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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Amongst these were fiue hundred Almans clad all in white, vnder the leading of one Guiot a gentle|man of Flanders, all which (with the residue aboue|named) came to Southampton, and there mustered their bands which were appointed and trimmed in the best maner. On the sixtéenth daie of Maie they were all bestowed aboord in Spanish ships furnished with vittels, and other necessaries for that iournie. The wind serued so well for their purpose, that they ca [...]ie all in safetie on the coast of Biskaie at the port of Passagh southwest of Fonterabie;The Eng|lish nobles ar|riue on the c [...]ast of Bis| [...]e. and so the third daie of Iune they landed, and tooke the field, imbat|telling themselues for their safegard right strong|lie. Within thrée daies after that the armie was thus aland, there came to the marquesse an earle and an other noble man, to welcome him and his companie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then the lord capteine remooued his field, & tooke an other place néerer to Fonterabie, where he laie a long time, looking euerie daie to haue aid of horsse|men and artillerie of the king of Aragon, but none came. Sir Iohn Stile caused to be bought two hun|dred mulets and asses of such price as the Spaniards gained greatlie,The English campe great|lie hindered for want of beasts to draw their [...]rdinance. and when they were put to carie and draw, they would not serue the turne, for they were not exercised thereto before that time; and so for want of beasts to draw such ordinance as the Englishmen had there with them, they lost the dooing of some great exploit against the Frenchmen on the fron|tiers of Gascoigne, for they might haue run a great waie into that countrie, being as then destitute and vnpurueied of men and munitions.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On a daie the Frenchmen made a skrie toward the English campe, but the Englishmen perceiuing them, passed the riuer that was betwixt them, and with arrowes chased the Frenchmen; so that for hast manie of their horsses foundered, and fell, yer they came to Baion: if there had béene anie horssemen a|mongst the Englishmen, they had sore indamaged their enimies.A gentle offer by the king of Nauarre to ye Engl [...]shmen The king of Nauarre doubting least the Englishmen were come into those parties for no good meaning towards him, sent to the lord mar|quesse a bishop, and diuerse other, offering to mini|ster vittels vnto the Englishmen for their monie, if it should stand so with his pleasure. The lord mar|quesse thanked him for the offer, and promised that if they of Nauarre would vittell his people, they should paie them well and trulie for the same.

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