¶ Thus dealt the French with the English in lieu and recompense of the like vsage to the French when the forces of king Philip preuailed at S. Quintins: where not content with the honour of victorie, the English in sacking the towne sought nothing more than the satisfieng of their greedie veine of couetous|nesse, with an extreame neglect of all moderation. So likewise did the Spanish soldiors, and the rest that could come to finger anie thing of value: inso|much that neither monie nor plate, either of siluer or gold, rich hangings, bedding nor houshold stuffe was spared: but what they could not carie awaie for cumbersomnesse, they sold dogcheape; were the same necessarie furniture seruiceable for the chamber, the kitchin, or anie other roome in a mans house. Pearls and pretious stones, iewels and owches, the rich or|naments of the French dames were then bought and sold at a low price, which a long time had béene kept shut vp vnder locke and keie: all laie open now to the gréedie eie of the soldiors, who like landlords kept possession of houses, as C. O. noteth, of whom I haue borrowed the report of this reuell rowt, saieng:
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About two of the clocke the next daie at after noone, being the seuenth of Ianuarie,The poorest & meanest sort [...]o [...]ded out of Calis. a great number of the meanest sort were suffered to passe out of the towne in safetie, being garded through the armie with a number of Scotish light horssemen, who vsed the Englishmen verie well and friendlie: and after this euerie daie for the space of thrée or foure daies togither, there were sent awaie diuerse companies of them till all were auoided, those only excepted that were appointed to be reserued for prisoners, as the lord Wentworth, & others. There were in the towne of Calis fiue hundred English souldiors ordinarie,Garison of soldiors that were in Calis and no more: and of the townesmen not fullie two hundred fighting men (a small garison for the defense of such a towne) and there were in the whole number of men, women, and children (as they were accoun|ted when they went out of the gate) foure thousand and two hundred persons. But the Lord Went|worth deputie of Calis, sir Rafe Chamberleine cap|teine of the castell, Iohn Harlston capteine of Rice|banke, Nicholas Alexander capteine of Newnam|bridge, Edward Grimstone the comptrollor, Iohn Rogers surueior, with others, to the number of fiftie (as aforesaid) such as it pleased the duke of Guise to appoint, were sent prisoners into France.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus haue ye heard the discourse of the ouerthrow and losse of the towne of Calis,Calis conque|red and lost in lesse than eight daies. the which enterprise was begun and ended in lesse than eight daies, to the great maruell of the world that a towne of such strength, and so well furnished of all things as that was (sufficient numbers of men of warre onlie ex|cepted) should so suddenlie be taken and conquered, but most speciallie in the winter season, what time all the countrie about (being marish ground) is com|monly ouerflowne with water. The said towne was woon from the French king by K. Edward the third,How long Ca+lis was in possession of the kings of England. in the time of Philip de Ualois then French king: and being in possession of the kings of England two hundred and eleuen yeares, was in the time of Phi|lip and Marie king & queene of England lost within lesse than eight daies: being the most notable fort that England had. For the winning whereof, king Edward aforesaid, in the 21 yeare of his reigne, was faine to continue a siege eleuen moneths and more. Wherefore it was iudged of all men, that it could not haue come so to passe, without some secret tre|cherie.