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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 About the same time, the duke of Excester laid siege vnto Chateau Galiard,Chateau G [...]|liard besieged. which siege continued from the last of March, vnto the latter end of Sep|tember, or (as some write) vnto the twentith of De|cember, as after shall appeare.Yuri taken by assaul [...]. The duke of Gloce|ster being sent to win the towne and castell of Yuri, tooke the towne by assault, and the castell was deliue|red by composition after fortie daies siege. After this the Englishmen ouerran the countrie about Char|tres, and did much hurt to their enimies in all places where they came. The hearts of the Frenchmen were sore discouraged with the losse of Rone, and the other townes which yeelded one after another thus to the EEBO page image 569 Englishmen, so that such as loued the wealth of their countrie sore lamented the imminent mischéefes, which they saw by the diuision of the nobilitie, like shortlie to fall on their heads, namelie bicause they saw no remedie prepared.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But who euer else was disquieted with this mat|ter, Iohn duke of Burgognie raged and swelled, yea and so much freated therewith, that he wist not what to saie, and lesse to doo: for he knew well that he was neither free from disdaine, nor yet deliuered from the scope of malice, bicause that he onelie ruled the king, and had the whole dooings in all matters about him. And therefore he considered, that all such mishaps as chanced to the state of the common-wealth would be imputed to his negligence and disordred gouerne|ment. To find some remedie against such dangers at hand, he thought first to assaie, if he might by any reasonable means conclude a peace betwixt the two mightie kings of England and France, which if he might bring to passe, he doubted not to reuenge his quarell easilie inough against the Dolphin Charles, and to represse all causes of grudge and disdaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Herewith intending to build vpon this fraile foundation, he sent letters and ambassadors to the king of England,Ambassadors sent on either side. aduertising him, that if he would personallie come to a communication to be had be|tweene him and Charles the French king, he doubted not but by his onlie meanes, peace should be brought in place, and bloudie battell cléerelie exiled. King Henrie giuing courteous eare to these ambassadors, sent with them the earle of Warwike as his ambas|sador, Titus Liuius. accompanied with two hundred gentlemen to talke with the duke, as then remaining in the French court at the towne of Prouince. The earle was assailed by the waie as he iournied, by a great number of rebellious persons, gotten into armour of purpose to haue spoiled him of such monie and things as he and his companie had about them. But by the high valiancie of the English people, with the aid of their bowes, the Frenchmen were discomfi|ted and chased.

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