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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which thing the Frenchmen perceiuing, they en|tered the gallies againe with moris pikes, and fought with the English in the gallies. The admerall per|ceiuing their approch, thought to haue entred againe into his row barge, which by violence of the tide was driuen downe the streame, and with a pike he was EEBO page image 817 throwne ouer the boord,Sir Edward and Howard admerall drowned. and so drowned, and also the forenamed Alfonse was there slaine: all the other boates and vessels escaped verie hardlie awaie: for if they had taried, the tide had failed them, and then all had béene lost. The lord Ferrers and the other capteins were right sorowfull of this chance: but when there was no remedie, they determined not to attempt anie further, till they might vnderstand the kings pleasure, and so they returned into Eng|land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Frenchmen perceiuing that the English fléet departed from the coasts of Britaine and drew towards England, did come foorth of their hauens, and Prior Iehan set foorth his gallies and foists, and drawing alongst the coasts of Normandie and Bri|taine, coasted ouer to the borders of Sussex with all his companie,The French gallies land in Sussex, and [...] certeine cotages. and there landed, and set fire on cer|teine poore cotages. The gentlemen that dwelt néere, raised the countrie, and came to the coast, and droue Prior Iehan to his gallies. The king was right sorie for the death of his admerall; but sorrow preuaileth not when the chance is past. Therefore the king hea|ring that the French nauie was abroad, called to him the lord Thomas Howard eldest brother to the late admerall,The lord Thomas Ho|ward made admerall. and sonne and heire apparant to the earle of Surrie, whome he made admerall, willing him to reuenge his brothers death. The lord Ho|ward humblie thanked his grace of the trust that he put in him, and so immediatlie went to the sea, and scowred the same, that no Frenchman durst shew himselfe on the coast of England, for he fought with them at their owne ports.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king hauing all his prouisions readie for the warre, and meaning to passe the sea in his owne per|son, for the better taming of the loftie Frenchmen, appointed that worthie councellor and right redoub|ted chéefteine, the noble George Talbot earle of Shrewesburie,The earle of Shrewesbu|rie sent into France with [...] armie. high steward of his houshold, to be capteine generall of his fore-ward; and in his com|panie were appointed to go, the lord Thomas Stan|leie earle of Derbie, lord Decowreie prior of saint Iohns, sir Robert Ratcliffe lord Fitzwater, the lord Hastings, the lord Cobham, sir Rice ap Thomas, sir Thomas Blunt, sir Richard Sacheuerell, sir Iohn Digbie, sir Iohn Askew, sir Lewes Bagot, sir Tho|mas Cornewall, and manie other knights, esqui|ers, and souldiers; to the number of eight thousand men. These passed the sea, and came all to Calis a|bout the middle of Maie.

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