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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The duke of Lancaster passed forward vnto Bre|tueill, which he caused to be relieued and furnished with necessarie things as was conuenient. And then leauing the citie of Eureux,The citie of Eureux yéel|ded to the Frenchmen. which was as then in the Frenchmens hands, latelie yéelded to them after a long siege, he went forward with the lord Philip de Nauarre in companie till they came to Uernueill in Perch, and there tooke both the towne and castell,Uernueil. and robbed the towne and burnt a great part therof. The French king,The French K. commeth to giue the duke of Lancaster battell. who had assembled a mightie ar|mie, being aduertised of these matters, hasted for|ward towards the duke of Lancaster, fullie purpo|sing to giue him battell. The duke and the lord Philip de Nauarre, hauing knowledge that the French king followed them, withdrew towards the towne of the Eagle, and the king still went after them, till he came to Tuebeuf two leages from the towne of the Egle, and there it was shewed to him that he could not follow his enimies any further, by reason of the thicke forrests, which he could not passe with|out great danger of his person and losse of his peo|ple. Then returned he with all his host, and tooke from the Nauarrois the castell of Thilliers, and also the ca|stell of Bretueill, which was yeelded to him after two moneths siege.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 387About the same time, that is to saie, in Iulie, the prince of Wales, Froissard. The prince of Wales inua|deth ye French dominions. hauing assembled an armie of men of warre, to the number of eight thousand, en|tred into the French dominions, and first passing through Auuergne, at length he came into the coun|trie of Berrie, wasting and burning the townes and villages as he went, taking easie iournies for the better reléefe of his people, and destruction of his enimies: for when he was entered into anie towne that was sufficientlie stored of things necessarie, he would tarie there two or three daies to refresh his sol|diers and men of warre, and when they dislodged, they would strike out the heads of the wine vessels, and burne the wheat, oates and barlie, and all other things which they could not take with them, to the in|tent their enimies should not therewith be susteined and nourished.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The citie of Burges.After this, they came before the citie of Burges, and there made a great skirmish at one of the ga [...]es, and there were manie feats of armes doone. The host departed from thence, without dooing anie more, and comming to a strong castell called Issoldune,Issoldune as|saulted. they fiercelie assailed it, but could not win it: the gentle|men within defended the walles and gates so man|fullie. Then passed they forward, and came to Uier|zon,Uierzon woone. a great towne and a good castell, but it was no|thing stronglie fortified; and therefore was it woone perforce, the people within it being not sufficient to resist the valiant puissance of the Englishmen. Here they found wine and other vittels in great plentie, and herevpon they taried there three daies to refresh themselues at ease. But before they departed, the prince had aduertisement giuen him that the French king was come to Chartres, with an huge assemblie of men of warre, and that all the townes and passa|ges aboue the riuer of Loire were closed and kept. Then was the prince counselled to returne and passe by Touraine and Poictow,The passages stopped. and so that waie to Bur|deaux.

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