Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But to deliuer the duke and his souldiors from that care, there came to him glad newes from those that had charge to watch the said causeie, how the capteine hauing intelligence of the rendering of Guisnes, secretlie the same night had conueied him|selfe, EEBO page image 1141 with his small garrison by a secret passage o|uer the marish into Flanders.A prouiso of aduantage for the duke. Wherby the duke be|ing now past care of anie further siege to be laid in all the frontier, tooke order foorthwith to seize the said little fort into his own hands, as it was easie to doo, when there was no resistance. When this peece was once seized by the French, then remained there non [...] other place of defense nor strength of the Eng|lish on all that side the sea, for the safegard of the rest of the countrie. Whereby the French king became wholie and throughlie lord & maister of all the Eng|lish pale: for now (as ye haue heard) there was nei|ther towne, castell, or other fortresse, more or lesse on that side (sauing Boots bulworke neere to Graue|ling, which after king Philip kept as his) but that it was either taken awaie by force, or else abandoned, and left open to the enimie. And (as the French|men write) besides the great riches of gold and sil|uer, coine,This was a maruellous rich bootie for the enimie, and a great losse to the partie contra|rie. iewels, plate, wools, and other merchan|dize (which was inestimable) there were found thrée hundred peeces of brasse mounted on whéeles, and as manie of iron, with such furniture of powder, pel|lets, armour, vittels, and other munitions of war scarselie credible.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus haue you heard the whole discourse of the conquest of the noble towne of Calis, with all the English fortresses and countrie adioining made by the duke of Guise. The news whereof when they came to the French king, no need to aske how ioiful|lie they were receiued, not onelie of him and all his court, but also vniuersallie through the whole realme of France. For the which victorie, there was (as the maner is) Te Deum sung, and bonefiers made e|uerie where,Triumphs in France for the getting a|gaine of Ca|lis. as it is woont to be in cases of common ioy and gladnesse, for some rare benefit of God. In so much that shortlie vpon the conquest, there was a publike assemblie at Paris of all the estates of France, who franklie in recompense of the kings charges emploied in the winning of Calis, and the places aforesaid, and for maintenance of his wars to be continued afterwards, granted vnto him thrée millians of French crowns: whereof the clergie of France contributed one millian, besides their dis|mes. And no maruell though the French did high|lie reioise at the recouerie of Calis out of the Eng|lishmens hands: for it is constantlie affirmed of manie, that be acquainted with the affaires of France, that euer since the same towne was first woone by Englishmen, in all solemne councels as|sembled to treat vpon the state of France, there was a speciall person appointed to put them in re|membrance from time to time of Calis: as it were to be wished that the like were vsed in England, vn|till it were regained from the French.

A. Fl. ex opere historico Schar|d [...] collectio. pag. 1970.¶And here because thus much is said of the French by waie of discourse concerning their exulting, and immoderat ioyfulnesse manie waies testified, some|what being alredie written thereof before: it is note|woorthie, either for the increase of wit in vs, if it were the fault of our follie; or the aggrauating of their impudencie, if they blush not to publish a most lowd and lewd lie; to remember what I haue read in verses set foorth by a Frenchman; wherein a|mong manie words & terms vsed touching this con|quest of Calis & Guisnes (wherein also a prophesie of Merline (of which name there were two, D. Powell in hist. Camb. pag. 4, [...]. and both pro|phets) is introduced, foretelling the reuolution of the same to be rather fatall to that nation, than recoue|uerable by prowesse martiall (for thus he saith:)

Námque erat in fatis redditurum haud antè Caletum

Ad veteres dominos, quàm se regina marito

Traderet externo, veterúmque propagine regum

Posthabita, nouus hic succederet aduena regnis:

Ipse Valesina venturum à stirpe nepotem

Merlinus vates multo praedixerat antè,

Sanguinis vltorem nostri cladísque futurum.)