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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king following the tract of good for|tune,The French king with his huge armie driueth the Englishmen out of Flan|ders. that guided his sterne, marched foorth to Bruck|burge, so that the vaward of his armie came before that towne on Holie rood daie in September, vn|der the leading of the earle of Flanders, the duke of Britaine, the lord Oliuer de Clisson high constable of France, and the lord Ualeran earle of S. Paule, the which demeaned themselues in such sort,Bruckburge yeélded to the French. that al|though the Englishmen within valiantlie defended the Frenchmens assault; yet the third daie after the Frenchmens comming thither, the Englishmen by composition that they might depart with bag and bagage, yeelded vp the towne, which on the ninetenth of September being saturdaie, as that yeare came about, was abandoned to the French souldiers, to rifle and spoile at their pleasure, in the which feat the Britons bare the bell awaie, dooing more mischeefe vnto the poore inhabitants, than with toong can be recited.The duke of Britaine a f [...]iend to the Englishmen. The duke of Britaine holpe greatlie to make the composition, that the Englishmen might depart in safetie: for the which dooing he was in great hatred and obloquie of the souldiers, who affirmed that he was not onelie a friend to the Englishmen, but an enimie to his countrie, and a traitour to the common-wealth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen comming to Grauelin, set it on fire, and departed streight to Calis, leauing the countrie of Flanders to the Frenchmen, and so re|turned into England, where they were not greatlie commended for their seruice, but were put so farre in blame, that sir Thomas Triuet, & sir William Elm|ham were committed to prison within the tower of London, as men suspected of euill dealing in the deli|uerie of Bruckburge and Grauelin to the French|mens hands:

Grauelin for|tified by the Frenchmen for a counter|garison to Calis.

Thom. Wals.

for immediatlie after that they had left Grauelin, the Frenchmen came thither, and fortified it for a countergarison to Calis. ¶ There be that write how the French king offered to giue the bi|shop of Norwich fiftéene thousand marks to race the towne of Grauelin, and so to leaue it vnto him, the bishop hauing libertie with all his people and goods to depart in safetie. The bishop required to haue li|bertie for certeine daies, to make herevnto a full and deliberate answer; which was granted, and in the meane time he sent into England to aduertise the king in what state he stood, and how the French king laie before him with a mightie armie: and therefore if he meant euer to trie battell with the Frenchmen, now was the time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the same summer, the king with the queene went abroad in progresse,The king & quéene in progresse. visiting in their waie the rich abbeis of the realme, as Burie, Thetford, Nor|wich, & other; going about a great part of the realme. And when these newes came to him from the bishop of Norwich, he was at Dauentrie in Northampton|shire, and being the same time at supper, he put the ta|ble from him, and rising with all hast, got him to hors|backe, and rode in post that night, changing horsse diuerse times, with such spéed that he came to S. Al|bons about midnight, and making no staie there lon|ger than he had borowed the abbats gelding, hasted foorth till he came to Westminster: so that it appea|red he would neuer haue rested till he had passed the sea, and giuen battell to the Frenchmen. But after his comming to Westminster, wearied with that ha|stie iournie, he got him to bed, and liked so well of ease,A great hea [...] soone cooled. that he thought good to send a lieutenant in his stead to passe the seas, to deliuer the bishop from dan|ger of his enimies.

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