Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The first enterprise that the duke attempted,Bell castell assaulted. was the winning of a castell called Bell castell, to which the lord Sands, and the lord Ferrers being sent, did so much by the power of battrie, that after the wals were beaten, those that were appointed to giue the assalt, prepared them therto. Which when the French men within perceiued,Bell castell yeelded vp to the English|men. they yéelded the place into the Englishmens hands, and themselues to the mer|cie of the duke, which receiued them as prisoners, and deliuered the castell to sir William Skeuing|ton, the which he caused to be rased downe to the ground the seauen and twentith of September. In this season was the duke of Burbon high constable of France reuolted from seruice of the French king to the seruice of the emperour and the king of Eng|land. For after it was knowne that this duke had his mind alienated from the French king,Sir Iohn Russell crea|ted afterward erle of Bed|ford. sir Iohn Russell (that was afterward created erle of Bed|ford) was sent into France vnto the said duke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This gentleman being verie faire spoken, & well languaged, in disguised apparell, ordered himselfe so wiselie and fortunatlie in his iorneie, that in couert manner he came to the duke, and so persuaded him, that he continued in his former determination, and auoided the realme of France, as in the French hi|storie ye maie more at large perceiue. The more to incourage the English souldiers, there was a pro|clamation made in the host the eight and twentith of September, how the said duke of Burbon was be|come enimie to the French king, and friend to the king of England; so that hauing in his wages ten thousand Almans, he was readie to inuade France in another part, the more to let & disturb the French kings purposes. For the accomplishing wherof there was sent to him monie in no small summes. After this proclamation the nine and twentith of Septem|ber, the duke of Suffolke remooued to Ard, and so forward into Picardie. At Cordes betwéene Ter|wine and saint Omers, there came to him the lord of Isilstein, and with him of Spaniards, Almans,The Spani|ards ioine with the En|glish armie. Cleueners, and others, thrée thousand footmen, and fiue hundred horssemen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke being thus furnished with new aid, marched forward in wet weather, and made bridges, EEBO page image 880 and mended the waies where he passed as well as he might, sending out diuerse companies of his men of warre, to take townes, and fetch in booties on eue|rie side. The Frenchmen were so afraid of the Eng|lishmen, that they fled out of their houses, and left the townes and villages void, conueieng such goods as they could awaie with them, but oftentimes they left good store behind them, so that the Englishmen gained greatlie, and namely at Anchor, which was a rich towne, and vpon the Englishmens approch the inhabitants fled out of it, and then the Englishmen entred. They tooke also the castell of Bounegard, and put therein a garison,The castell of Bounegard manned by the English|men. whereof was capteine the lord Leonard Greie, brother to the marquesse Dorset, to conduct vittellers to the armie, which now was farre from anie succours of the English part.