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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle was conueied to Meun on Loire, where after eight daies he likewise departed this world, whose bodie was conueied into England with all fu|nerall appointment, and buried at Bissam by his pro|genitors, leauing behind him an onelie daughter named Alice, married to Richard Neuill, sonne to Rafe earle of Westmerland, of whome more shall be said héereafter. The damage that the realme of Eng|land receiued by the losse of this noble man, mani|festlie appeared; in that immediatlie after his death, the prosperous good lucke, which had followed the English nation, began to decline, and the glorie of their victories gotten in the parties beyond the sea fell in decaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Though all men were sorowfull for his death, yet the duke of Bedford was most striken with heaui|nesse, as he that had lost his onelie right hand, and cheefe aid in time of necessitie. But sith that dead men cannot helpe the chances of men that be liuing, he like a prudent gouernour appointed the earle of Suf|folke to be his lieutenant and capteine of the siege, and ioined with him the lord Scales, the lord Talbot, sir Iohn Fastolfe, and diuerse other right valiant capteins. These persons caused bastilles to be made round about the citie, and left nothing vnattempted, that might aduance their purpose, which to bring to wished effect there was not anie want, as of no cau|telous policie, so of no valiant enterprise, tending to the enimies ouerthrow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the Lent season, vittels and artillerie began to waxe scant in the English campe, wherefore the earle of Suffolke appointed sir Iohn Fastolfe, sir Tho|mas Rampston, and sir Philip Hall, with their reti|nues, to ride to Paris, to the lord regent, to informe him of their lacke, who incontinentlie vpon that in|formation prouided vittels, artillerie, and muniti|ons necessarie, and loded therewith manie chariots, carts, and horsses: and for the sure conueieng of the same, he appointed sir Simon Morhier, prouost of Paris, with the gard of the citie, and diuerse of his owne houshold-seruants to accompanie sir Iohn Fastolfe and his complices, to the armie lieng at the siege of Orleance. They were in all to the number of fifteene hundred men, Engueran [...]. of the which there were not past fiue or six hundred Englishmen.

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