Compare 1577 edition: 1 Monsieur de Biez being in the fore ward,The valiant order of mon|sieur de Biez. brought backe the strongest and best armed men he had to re|sist his enimes, ranging them in order so, as he ment to haue inclosed the English horssemen betwixt his battels and the sea, and so to haue distressed them. But this purpose being espied first of all by the lord admerall,The lord ad|merall his re|die cõceiuing the meaning of the enimies the Englishmen by his valiant incou|ragement gaue a new charge, and breaking through their ranks by force, came backe againe vnto their hundred men of armes that kept aloofe, and there staied till their footmen might come to them, who by this time were aduanced within sight of them, but distant yet by the space of two English miles, or little lesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Monsieur de Biez, perceiuing that the English footmen began thus to approch, made forward againe with his armie, so fast as was possible for his people to march, drawing still his armed men and best soul|diors to the hindermost ranks, there to be readie to withstand the Englishmen, as they should offer to assaile them: and in this order the Frenchmen made away, and rested not till they came to Hardilo sands, being a place of such strength and aduantage,Hardilo sands. by rea|son of the streict, that after they were once got thither, they might account themselues out of all danger, and therefore there they staid, and dispatched an he|rald vnto the chiefteins of the English armie, to sig|nifie vnto them, that there they ment to abide and to giue them battell, if they would aduance forward to fight with them: but yet they would not in anie wise come foorth of their strength vnto some euen ground, although they were earnestlie required therevnto. Wherevpon the Englishmen, to light them a candle that they might sée where they were, set all the villages & houses about on a light fire, con|tinuing the same all that afternoone, and most part of the night following, and the next morning betwixt EEBO page image 968 foure and fiue of the clocke, they came backe a|gaine vnto Bullongne with all their spoiles and pri|soners.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 They tooke in this incounter seuen peeces of ar|tillerie,Artillerie gained. two of brasse and fiue of iron; also the peeces of aduantage of the armour of monsieur de Biez, beside apparell, plate, and furniture in great plentie, as well taken in the field, as also in their campe, where they left their tents standing, & all their proui|sion of vittels wholie vnremoued. The same péeces of armour were sent ouer into England to the king for a witnesse of the good successe that had thus happened to his people in this famous enterprise, in the atchi|uing wherof there were not past halfe a dozen Eng|lishmen slaine, besides those that were hurt, which neither were manie, as vnder halfe a score at the most.