Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Now when he and the capteins before named, were come ouer to Calis, they tooke counsell togither into what place they should make their first inuasion; and bicause their commission was to make warre onelie against those that held with pope Clement, the more part were of this mind, that it should be most expedient for them to enter into France, and to make warre against the Frenchmen, whom all men knew to be chiefe mainteiners of the said Clement. But the bishop of Norwich was of this opinion, that they could not doo better than to inuade the countrie of Flanders, bicause that a litle before, earle Lewes hauing intelligence that king Richard had made a confederacie with them of Gaunt, had on the other part expelled all Englishmen out of his dominions and countries, so that the merchants which had their goods at Bruges, and other places in Flanders, su|steined great losses.The bishop [...] Norwich inuadeth Flanders. Howbeit there were that replied against the bishops purpose herein, as sir Hugh Cal|uerlie and others; yet at length they yeelded thereto, and so by his commandement they went streight to Grauelin, the 21 day of Maie, and immediatlie wan it by assault. Ia. Meir. Whervpon Bruckburge was yeelded vnto them, the liues and goods of them within saued. Then went they to Dunkirke,Dunkirke woon & sack [...] by the Eng|lishmen. & without any great resistance entred the towne, and wan there excéeding much by the spoile, for it was full of riches, which the Englishmen pilfered at their pleasure. The earle of Flanders lieng at Lisle was aduertised how the Englishmen were thus entered his countrie,The earle of Flãders sen|deth to the bish. of Nor|wich to know the cause of his inuasion of Flander [...]. where|vpon he sent ambassadors vnto the English host, to vnderstand why they made him warre that was a right Urbanist.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The bishop of Norwich for answer, declared to them that were sent, that he tooke the countrie to ap|perteine to the French king, as he that had of late conquered it, whom all the whole world knew to be a Clementine, or at the least he was assured that the countrie thereabouts was of the inheritance of the ladie of Bar, which likewise was a Clementine: and therefore, except the people of that countrie would come and ioine with him to go against such as were knowne to be enimies to pope Urbane, he would suerlie séeke to destroie them. And whereas the earls ambassadors required safe conduct to go into Eng|land EEBO page image 443 by Calis, to vnderstand the kings pleasure in this mater, the bishop would grant them none at all; wherefore they went backe againe to the earle their maister with that answer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen after the taking and spoiling of Dunkirke, returned to Grauelin and Bruckburge, which places they fortified, and then leauing garri|sons in them, they went to Mardike, and tooke it, for it was not closed. In the meane time, the countrie|men of west Flanders rose in armour, and came to Dunkirke, meaning to resist the Englishmen: whereof when the bishop was certified, with all spéed he marched thither, and comming to the place where the Flemings, to the number of more than twelue thousand were ranged without the towne, he sent an herald vnto them to know the truth,The herald of armes sent to y^e Flemings by the bishop of Norwich is slaine. of whether pope they held; but the rude people, not vnderstand|ing what apperteined to the law of armes, ran vpon the herald at his approching to them, and slue him before he could begin to tell his tale.