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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The assemblie of the princes at Uilleford.At the day appointed, there came to Uillefort the dukes of Brabant, and Gelderland, the earle of Hei|nault, Gulike, Namure, Blackenheim, Bergen, sir Robert Dartois earle of Richmond, the earle of Ualkenburgh, and Iaques Arteueld, with the other rulers of Flanders, and manie others. Here it was ordeined,The couenãts betwixt the k. of England & his cõfederats that the countries of Flanders, Brabant, and Heinault, should be so vnited and knit in one corporation, that nothing should be doone amongst them in publike affaires, but by common consent, and if anie warres were mooued against anie of them, then should the other be readie to aid them, a|gainst whome anie such warre was mooued and if vpon anie occasion anie discord rose betwixt them for anie matter, they should make an end of it a|mongst themselues; and if they could not, then should they stand to the iudgement and arbitrement of the king of England, vnto whome they bound them|selues by oth to kéepe this ordinance and agrée|ment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French king being informed that the king of England ment to laie siege vnto Tournie, Froissard. Tournie fur|nished with a strong power of men. as it was indeed deuised at this councell holden at Uille|fort, tooke order for the furnishing thereof with men, munition, and vittels in most defensible wise. There were sent to that towne the best men of warre in all France, as the earle of Ewe constable of France, the yoong earle of Guines his sonne, the earle of Foiz and his brethren, the earle Amerie de Narbon, with manie other, hauing with them foure thousand souldiers. Sir Godmar du Foie was there before as capteine of the towne, so that it was prouided of all things necessarie. Howbeit, the king of England (according as it was appointed at the councell hol|den at Uillefort, about the feast of Marie Magdalen) departed from Gaunt, and came to Tournie, hauing with him seauen earles of his owne countrie, as Darbie, Penbroke, Hereford, Huntingdon, North|ampton, Glocester, and Arundell, eight prelats, eight and twentie baronets,Tournie be|sieged. two hundred knights, foure thousand men of armes, and nine thousand archers, besides other footmen. He lodged at the gate called saint Martine, in the waie that is toward Lisle and Dowaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anon after came the dukes of Brabant and Gel|derland, the earle of Gulike, the marquesse of Blan|queburgh, the marquesse of Musse, the earls of Ber|gen, Sauines, and Heinault: also Iaques Arteueld, who brought with him about fortie thousand Fle|mings.The great number of peo+ple at the siege of Tournie. Ia. Meir. So that there was at this siege to the num|ber of six score thousand men, as some writers af|firme. There was also an other armie of Flemings, as of the townes of Ypres, Popringue, Furnes, Cassell, of the Chateleinie, & of Bergis, being to the number of fortie thousand, appointed to make warre against the Frenchmen that kept saint Omers, and other townes there on the frontiers of Arthois, which armie was led by the earle of Richmond, otherwise called the lord Robert Dartois, and by sir Henrie de Flanders,The earle of Richmond. the which approching one day to saint O|mers, were sharplie fought with; for within saint O|mers at that time laie a strong power of French|men with the duke of Burgoine, the earle of Armi|nacke and others.

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