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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Frenchmen séeing their euill hap irrecoue|rable, returned to the French king, Enguerant de Monstrelle [...]. and told him what had chanced: wherevpon he doubting to be assai|led to his disaduantage, thought not good longer to tarrie, but with all spéed remoouing his ordinance into the bastile of saint Martin, which he had newlie made, dislodged in the night from Maubuisson, and went to Poissie, leauing the lord de Cotignie adme|rall of France, with thrée thousand men to kéepe the EEBO page image 618 bastile. If he had taried still at Manbuisson, the lord Talbot which had passed the riuer of Oise in two small leather botes, had either taken or slaine him the same night. Edw. Hall. The Englishmen the next daie in good order of battell came before the towne of Pon|thoise, thinking there to haue found the French king, but he was gone: and in his lodging they found great riches, and much stuffe which he could not haue space for to carrie awaie for feare of the sudden in|uasion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then the duke with his power entred into the towne, and sent for new vittels, and repaired the tow|ers and bulworks about the towne, & diuerse times assaulted the bastile of the Frenchmen, of the which he made no great accompt, bicause they were not of power either to assault or stop the vittels or succors from the towne. After this, the duke intending once againe to offer the French king battell, left behind him at Ponthoise for capteine there, sir Geruais Clifton, sir Nicholas Burdet, Henrie Chandos, and a thousand soldiers, and therewith remoouing with his whole armie, came before Poissie, where he set himselfe and his men in good order of battell readie to fight. There issued out some of the French gentle|men to skirmish with the Englishmen, but to their losse: for diuerse of them were slaine, and foure vali|ant horssemen taken prisoners. The duke perceiuing the faint hearts of the Frenchmen, and that they durst not incounter in field with the English power, dislodged from Poissie, and came to Maunt, and soone after to Rone.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anno Reg. 20.When the regent and the lord Talbot were re|turned againe into Normandie, the French king considering how much it should redound to his dis|honour to let rest the towne of Ponthoise in his eni|mies hands,Ponthoise gotten by the French. sith he had beene at such charges and tra|uell about the winning thereof, he eftsoones assem|bled all his puissance. And returning suddenlie vnto Ponthoise, he first by assault got the church, and after the whole towne, tooke the capteine, and diuerse other Englishmen, and slue to the number of foure hundred, which sold their liues dearelie: for one French writer affirmeth, that the French king lost there thrée thousand men; and the whole garrison of the Englishmen was but onelie a thousand. Among other that were slaine here of the defendants, Enguerant. Sir Nicho|las Burdet slaine. was sir Nicholas Burdet knight, cheefe butler of Nor|mandie. After this hot tempest, the weather began somewhat to war more calme: for king Henrie and king Charles agréed to send ambassadors to com|men of some good conclusion of peace: so that king Henrie sent the cardinall of Winchester, with di|uerse other noble personages of his councell to Ca|lis, with whome was also sent Charles duke of Or|leance yet prisoner in England, to the intent that he might be both author of the peace, and also procurer of his owne deliuerance.

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