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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The eight of September, the king hauing the sword borne before him by the lord marques Dorset,The king [...] into Bul [...]ongne. like a puissant conqueror rode into Bullongne, and the trumpetters standing on the walles, sounded their trumpets at the time of his entering, to the great comfort of the beholders. In the entering, there met him the duke of Suffolke, and deliuered to him the keies of the towne, and so he rode foorth to his lodging that was prepared for him on the south side of the towne. Within two daies after, the king rode about the towne within the walles, and appoin|ted that our ladie church of Bullongne should bée ta|ken downe, and in the place thereof a mount to bée made, for the more strengthening of the towne. Fi|nallie after he had set things in order for the safe kée|ping of this his towne of Bullongne, by his princely force thus woone out of the possession of his aduer|saries hands, he appointed the lord Lisle high adme|rall of the seas, to be his deputie of the same towne, and then determining not to staie there any longer, he tooke the seas,The king re|t [...]rneth into England. & returned into England, landing at Douer the first of October.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time, whilest the king of Eng|land laie (as ye haue heard) with his siege about Bullongne, and the duke of Norffolke, and lord pri|uie seale about Mutterell, the emperour inuaded France by Champeigne, winning diuerse castels and townes, as Comersis, Lignie, saint Desir, Chausteau, Thierie, and others. But at the length, meanes were made by treatie to haue the matter taken vp, as in the end it was, and a peace concluded without consent of the king of England, although there was place left for him and other princes to enter into this agréement of peace.The emperor c [...]ncludeth a peace with the french king. But the king of England hauing now defraied no small quantitie of treasure in these warres, beside the trauell of his owne person and his people, and hauing the thing now in a maner sure in his possession, which he chief|lie went about to obteine, that is to wit, the strong towne of Bullongne, he would not agrée vnto anie peace, except he might inioy that towne, at that in|stant redie to be deliuered into his hands. And euen now after it was to him deliuered, hearing that for certeine, the peace was concluded betwixt the empe|rour and the French king, he determined to breake vp his camps: but neuerthelesse to kéepe Bullongne in his possession, in despite of all his aduersaries. But here, before we procéed anie further, we haue thought good somewhat to speake touching the siege which all this white continued afore Mutterell, where the Englishmen and Burgonians inforced them|selues by all waies and meanes they could deuise, how to constreine their enimies within the towne. On the other part, monsieur de Biez, and those that were with him in gard of the same towne, left no|thing vndoone that might serue for their defense, and make to the annoiance of their enimies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were with monsieur de Biez within the towne,The number of the men of war in Mut|trell. an hundred men at armes of the retinue of the constable of France, vnder the leading of the lord de la Guich an expert man of war. There were also with the lord of Genlie, foure ensignes of French footmen. Count Berenger a Neapolitane with a thousand footmen Italians. Capteine Fran|cisco de Chiaramont, a Neapolitane also, with the like number of Italian footmen. So that the towne might séeme sufficientlie furnished with men, and they wanted neither shot nor powder requisit, so that there was no spare thereof when occasion serued on either part.

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