Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this, the earle of Derbie, being returned to Burdeaux, and hauing put the captiues in safe kée|ping, assembled his power, and marching foorth into the countrie,Towns [...] by the earle o [...] Derbie. towards the Rioll (a towne in those parts which he meant to besiege) he wan diuerse towns and castels by the way, as saint Basill, Roch, Million, Montsegure, Aguillon, & Segart. At length he came to the towne of the Rioll, which he besieged, and laie about it nine wéekes yer he could win it, and then was the same towne surrendered into his hands, but the castell was still defended against him for the space of eleuen weekes, at which time being sore oppressed & vndermined, it was yéelded by them within conditionallie, that they should depart onelie with their armour. After this, the earle of Derbie wan Montpesance, Mauleon, Uille-Franche in A|genois, Miremont, Thomines,Angolesme. the castell of Damas|sen, and at length came before the citie of Angolesme the which made appointment with the earle, that if no succors came from the French king within the space of a moneth, that then the citie should be sur|rendered to the king of Englands vse: and to assure this appointment, they deliuered to the earle foure and twentie of their chéefe citizens as hostages.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In the meane time, the earle laid siege to Blaues,Blaues. but could not win it. His men rode abroad into the countrie, to Mortaigne, Mirabeau, and Aunay, but wan little, and so returned againe to the siege of EEBO page image 369 Blaues. Now when the month was expired, that they of Angolesme should yéeld, the earle sent his two marshals thither, who receiued the homage and feal|tie of the citizens, in the king of Englands name, and so they were in peace, and receiued againe their ho|stages. At length when the earle of Derbie saw that he did but lose his time in the besieging of Blaues, which sir Guischart Dangle, and sir Guilliaume de Rochfort, being capteins within, did so valiantlie de|fend, that he could obteine no aduantage of them, he raised his siege, and returned vnto Burdeaux, hauing furnished such townes as he had woone in that iour|nie with conuenient garisons of men to defend them against the enimies, and to kéepe frontier warre, as they should sée cause.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Froissard saith they were an hundred thou|sand. Gio. Vil|lani writeth that they were a six thousand horsmen and fiftie thousand footemen, of Frenchmen, Gascoignes & Lombardes.The French king being sore moued at the con|quests thus atchiued by the earle of Derbie, raised a mightie armie, and sent the same foorth, vnder the lea|ding of his sonne the duke of Normandie, into Gas|coigne, to resist the said earle, and to recouer againe those townes which he had woone in those parts. The duke of Normandie being come to Tholouz, where generall assemblie was appointed, set forward with his armie, and winning by the waie Miremount, and Uille Franche in Agenois; at length came to the citie of Angolesme, which he inuironed about with a strong siege, continuing the same, till finallie, the capiteine named Iohn Normell, Annales de Burgoigne. required a truce to indure for one daie,1346 Anno Reg. 20. which was granted, and the same was the daie of the Purification of our ladie, on the which, the same capiteine, with the souldiers of the garrison departed, and left the citie in the citizens hands.Angolisme recouered by the French|men. The Frenchmen, bicause they had granted the truce to indure for that daie without exception, permitted them to go their waies without let or vex|ation. The citizens in the morning yéelded the citie to the duke.Damassen. Thonins. After this, he wan the castell of Damas|sen, Thonins, and Port S. Marie; Thonins by sur|render, and the other two by force of assaults. Then he came to the strong castell of Aiguillon, which he besieged,Aiguillon besieged. and laie thereat a long season. Within was the earle of Penbroke, the lord Walter de Mannie, sir Franke de Halle, and diuerse knights and cap|teins, which defended themselues, and the place so stoutlie, that the Frenchmen could win little aduan|tage at their hands.