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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 It is said also, that the king himselfe was hurt in the thigh. The two English ships that had béene ta|ken the yéere before, the Edward and the Christopher, were recouered at this time, amongst other of the French ships that were taken there. ¶ Sir Peter Bahuchet was hanged vpon a crosse pole fastened to a mast of one of the ships. Through the wilfulnesse of this man, the Frenchmen receiued this losse (as the French chronicles report) bicause he kept the nauie so long within the hauen, till they were so inclosed by the Englishmen, that a great number of the French|men could neuer come to strike stroke, nor to vse the shot of their artillerie, but to the hurt of their fellows. Howsoeuer it was, the Englishmen got a famous victorie, to the great comfort of themselues, and dis|comfort of their aduersaries. ¶ The king of Eng|land, after he had thus vanquished his enimies, re|mained on the sea by the space of three daies, and then comming on land, went to Gant, where he was re|ceiued of the queene with great ioy and gladnesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane while had the duke of Normandie besieged the castell of Thuine Leuesques, Rich. South. The king [...] to [...] Froissard. néere to Cambrie, which was taken by sir Walter of Man|nie, a lord of Heinault, at the first beginning of the warres, and euer since till that time kept to the king of England his vse. The earle of Heinault, who had beene of late both in England with king Edward, and also in Almaine with the emperour, to purchase their assistance for the defense of his countrie a|gainst the inuasions of the Frenchmen, was now returned home, and meaning to rescue such as were besieged in Thuine, sent for succours into Flanders, and into Almaine, and in the meane time leuieng such power as he could make with his owne coun|trie, came therewith to Ualenciennes, whither foorth|with resorted vnto him the earle of Namure with two hundred speares, the duke of Brabant with six hundred, the duke of Gelderland, the earle of Ber|gen, the lord of Ualkenburgh, and diuerse other, the which togither with the earle of Heinault went and lodged alongst by the riuer of Lestault ouer against the French host,The riuer [...] Lestault, [...] the [...]. which kept siege (as ye haue heard) EEBO page image 359 vnder the conduct of the duke of Normandie be|fore Thuine Leuesques, that is situate vpon the same riuer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There came also to the aid of the earle of Heinault Iaques Arteueld,The Fle|mings. with his three score thousand Fle|mings. Now it was thought that they would haue fought yer they had departed in sunder, but they did not. For after it was knowne how the king of Eng|land was arriued in Flanders, and had discomfited the French fléet, the duke of Brabant and others thought good to breake vp their enterprise for that time, and to resort vnto the king of England, to vn|derstand what his purpose was to doo. Neither were the Frenchmen hastie to giue battell, so that after the capteins of Thuine Leuesques, sir Richard Limo|sin knight an Englishman,Sir Richard Limosin. and two esquiers, bre|thren to the erle of Namure, Iohn and Thierrie, had left their fortresse void, and were come ouer the ri|uer by boats vnto the earle of Heinaults campe, the armies on both sides brake vp and departed, the Frenchmen into France, and the other to Ualenci|ennes,The armies breake vp. and from thence the princes and great lords drew to Gaunt, to welcome the king of England into the countrie, of whome they were right ioifullie receiued: and after they had communed togither of their affaires, it was appointed by the king, that they should meet him at Uillefort in Brabant at a daie prefixed, where he would be readie to consult with them about his proceedings in his warres against his aduersaries the Frenchmen.

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