Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 There be that write otherwise herof, Froissard. shewing how the said sir Hugh Chatellon was taken by an am|bush laid by sir Nicholas Louaine, as the same sir Hugh was come foorth of the towne, with not past ten or twelue with him, to see how the passage of Ro|wraie was kept by them that had charge thereof. How soeuer it came to passe, taken he was, & brought to the duke of Lancaster, that reioised greatlie of that good hap: and so marching forward, he passed the riuer at Blanchetaque, and drew towards the towne of Rew on the sea side, and so to Montreuill, and fi|nallie to Calis. Then were the strangers licenced to depart: and bicause it was far in the winter, as a|bout saint Martines tide, the duke and the most part of his armie returned into England.The third mortalitie. Caxton. Polychron. The earle of Warwike de|parteth this life. In this yeare chanced the third mortalitie, which was excéeding great both of men and beasts, that the like had not béene heard of. And amongst other people that peri|shed of that pestilentiall sickenesse, that worthie knight and noble capteine the earle of Warwike di|ed at Calis in the moneth of Ianuarie, after his re|turne from Hartlew. ¶ The countrie of Aquitaine was full of trouble in this meane time, either part séeking to grieue other to the vttermost of their powers. ¶ Iohn Hastings earle of Penbroke, ha|uing with him certeine bands of men of warre, Polydor. re|couered diuerse towns and castels in those parts: but when he perceiued how the enimies that were not far from the place where he was lodged, shewed ma|nifest tokens of feare, in marching one while vncer|teinelie forward, and an other while fetching great compasses about, he somewhat vnwarilie setting vp|on them in their campe, was discomfited and put to flight, Froissard. so that getting him into a place of the Tem|plers, that was closed about with a wall, he remai|ned there in great danger to be taken prisoner of his enimies that assailed him, if the lord Iohn Chandois seneschall of Poictou had not come to the rescue, and pledged him foorth.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But shortlie after, Thom. W [...]. Sir Iohn Chandois slaine. Froissard. the said lord Chandois was slaine by the enimies (whom first he had ouercome) whilest without good aduise he put off his helmet, and so receiuing a stroke with a glaiue that entered into his head, betwixt his nose and his forhead, he neuer after spake word, not liuing past a day and a night after he was hurt. The death of this right famous, wise, and valiant knight, was bewailed as well of the Frenchmen as Englishmen. The French king himselfe, when he heard that he was slaine, greatlie lamented the mishap, affirming that now he being dead, there was not any le [...]t aliue able to agree the kings and realmes of England and France: so much was he feared, esteemed, and beloued of all men. But alas what auailed all their mourning and lamen|ting against the necessitie of death, sith we know that
Est commune mori, mors nulli parcit honori:After he was thus slaine,Sir Tho|mas Percie sir Thomas Percie was made seneschall of Poictou. By reason of the great wet and raine that fell this yeare in more abun|dance than had béene accustomed,A dearth. Hen. Marle. much corne was lost, so that the price thereof was sore inhanced, in so much that wheat was sold at thrée shillings foure pence the bushell. But as concerning the death, the west parts of the realme was sorest afflicted with this mortalitie, and namelie at Oxford there died a great number of scholers.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Somewhat before this time, the ladie Blanch EEBO page image 405 daughter to Henrie duke of Lancaster,The duches of Lancaster. Fabian. departed this life, and was buried on the north side of the high altar in the cathedrall church of saint Paule within the citie of London, where hir husband Iohn of Gant was after also interred. She ordeined for hir husband and for hir selfe a solemne obit to be kept yearelie in that church, where the maior being present with the shiriffes, chamberlaine, and sword-bearer, should of|fer each of them a pennie, and the maior to take vp a pound, the shiriffes either of them a marke, the chamberleine ten shillings, and the sword-bearer six shillings eight pence, and euerie other of the maiors officers two and twentie pence, and the number of eight officers belonging vnto the shiriffes (and by them to be appointed) eight pence a péece. ¶ This yeare was granted to the king in parlement assem|bled at Westminster of the spirituall mens liuings a tenth for the space of thrée yeares, Polychron. Anno Reg. 44. Froissard. Polychron. and a fiftéenth of the temporaltie during the same tearme.