Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer, about the same time,The king of Scots inua|deth Cum|berland. William king of Scotland entred with a great power, first into Cum|berland, and besieged Carleil: but hearing that an armie was prepared against him in the south par|ties of the realme, and readie to set forward, he raised his siege, and entred into Northumberland, (which prouince king Henrie the sonne had giuen him in the last assemblie holden at Paris) endeuouring to bring it into his possession. But the more earnestlie he went about to inforce the people to his will, the more sti [...]lie did they withstand his purpose, hating EEBO page image 88 him so much, that in no condition they were willing to come vnder his rule, whereby the Scots were put backe and repelled, and that to their great losse. The kings power also comming into the countrie fol|lowed them, Wil Paruus. and passing ouer the water of Tweed, which diuided then (as it dooth at this daie) the two realmes, made the like spoile in the land of the eni|mies, as they had made in the countries of Nor|thumberland and Cumberland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But in Normandie, whilest others in other places, made their hand in fetching preies and booties out of the enimies countrie, king Lewes besieged Uernu|eil,Uernueil besieged. which towne being strong of it selfe, Hugh Beau|champe and others that had charge thereof valiant|lie defended, R. Houed. Hugh Beau|champe. so that the French king was a moneth before it, yer he could win anie part thereof. This towne of Uernueil was in those daies diuided into three portions, beside the castell, euerie of them a|part from other with mightie wals and déepe ditches full of water. One of these parts was called the great Burrow without the wals, where the French king had pitcht his field & planted his engins. About a moneth after whose cõming thither, vittels began to faile them within, so that at length they required a truce onlie for thrée daies, & if no succour came with|in those thrée daies, they promised to yeeld that part of the towne called the great Burrow, & the perempto|rie daie was the vigill or eeue of S. Laurence. Here|vpon were hostages deliuered by the burgesses vnto the French king. Now it was agréed that if they yéelded the towne at the daie appointed for want of succor, king Henrie the son, and Robert the French kings brother, with the earls of Trois & Blois, Hen|rie and Theobald, and William archbish. of Sens, vndertooke vpon their othes that the hostages should then be restored free & without any hurt or damage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Henrie being certified from them within of the composition thus made, was driuen to a verie hard shift: for he doubted nothing lesse than that any such thing should haue chanced. Yet considering with himselfe, that the sauing of the towne stood in his speedie comming to the rescue, he hasted thither with|out any staie, and came to the place the daie before the third and last daie of the truce.The French king requi|reth to ta [...]ke. King Lewes per|ceiuing him to be come, doubting least he should lose the preie which he looked for, sent vnto the king, and required that he might common with him on the next daie, touching some means of agréement to be had betwixt him and his sons. This did he of policie, to féed him with hope of some end to be made in the troubles betwixt him and his sons, till he had gotten possession of the towne.