whereof, Moun|seur de Sully brake vp his siege,The siege is raised. and returned into France.

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