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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Prior cauſed certaine peeces of artille|rie to bee drawen vppe, and mounted on the toppe of a Churche, whiche was higher than the Caſtell, ſo that thoſe peeces ſhot plump into the Caſtell, that none durſt ſhewe themſelues on the walles, or abrode in the yarde within the Caſtell.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hee cauſed alſo certayne Canons to bee drawen with ingins, neere to the verye walles of the Caſtell, whyche battered the ſame in ſuche ſorte, as the ditches were neere hand fil|led with the rubbiſhe and ſtones of the walles that fell downe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Moreouer, the Galleys at an high water approched on the Riuer ſide ſo neere to the Ca|ſtell, that with ſhot of Cannons and other ar|tillerie, they ſore annoyed them within, and ſlew diuers.

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