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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were taken foure of their barges with a bal|lenger, and one and twentie English vessels recoue|red, which they had robbed and taken awaie from their owners. There scaped yet foure of their notable capteins frõ the hands of our men, Martin Grantz, Iohn Peris Mantago, Iohn Husce Gitario, and one Garcias of S. Sebastiano, so that the malice of those robbers ceased not. For they with the French gallies still lieng on the seas,Diuerse townes on the English costs destroied and burnt. when they espied anie aduantage, would land their people, and doo what mis|cheefe they could, in taking preies, and burning townes and villages, although now and then they came short to their vessels againe, losing sometimes an hundred, sometimes fourescore that were ouer|taken by the Englishmen that came foorth against them.The abbat of Battell in re|leuing Win|chel [...]e is put to flight. But among other inuasions which they made this summer on the coasts, we find that they burnt the towne of Winchelsie, & put the abbat of Battell to flight with his people, comming to succor that towne and tooke one of his moonks that was there in armor with the abbat. ¶Some write also, that they burnt Rie, Hastings, and Portsmouth. Finallie, their bold|nesse so farre increased, that in August they entring with their gallies into the riuer of Thames,Grauesend burnt. came vp to Grauesend, where they burnt the most part of the towne, and on the other side of the riuer, as well in Essex as Kent, they burnt and spoiled diuerse places, and with their prisoners and booties returned without receiuing anie hurt, bringing with them to France, both rich spoiles and good prisoners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But to returne to the earle of Buckingham where we left. The English armie drew still towards Bri|taine, but with so small doubt of their aduersaries, that they laie three or foure daies sometimes still in one place.The English host entreth into Britaine At their approching to the marches of Bri|taine, they came to Uitrie, a towne situate at the first entring into that countrie, and from thence went to Chateau Briant, and there rested, whither came to them certeine knights sent from the duke of Britaine, which signified to the erle of Buckingham what the dukes meaning was. Indéed by the death of the French king, the dukes malice was greatlie abated towards the Frenchmen, so that he had not much passed if the Englishmen had béene at home againe. Moreouer, his townes were not determined to receiue the Englishmen, as enimies to the crown of France: so that he was in a perplexitie how to order his businesse. At length, to shew himselfe a sted|fast fréend to the Englishmen, and one that was no changeling, he determined by their support, to force all those to allow the league which he had established with the Englishmen, who had denied to beare ar|mour against the crowne of France. And first,Naunts besi|ged by the Englishmen. bi|cause they of Naunts were the ringleaders of that rebellious demeanour, he appointed first to besiege their citie. They hauing knowledge thereof, sent into France for aid.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The dukes of Aniou, Berrie, Burgognie, and Burbon, brethren to the late king, and vncle to his sonne the yoong king, hauing the gouernance of the realme vnder him, sent six hundred speares with all spéed to strengthen them of Naunts, which defended the citie in such wise from the puissance of the Eng|lishmen, who enuironed the same with a strong s [...]ege, that in the end, bicause the duke came not to them (according to his promise) the siege was raised the morrow after New yeares daie,The siege at Naunts bro|ken vp. two moneths and foure daies after the same was first laid. The duke of Britaine would gladlie haue come to the siege of Naunts, in strengthening of the English host, but he could not persuade his lords to aid him in anie such enterprise. And therefore now that the earle of Buckingham had broken vp his siege, he caused him to be lodged in the citie of Uannes, & his men abroad in the countrie, some here, and some there, acquiting himselfe as well towards them as he might.

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