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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this season the king hauing put an armie of men in a readinesse, caused the same to be transpor|ted ouer to Calis, & appointed the duke of Suffolke to haue the leading thereof, and to make a iourneie into France. [...] The duke (according to his commissi|on) came to Calis the foure and twentith of August, and there abiding the armie, caused all things to be prepared necessarie for the same, as vittels, muni|tion,The duke of [...] into France with [...] armie. and such like. There were appointed to attend him in this iourneie, the lord Montacute, and his brother sir Arthur Pole, the lord Herbert sonne to the earle of Worcester, the lord Ferrers, the lord Marneie, the lord Sandes, the lord Barkleie, the lord Powes, and the baron Curson: of knights sir Richard Wingfield chancellour of the duchie of Lancaster, sir Iohn Uéer, sir Edward Neuill, sir William Kingston, sir Richard Weston, sir An|drew Winsor, sir Robert Wingfield, sir Anthonie Wingfield, sir Edward Guilford, sir Edward Gre|uile, sir Edward Chamberleine, sir Thomas Lucie, sir Euerard Digbie, sir Adrian Foscew, sir Richard Cornewall, sir William Courtneie, sir William Sidneie, sir Henrie Owne, and manie others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The whole armie (as appéered by the musters taken thereof) consisted in six hundred demilan|ces, two hundred archers on horssebacke, three thou|sand archers on foot, and fiue thousand bill men. To these also were adioined seuentéene hundred, which were taken out of the garisons and crewes of Hammes, Guisnes, & Calis, so that in all they were ten thousand and fiue hundred, well armed and ap|pointed for the warre. Beside them, there were also two thousand six hundred labourers and pioners. When this armie was come ouer to Calis, and all things readie for the iournie, they issued out of Calis and tooke the fields. The vant-gard was led by the lord Sandes. Capteine of the right wing was sir William Kingston, & on the left sir Euerard Dig|bie. The marshall of Calis sir Edward Guilford was capteine of all the horssemen. The duke him|selfe gouerned the battell, and sir Richard Wing|field was capteine of the rere-ward.

While the armie laie without Calis,

A riot at Ca|lis.

Edw. Hall. pag. Cxiiiii

they dailie came into the towne. And so it happened that a sim|ple felow cut a pursse, as he made to buie apples, which incontinent was taken, and brought to the maiors house to ward. Which thing diuerse Welsh|men perceiuing, and not knowing what apperteined to iustice, ran in great companies to the maiors house, & would haue broken the house. The officers of the towne intreated, but the Welshmen more & more approched. The number of the Welshmen was so great, that the watch of Calis strake alarum. Then the lord deputie and the lord Sands did all that in them laie, to bring them to conformitie. But they were so rude, that they nothing them regarded: the priests brought foorth the sacrament, which also was not regarded. Wherefore the lord Ferrers was straightlie commanded to appease their rage, for with him they came thither, which with great paine and intreatie them appeased. And then all the Welsh|men were commanded to the field, and to depart the towne, and so were all other capteins: and after wards diuerse of the head rioters were apprehended and sore punished for example.

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