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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The prince hauing with him thirtie thousand men of Englishmen, Gascoignes, and other strangers,The number of the princes armie. or|deined three battels, of the which, the first was led by the duke of Lancaster, and with him was sir Iohn Chandois constable of Guien,The chief|teins of the same armie. sir William Beau|champe son to the earle of Warwike, the lord Dal|bret, sir Richard Dangle, and sir Stephan Cousen|ton, marshals of Guien, & diuerse other. The middle ward was gouerned by the prince, and with him was the foresaid Peter king of Spaine, and diuerse other lords and knights of England, Poictou, and o|ther countries, as the vicounts of Chatelareault and Rochcort, the lords of Partnie, Pinan, Taneboton, and others, sir Richard Pontchardon, sir Thomas Spenser, sir Iohn Grendon, and a great sort more, whose names it would be too long to rehearse. The rereward was vnder the gouernance of the king of Malorques, & with him were associat the earls of Ar|minacke, Dalbreth, Piergort, Gominges, the capi|toll of Buefz, sir Robert Knols, and manie other va|liant lords, knights, and esquiers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the second day of Aprill, the prince with his battell thus ordered, remoued from Groigne, and marching that day two leagues forward, came be|fore Nauarret, and there tooke his lodging, within a small distance from his enimies, so that both parties prepared to giue battell the next day in the morning, commanding that euerie man at the sounding of the first trumpet, should apparell themselues, that they might be readie vpon the next sound to be set in order of battell, and to go against their enimies. The Spa|niards very earlie in the morning drew into the field, and ordeined thrée battels in this wise.The order [...] the Spani|ards. The first was led by sir Berthram de Cleaquin, wherein were all the Frenchmen and other strangers, to the numb [...]r of foure thousand knights and esquiers, well armed and appointed, after the manner of France. In the se|cond battell was the earle Dom Tielle, with his bro|ther the lord Sanches, hauing with them fifteene thousand men on foot, and on horssebacke. The third battell and the greatest of all was gouerned by king EEBO page image 399 Henrie himselfe, hauing in that battell seuen thou|sand horssemen, and threescore thousand footmen, with crossebowes, darts, speares, lances, and other abille|ments of war:The number of y^ [...] Spanish armie. so in all three battels he had foure|score and six thousand men on horssebacke and on foot.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The prince of Wales, at the breaking of the daie was readie in the field with his people arranged in order of battell, and aduanced forward with them to|ward his enimies, an hosting pace; and as they pas|sed a little hill, they might sée as they were descen|ding downe the same, their enimies comming like|wise towards them, in good order of battell. When they were approached neere togither, and readie to ioine,The duke of Lancaster. the duke of Lancasters battell incountered with the battell of sir Berthram de Cleaquin, which two battels verie eagerlie assailed each other, so that there was betwixt them a sore conflict, and well con|tinued. The erle Dom Teille, and his brother the lord Sanches, vpon the first approach of the princes bat|tell towards them, fled out of the field, and with them two thousand speares, so that the residue of their bat|tell were shortlie after discomfited, for the capitall of Buz otherwise Beuf,The capitall of Beuf. and the lord Clisson, came vp|on them on foot, and slue and hurt manie of them, so that they brake their arraie, and fled to saue them|selues.

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