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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane while monsieur de Biez, being in|camped néere to Bullogne with such a puissant ar|mie (as before you haue heard) busied about the buil|ding of a fort, there was not such diligence vsed ther|in, as was promised on his part in accomplishing the same, to the French kings great displeasure (as some write) who had meant with that armie (if this fort had béene finished at the appointed time) to haue gone to besiege the towne and castell of Guisnes: but now the time being prolonged, and not without some suspicion least monsieur de Biez cared not how long the warres indured in that sort, so as he might command ouer so manie princes and great lords as were there vnder his gouernance, at length before the fort were fullie finished, he remooued to mount Lambert with the more part of the armie, preten|ding as though he meant to fight with the English|men, the which (as he said) he vnderstood were purpo|sed to come with a conuoie of vittels from Calis to Bullogne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest he there remained, manie princes and great lords came from the court, that laie at an ab|beie called forrest Montier, eleuen leagues from Bullogne beyond Muttrell, on the waie towards Abuille, in hope that battell should haue followed be|wixt the English and French armies. Among other that came thither are these remembred as principall, monsieur Danguien, monsieur Daumalle, mon|sieur le duc de Neuers, monsieur le conte de La|uall, and monsieur de la Trimouille. Monsieur Dau|malle eldest sonne to the duke of Guise, being lod|ged in the vantgard that was gouerned by monsieur de Brissac, chanced on a daie to be present at a skir|mish, where shewing himselfe verie forward, he was striken through the sight of his helmet, with a light horssemans staffe, that pearsing in betwixt his nose and his eie, entred halfe a foot into his head, as mon|sieur de Langeie writeth,Martin de Bellaie, seig|neur Langeie in his memo [...]|res. and breaking off a two sin|gers beneath the iron, the same iron remained still within his head: but yet escaping out of the English mens hands, he came backe to the campe, had the truncheon and iron pulled out of his head, and being dressed was conueied in a litter to Piquignie, where he laie for two or thrée daies in such danger, that no man looked that he should haue escaped with life.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were manie of these skirmishes, wherin the Englishmen bare themselues so valiantlie, that the Frenchmen went awaie oftentimes with losse of manie of their noble men and best souldiers. At one time they lost the lord Menaintuille brother to the lord de Tillebonne, being slaine with stroke of lance and pike. At another time they lost likewise a yoong lord of Picardie called le seigneur de Fretoie. At length, after their new fort or basti [...]lion was brought in some strength, they furnished it in most defensible wise with men, munition and vittels, na|ming it Monpleastre. Herewith monsieur de Biez departing from mount Lambert with part of the ar|mie, came downe towards Calis,Monsieur de Biez forra [...]eth the English pale about Calis. and entring into the English pale beside Grauelin, wan certeine bul|works, and incountring diuerse new bands of Lei|cestershiremen and others, latelie before sent ouer, distressed them, and after burnt certeine villages, forraied the countrie almost to Marke, and after|wards in great hast with their bootie and pillage they turned. This enterprise was exploited by the French men about S. Matthews daie in September.

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