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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 So thus both parties being at a staie, and seuered somewhat asunder, the countie de Egmond himselfe with eightéene hundred men of armes, and his foot battels following,A recharge vpon the French scars [...] recouered. before the French had well reco|uered breath, recharged vpon them with all his for|ces togither, so terriblie that he choked all their bat|tell, and the number tooke them to flight, without fur|ther triall. So by that time that the footmen on ei|ther side came to the push of the pike, the victorie was soone had, by reason (as the Frenchmen report) that the Almans beaten back with artillerie, as well of the towne as of the ships before said, brake their order, and came not to the shocke, whereby the whole charge of the battell rested vpon the French bands onelie.A great victo|rie. This field was fought the thirtéenth of Iu|lie· 1558, vpon the sea sands neere to Graueling, where besides those that were slaine,Certeine French priso|ners taken, and what they were by name. being estéemed to the number of fiue thousand fighting men, there were taken prisoners the marshall de Thermes cap|teine of Calis, monsieur Senerpont gouernour of Bullongne, monsieur Uillebou gouernour of Pi|cardie, monsieur Annebault sonne to the late adme|rall Annebault, knight of the order, monsieur de Moruilliers gouernour of Abuile, monsieur de Channe gouernour of Corbie, beside a great num|ber of other gentlemen, valiant capteins & soldiors: but speciallie the bands of Calis went to wracke, so as verie few returned home to bring tidings. Which gaue such a terrour to the soldiors remaining in Ca|lis, that it is verelie beleeued,Calis might haue béene re|couered from the French. that if the admerals of England and Flanders had béene present there with their nauies, as the said other few ships of England were, and vpon this sudden had attemp|ted Calis, with the aid of the countie Egmond ha|uing his power present: the towne of Calis might haue béene recouered againe with as little difficul|tie, and happilie in as short time as it was before gai|ned by the duke of Guise. But the said admerals (as it appeared) knew nothing thereof. Wherfore follow|ing their prescribed course, & ioining togither at the place appointed, they sailed from thence with prospe|rous wind & weather, & by the nine and twentith daie of the same moneth, and in the said yeare, with sea|uen score ships of warre, appeared by the breake of EEBO page image 1151 the daie before the hauen of Counquest, commonlie called Conquet in Britaine; whereof the poet saith, touching the seat of the same, abutting vpon the sea:

Nobile Conquetum salsis Thetis alluit vndis.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At whose arriuall there (as the manner is) they sounded their trumpets, & with a thundering peale of great ordinance gaue a lowd salue vnto the Bri|tains: and by eight of the clocke the same morning, mauger all the power of the countrie, being assem|bled there in armes, with manie péeces of great ar|tillerie, to defend the entrie of their port, the Eng|lishmen manning foorth their shipboats, with manie valiant capteins and soldiors, recouered landing, and within short time became masters of the said towne of Conquet, which they put to the saccage, with a great abbeie,Conquest or Conquet ta|ken and bur|ned. and manie pretie townes and villages neere thereabouts, where our men found great store of pillage and good booties. This done, they marched into the countrie, and burned manie villages and houses: and after withdrew downe vnto the sea side, where their ships laie readie to receiue them. But the Flemmings being couetous of spoile, passing further into the land,A great slaughter of the Flem|mings occa|sioned by their owne coue|tousnesse. before they could recouer their ships againe, were incountered by the power of the countrie, by whome there were slaine of them to the number of foure or fiue hundred.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The admerals perceiuing the power of the coun|trie greatlie to increase, and hauing intelligence that the duke of Estampes the French kings lieute|nant in Britaine was verie neere, comming on with a great number of horssemen and footmen, e|stéemed to be about twentie thousand (as the French|men themselues affirme) thought not best to at|tempt anie assault against the towne of Brest, or to make longer abode there. But yet in hope to doo some further exploit elsewhere,The adme|rals remooue for feare of losse. they laie there houe|ring on the coast a while, to vnderstand the demea|nour of the Britains: but by this time there was such numbers of people raised in all those parts for defense of the same coasts, that the admerals after|ward attempting in diuers places to land their men, and finding ech where more appearance of losse than of gaine, returned home without atchiuing anie fur|ther enterprise. Anno Reg. 6. In this meane time, while king Phi|lip and the French king, with two most puissant ar|mies affronted ech other, néere vnto the water of Some, either of them was obstinatelie bent to driue the other out of the field, for which cause they intren|ched their campes.

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