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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke passed forward till he came to the towne of Braie,The towne of Braie besie|ged. in the which were sixtéene hundred men of warre, vnder the gouernance of capteine Adrian, and beside his retinue, there came to the succours of the towne, monsieur Pontdormie, the vicount La|uerdam, the vicount Tourraine, monsieur Appling|court, and monsieur Dampneie, with fiue hundred horssemen, so that in the towne beside the inhabi|tants were two thousand good men of warre. This towne strandeth on the riuer of Some foure and twentie English miles from Arras, and foureteene of the same miles aboue Amiens. On the twentith of October, the duke caused his ordinance to be brought afore it by foure of the clocke in the mor|ning, the which was so well applied in making bat|terie to the walles of the towne, that by nine of the clocke the towne was made assaultable; and then the Englishmen, Flemings & Burgognians made forward, and by the good comfort of the lord Sandes and other capteins, they got the diches, and after en|tred vpon the walles. The Frenchmen stood at de|fense with pikes, crossebowes, handguns, and hal|bards, but they were too weake, for on all parts en|tred the Englishmen, and suddenlie the Frenchmen fled, and the Englishmen followed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Braie won by assault.On the further side of the towne there was a bul|worke fortified with ordinance verie stronglie to de|fend the passage ouer the water of Some, which is there diuided into diuerse branches. The French horssemen being withdrawne to the passage, defen|ded it till the footmen were got ouer the bridge, and then they plucked awaie the plankes of the bridge, so that no man should follow: but the Englishmen cast plankes on the bridge and got ouer, in which pas|sing diuerse were drowned: but such diligence and inforcement was vsed, that they all passed both hors|men and footmen. Then was the bulworke fiercelie assaulted, and finallie taken by the Englishmen, with all the ordinance. There was also taken cap|teine Adrian and capteine Utterlieu. The English horssemen followed the Frenchmen, and fiue & tooke manie of them. Sir Robert Ierningham brake a speare on the lord Pontdormie. The lord Leonard Greie did valiantlie that day, which was come from the castell of Bounegard, and was here at the win|ning of Braie, which was taken in maner aboue rehearsed the twentith of October.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 A traine of gunpowder laid.The Frenchmen when they perceiued that they should not be able to defend, had laid a traine of gun|powder to set it on fire, in hope to haue destroied manie of the Englishmen as they should be occupi|ed in gathering the spoile; but by reason that they fol|lowed their enimies, and got ouer the passage, the fire tooke and set the towne on fire yer the English|men returned. Yet much wine was saued which laie in cellars, and stood the Englishmen in good steed. The one and twentith day of October the armie and all the ordinance passed ouer the riuer, and came to a towne called Kappe. All the inhabitants were fled, [...] but they had left good plentie of wine & other riches behind them. The garison that laie at anchor know|ing that the duke was passed the water of Some, rased the towne and castell there called Bounegard, and came to the armie now being lodged at Kappe.

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