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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this the king approched the citie with his whole armie, and they of the citie issued foorth to prof|fer the skirmish: but the archers beat them backe. Also the carriage men that came with the herbin|gers, saw where certeine wagons were entring the citie, vnto the which they ran, and tooke some of them. At this skirmish the horsse of the lord Iohn Graie was slaine vnder him, as he came to defend the car|riage men; but he himselfe had no hurt. The king with his battell planted his siege on the north side the citie. The earle of Shrewsburie with the fore|ward lodged toward the south side of the riuer,Tornaie be|sieged by king Henrie. and there laie that night. The lord Herbert with the rere|ward incamped himselfe on the west side, and beat the wals and towers of the citie with the great ordi|nance. The next daie after their comming thither, being the thrée and twentith of September, the earle of Shrewesburie with the fore-ward passed the riuer, & planted his siege on the southside of the citie, stret|ching to the east end, and bent his ordinance against the walles. And thus was the citie of Tornaie besie|ged on all parts.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
Snippet: 178 of 1201 (1587, Volume 6, p. 823)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the fiue and twentith daie of September, the EEBO page image 824 king receiued letters from the earle of Surrie with the Scotish kings gantlet, whereby he was certified of the slaughter of the said king, and how all things had béene handled at the battell of Floddon,Sée Hall in Henrie. 8. fol. 37, 38. & histo|rie of Scot|land, pag. 297, 298. whereof héereafter yee shall find further mention. The king thanked God of the newes, and highlie commended the prowesse of the earle, and other the capteins: howbeit he had a secret letter, that Ches|shiremen and other fled from sir Edmund Howard in the battell, which letter caused great hartburning, and manie words: but the king tooke all things in good part, and would that no man should be disprai|sed. On the six and twentith daie, fiers were made in the hoast, in token of that victorie against the Scots, and on the seauen and twentith daie being tuesdaie, masse was soong by them of the kings chappell, with Te Deum, and the bishop of Rochester made a sermon, declaring the death of the king of Scots, and lamen|ting his euill hap and periurie. But now to our pur|pose of the siege of Tornaie.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
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Abr. Fl. ex Edw. Hall in Hen. 8. fo. xliiij, xlv.

The citie of Tornaie on all sides be|sieged.

¶ The king of England lieng afront before Tor|naie, caused his great ordinance to be planted round about the citie, and diuerse trenches were cast, and rampiers made, and the lord Lisle and the lord Wil|loughbie were appointed to mainteine the ordinance with their bands, and the earle of Kent was lodged before the gate called port Ualencien; so that the ci|tizens could not issue out, nor no aid could come in. The ordinance dailie beat the gates, towers, & wals, which made a great batterie: and a few Englishmen assaulted the port coquerell, but they were too few in number; and if they had béene more in number, they had taken the towne, as the Tornasins confessed after. The citizens of Tornaie considering their e|state came togither to councell, and there the prouost said in effect as followeth.The prouosts words to the townesmen.

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