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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now as touching the earle of Richmont, Frois|sard saith, that he comming to Hanibout, after he had thus lost Uannes, tooke the sea, and sailed into England: but by reason of being tossed on the seas, his wounds rankled so, that shortlie after his com|ming to London he died, & was buried in the church of S. Paule. The king of England was sore displea|sed with his death,The king passeth ouer into Britaine. and immediatlie after passed ouer himselfe into Britaine with a great armie: and lan|ding there the nine and twentith of Nouember, at the same place where the earle of Richmond did land at his arriuall there, not far from Uannes, he went straight and besieged Uannes,Uann [...]s be|s [...]ged. but perceiuing that it would not be woone but by long siege, he left the earle of Arundell, and the lord Stafford to continue the siege, whilest he went to Rennes to aid his people, which still laie at the siege thereof. Before the kings arriuall in Britaine, those that were there vnder the earle of Northampton,A [...]ditions to Triuet. as the lord Hugh Spenser, and the lord Richard Talbot, with their retinues, fought with the Frenchmen neere to Morleis, where a few Englishmen, scarse fiue hundred, discomfited a mightie power of Frenchmen, estéemed to be aboue fiftie thousand,An armie of Frenchmen discomfited by a few En|glishmen. of whome some they slue, and some they tooke. Among other was taken the lord Geffrey de Charnie, accompted for one of the best and sagest knights in France, whome the lord Richard Talbot tooke and sent into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now as touching the kings dooings, we find, that whilest he remained for this winter season in Britaine, his people forraied the countrie foure daies iournie in length, and two daies iournie in bredth. After his comming to Rennes, he staied not past fiue daies, but leauing them whome he found there to continue the siege, he went himselfe to Naunts, where he had knowledge, that the lord Charles de Blois was. At his comming thither, he inuironed the citie about with a strong siege, & made manie fierce assaults to the walles and gates, but could not preuaile, then leauing certeine of his lords there to continue the siege,Naunts be|sieged. he raised with the residue, and went to Dinan, which towne with sore and fierce assaults he lastlie woone, and after that drew againe towards Uannes, for that he was informed, how the duke of Normandie was comming downe towards him, with an armie of fortie thousand men. Herevp|on he sent for them that laie at siege before Naunts to come vnto him, and suffered them at Rennes to kéepe their siege still, till they heard other word from him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Normandie with foure thousand men of armes, and thirtie thousand other men of warre, comming into Britaine to aid the lord Charles of Blois, was aduertised,The duke [...] Norman [...] commeth downe [...] Britaine. that the king of England was with the most part of all his power withdrawen to Uannes, and there laie at siege, sore constreining them within: wherefore he also drew thitherwards, and approching to the place, incamped with his armie ouer against the king of England, inclosing his field with a great trench. The king of England supposing he should haue battell, sent vnto those which laie at siege before Rennes, commanding them to come from thence vnto him: so that by this meanes all the powers, both of the king of England, and of the duke of Normandie, generall to his father the French king in those warres of Britaine, being assembled before Uannes, had fought some great and bloudie battell, as was supposed, for the whole triall of the right of Britaine, if the cardinals of Cleremont and Prenesti, as legats from pope Clement the sixt, had not taken vp the matter, by concluding a truce be|twixt them, for the tearme of three yeares.

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