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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Moreouer, the Englishmen approched so néere to the walles and diches of the citie, that they brought a|waie twentie thousand head of cattell, which the citi|zens had gotten within the compasse of their diches; and further sent to them within, that if they would not send bread and wine foorth to vittell the host,The citi [...] o [...] R [...]me [...] saue their corne fiel [...] from destr [...]|eng by sen|ding vittels to the Eng|lish host. in that behalfe they would burne all their corne: for doubt whereof, the citizens sent foorth to the host six charets laden with as much bread and wine as they might carie. Thus was their corne saued from de|struction, and the Englishmen by soft and easie iour|nies drew towards the citie of Trois, in the which was the duke of Burgognie, with the dukes of Bur|bon and Bar, the earle of Ewe, the lord Coucie, sir Iohn de Uien high admerall of France, and a great number of others of the French nobilitie. They had made a bastide without the towne able to receiue a thousand men of armes, but vpon the Englishmens approch to assault it, they did forsake that strength, and withdrew to the towne.Sir Tho [...] Triuet [...] a baro [...] Sir Thomas Triuet was here made a baronet. Also there were certeine new knights made, as sir Peter Berton, sir Iohn and sir Thomas Paulie or Paulet, sir Iohn St [...]u|gulie, sir Thomas Dortingues, sir Iohn Uassecoque,Knights cre|ated. sir Thomas Brasie, sir Iohn Brauin, sir Henrie Uernier, sir Iohn Colenile, sir William Euerat,Uerne or Uernon. sir Nicholas Stiugulie, and sir Hugh Lunit.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The English host perceiuing the Frenchmen to withdraw into the towne, drew togither, and stood in order of battell for the space of two houres, and then returned to their lodgings. The next day they remoo|ued to Maillerois le vicount neere vnto Sens, and there they remained two daies, and after drew into Gastinois, and so into Beause. They were coasted all the waie by a great power of men of war, as ma|ny or more in number as they were themselues. But the French king being a politike prince, wiselie con|sidered what losses the realme of France had sustei|ned afore time, by giuing battell to the Englishmen, and therefore was fullie resolued, that in no wise he would giue licence to his people to fight with the earle of Buckingham;The pol [...] [...] the French king. but thought better (as he had learned by good experience) to keepe his townes close against his enimies, and so in the end to wearie them, than by giuing battell to put things in hazard, where|as he knew they could not take from him his coun|tries by this kind of warre, though they sore in dama|ged the same for a time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There chanced manie small skirmishes amongst those that rode foorth to discouer the countrie, but no notable incounter at all. For the Englishmen in those daies were cats not to be catched without mit|tens (as Iacob Meir in one place saith) & againe the French men were as warie how they aduentured to come néere them, peraduenture for feare, as in the reigne of king Edward the 3, as C.O. noteth, saieng,

Contra aciem magnam tremebundo corde ValesusIn Angl. [...] sub [...]
In campum adiunctum & vicina coẽgerat arua,
Non tamen Anglig [...]nas aduersum est ausus aperto
Tendere Marte feris confligere fortiter armis.

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