Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare, after that the king had gotten togither a great summe of monie,Sir Robert Knolles with an armie sent into France. as well by borowing of the clergie as of the laitie, he leuied an armie, & sent the same ouer to Calis about Midsummer, vnder the gouernance of that worthie chéefteine sir Robert Knolles, accompanied with the L. Fitz Walter, the lord Granson, sir Alaine Buxhull, sir Iohn Bourchi|er, sir William Meuille, sir Geffrey Wourseley, and diuerse other noblemen, knights, and worthie cap|teins.Truce with Scots. About the same time, the king of England con|cluded an abstinence of warre with the Scots for the tearme of nine yeares, yet so that the Scots might arme themselues, and at their pleasure serue and take wages, either of the English or French, by reason whereof, sir Robert Knolles had in his com|panie an hundred speares of the realme of Scot|land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When this armie had lien and rested in Calis a|bout the space of seauen daies, sir Robert Knolles caused euerie man to depart the towne, and to take the fields, marching the first daie néere to the castell of Fiennes, Iac. Meir. The number of men of war in this armie. Froissard. and there lodged for that night. The whole number of this armie was not aboue twelue thousand men. Froissard saith, they were but fiftéene hundred speares, & foure thousand archers. Within the castell of Fiennes was the constable of France, that was lord thereof, with such a number of souldi|ers and men of warre, that the Englishmen thought they should but lose their labour to assaile it. And so they passed foorth by Turrouane, and toward Arras, riding not past foure leages a daie, bicause of their cariages and footmen. They tooke their lodging euer about noone, and laie néere vnto great villages.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The French king had furnished all his townes and fortresses in Picardie with strong garrisons of souldiers, to defend the same against all chances that might happen either by siege or sudden assault. The Englishmen therefore thought not good to linger a|bout the winning of anie of the strong townes, but passed by them, wasting or ransoming the countries. At Arras they shewed themselues before the barri|ers,The suburbs of Arras burnt. and when none would issue to skirmish with them, they set fier on the suburbs, & departed. From thence they tooke the waie by Baupalmes, and so came into Uermendois,The towne of Roy burnt. and burnt the towne of Roy. Then went they to Han in Uermendois, in|to the which all the people of the countrie were with|drawne, with such goods as they might carie with them.The French mẽ withdraw into their for| [...]esses & strõg townes. And in like manner had those doone which in|habited about S. Quintine, Peronne, and other strong townes, so that the Englishmen found little abroad, sauing the barnes full of corne for it was after haruest.