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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sir Iohn Clearke, perceiuing how the case stood, laid about him like a giant, causing his companie still to draw backe againe, whilest he resisting the e|nimies, did shew such proofe of his valiancie, that they were m [...]h astonished therewith. To be short, he so manfullie behaued himselfe, that the most part of his companie had time to recouer land; but when he that had [...]hus preserued others shuld leape forth of the ship to saue himselfe, he was striken in the thigh with an ax, that downe he fell, and so came into the enimies hands, being not able to recouer that hurt, for his thigh was almost quite cut off from the bodie, so that he died of that and other hurts presentlie, leauing a remembrance behind him of manie worthie acts through his valiancie atchiued, to his high praise and great commendation. The barke of Yorke was also lost the same time, being a proper vessell, and now ta|ken suddenlie, sanke with all that were aboord in hir, both Englishmen, and the enimies also that were en|tered into hir, thinking to carrie hir awaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time the duke of Britaine retur|ning into his countrie, vnder the conduct of sir Tho|mas Percie and sir Hugh Caluerlie, landed at a ha|uen not far from saint Malo, the fourth day of Au|gust, being receiued with vnspeakeable ioy of the Britaines, as well lords as commons, so that the lo|uing harts which they bare towards him, might well appeare,The duke of Britaine re|stored to his dukedome. although the loue which he bare to the king of England had caused his subiects, in fauor of France, to kéepe him manie yeares foorth of his dukedome as a banished prince, but at length, they being ouer|come with irkesomnesse of his long absence, with generall consents sent for him home, so that there were but few of the British nobilitie that withdrew their dutifull obedience from him, and those were on|lie such as firmelie linked in seruice with the French king, were loth to forgo such roomes and dignities as vnder him they inioied; namelie, the constable of France, sir Berthram de Cleaquin, the lord Clisson, the lord de Rohen, and the lord Rochfort, and certeine others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lord de la Uall amongst other, came to him (as we find in Thomas Walsingham) offering him his seruice as well as the residue. At his landing, he was likelie to haue lost all such furniture, as well of vit|tels, apparell, hangings, bedding, armour, and other things, which either he or his traine had brought with them. For the French gallies espieng their time, im|mediatlie as he and his companie were set on land, before the ships in which the said furniture was fraught, could enter the hauen, which was somewhat streight and narrow, came vpon them, and had them at such aduantage,Sir Hugh Caluerlie. that if sir Hugh Caluerlie with his archers had not caused the master of his ship, e|uen against his will to returne againe to the rescue, the gallies had taken and gone awaie with the other ships; but through the manfull prowes of sir Hugh, the gallies were repelled, & the ships saued: for accor|ding to his woonted valiancie he would not returne, till he saw all other in safetie, & then defending him|selfe so well as he might, withdrew into the hauen, and landed safelie with the residue.

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