Compare 1577 edition: 1 These newes being signified to the constable, and other the French capteins, asswaged their great mirth and triumphant ioy, conceiued for the victorie of Montargis, that loth they were to attempt anie further enterprises against the English nation. But the duke of Alanson, who (as ye haue heard) was latelie deliuered out of captiuitie, reuiued againe the dulled spirits of the Dolphin, and somewhat ad|uanced, in hope of good spéed, the fainting harts of his capteins; so that (some occasion offered) they de|termined to atchiue a notable feat (as they tooke it) against the Englishmen, which was the recouerie of the citie of Mans out of their hands: for so it happe|ned, that diuers of the chéefe rulers in that citie, and namelie diuerse spirituall persons, meaning to re|uolt to the Dolphins side, aduertised him by letters of their whole minds, which letters were conueied vnto him by certeine friers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Dolphin glad of those newes, appointed the lords de la Breth and Faiet, marshals of France, accompanied with the lords of Mount Iehan, of Bu [...]ll, Doruall, Torsie, Beaumanor, the Hire, and his brother Guilliam, with fiue hundred other vali|ant capteins and souldiers, to the accomplishing of this enterprise; who comming thither at the daie as|signed, in the night season approched towards the walles, making a little fire on an hill, in sight of the towne, to signifie their comming, which perceiued by the citizens that néere to the great church were wat|ching for the same, a burning cresset was shewed out of the steeple, which suddenlie was put out and quenched. What néedeth manie words?

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The capteins on horssebacke came to the gate, the traitors within slue the porters and watchmen, and let in their fréends, whereby the footmen entered first,Mans lost by treason of the citizens. and the men of armes waited at the barriers, to the intent that if néed required, they might fight it out in open field. Hereby manie Englishmen were slaine, & a great crie and garboile raised through the towne, as in such surprises is woont. The cause of this mischéefe was not knowen to any, but onelie to the conspirators; for the remnant of the citizens being no partakers, imagined, that the Englishmen had made hauocke in the towne, and put all to the sword. The Englishmen on the other side iudged, that the citizens had begun some new rebellion against them, or else had striuen amongst themselues.