Compare 1577 edition: 1 The morrow being wednesdaie, by the péepe of daie, all the batteries began, and without intermissi|on held on till one of the clocke in the afternoone, and especiallie that in the market place so preuailed, as hauing cleane ruined the old wall, did driue through the rampire, and a new countermure of earth raised vpon the same, where the lord Greie himselfe sitting vpon a forme,The danger which my lord [...] escaped [...] vpon a [...] with [...] gentlemen. with sir Henrie Palmer, and master Lewes Diue his lordships cousin and deputie, made a faire escape, the forme being stricken asunder vn|der them, without anie further harme to anie of them: though sundrie other that daie and the next following lost their liues on the same curteine by the foresaid battrie, which full in flanke did beat it, where|in yet was his lordships onelie abode as his chéefest place, to view and regard the behauiour and néed of all the other lims, from which also a quoit might be throwne into Marie bulworke. The enimies canon (as is said) hauing plaid thus all the morning, and well searched (as they thought) euerie corner that flankers might lurke in, about the foresaid houre of one of the clocke, the Englishmen might descrie the trench before the breach to be stuffed with ensignes. The L. Greie streight expecting that which followed, gaue word incontinentlie to euerie place to stand on their gard, incouraging euerie man to continue in their well begun endeuor. A tower that was called Webs tower, and yet standing, which flanked one side of the beaten bulworke, he stuffed with twentie of the best shot with curriers. These things no sooner thus ordered, but that eight or nine ensignes of Swisses,The Swisses [...] Gascoigns [...] the [...]. and thrée of Gascoigns, did present them|selues vpon the counterscarfe; and without staie the Gascoignes slue into the ditch, run vp the breach, whome they within receiue with harquebush shot, but they requite the Englishmen againe with two for one. The top of the vaumure or rather trench, the enimie boldlie approcheth, the pike is offered, to handblowes it commeth. Then the Swisse with a statelie leasure steppeth into the dich, and close togi|ther marcheth vp the breach, the fight increaseth, wax|eth verie hot, & the breach all couered with the eni|mies. The small shot in Webs tower began now their parts,The manhood [...] the Spani| [...]ds against the French. no bullet that went in vaine. On the other side againe 20 of the Spaniards on the inside of the braies had laid themselues close till the heat of the assault: and then shewing themselues, did no lesse gall the enimies than the tower. Thus was it no lustilier assailed than brauelie defended. At last after an houres fight and more, the gouernors with|out finding the great slaughter that theirs went to, and small auaile, and perceiuing the two little case|mates of the tower and braies to be the cheefest an|noiances, did cause a retire to be sounded: and with|all three or foure of the canons in the market place, to be turned vpon Webs tower, the which at two tires brought cleane downe the same vpon the soldi|ors heads, wherein two or thrée were slaine outright, others hurt to death, and who escaped best, so maimed or brused, as they were no more able to serue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The enimie this while hauing breathed, and a brace of an hundred shots put foorth onelie to attend on the few Spaniards that kept the corners of the b [...]aies the assault afresh is begun, and their beaten bands with new companies relieued. The lord Greie also sent into the bulworke two hundred fresh men.A fresh as|sault begun and the fight hot and heauie against the English. Now grew the fight heauie vpon the Englishmen, all their defense resting in the pike and bill, their chée|fest flankers being gone, their places to bestow shot in taken from them, their fier-works in manner spent, the Spanish shot on the other side so ouerlaid, as not one of them but was either slaine or marred, yer a quarter of the assault was past. The easinesse of the fight thus alluring the enimie, vnappointed companies flue to the breach, and courage was on euerie side with them, what hauocke they made it is not hard to gesse. My lord Greie perceiuing the ex|tremitie, sent to the two forenamed flankers, that they should no longer spare. They streight went off, the diches and breach being couered with men. These vnlooked for ghests made the enimie that was com|ming to pause, and the other alreadie come to repent their hast. Thrée or foure bowts of these salutations began to cleare well the breach, though the dich grew the fuller at night. At last parted with no great tri|umph of others winnings (for as the Englishmen within went not scotfrée) so suerlie no small number of their enimies carcasses tooke vp their iodgings in the ditch that night.Enimies slaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 My lord Greie this night came into the bulworke,My lord Grei [...]s worke after the skir|mish ended. where after praise first to God, he gaue thanks and commendations to them all. The slaine men he cau|sed to be buried, the hurt to be remooued and looked vnto, saw the breach repared, inquired of their lacks, and (as he might) supplied the same. They that were great could not be helped, as cornpowder, fierworks, yea and pikes began to faile vs. The most part of the night he here bestowed, and longer as was thought had taried,My L. Greie hurt by mis|chance. had not a scaberdles sword about one of the souldiors as he went in the throng & darke amongst them, thrust him almost through the foot: wherevpon he withdrew him to be dressed, vsing first vnto his souldiors an exhortation to acquite them|selues no lesse valiantlie the next daie, assuring them that one or two more such bankets as this last, gi|uen to the enimie, would coole their courages for anie more assaults.