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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest such things were in dooing about Bul|longne, Iohn Stow. and other places (as before ye haue heard in this twentie and sixt yeare) the ships of the west countrie and other coasts of this realme wasted a|broad on the seas, and tooke to the number of thrée hundred & od French ships, so that the Graie friers church in London was laid full of wine,Great pri [...]es of French goods taken by the Wes|terne ships. the Austine friers and Blacke friers full of herring, and other fish that was taken, as the same should haue béene con|ueied into France. About the same season the king demanded a beneuolence of his subiects spirituall and temporall, towards the maintenance of the warres against the Frenchmen and Scots. ¶On the twelfe of Ianuarie, Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 1030. the lord chancellour, the duke of Suffolke, and other of the kings councell, began to sit at Bainards castell, where they first called before them the maior and aldermen, &c. And bicause Ri|chard Read alderman would not agree to paie as they set him; he was commanded vpon paine to serue the king in his warres of Scotland, who de|parted from London the thrée and twentith of Ia|nuarie.