Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ This is the truth of this historie, Matt. Paris. Polydor. Iacob. Meir. as some authors haue set it foorth. But Iames Meir in his discourse of Flanders declareth the matter somwhat otherwise, as thus: Vpon the thursdaie before the Pentecost (saith he) the English fléet setting vpon the French nauie, which laie at anchor in the hauen of Dam, drowned certeine of the French vessels, and tooke to the number of foure, which they conueied awaie with them. Ferdinando the earle of Flanders hauing an armie of men readie by land, was lodged the same time not far off from the coast, and therefore hearing what had chanced, came the next day, and ioined with the Englishmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 There were yet remaining also diuerse other of the French ships (besides those which the English|men had sunke and taken) which were drawne vp further into the land ward. The earle of Flanders therefore, and the English capteins iudged, that it should much hinder the French kings attempts, if they might win those ships also with the towne of Dam, wherin the king had laid vp a great part of his prouision for the furniture of his warres. Héerevpon the Englishmen were set on land, and ioining with the earls power, they marched strait towards Dam. This was vpon Whitsun éeuen, on the which day, as they were most busie in assaulting the towne and ships which laie there in the hauen, the French king EEBO page image 180 being come awaie from Gaunt, suddenlie set vpon them, and though in the beginning he found sharpe resistance, yet in the end, the Englishmen and Flem|mings ouerset with the great multitude of the Frenchmen,The English| [...] were put to flight, and chased to their ships, with the losse of two thousand men, besides those that were taken prisoners, amongst the which were found to be 22 knights.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Flanders with the earles of Bullen and Salisburie, doubting to lose their ships, and la [...]e gotten bootie, sailed strait into one of the Iles of Ze|land called Walkeren. Then the French king con|streining them of Gaunt, Bruges, and Ypres, to de|liuer vnto him pledges, caused the towne of Dam, and his ships lieng there in the hauen to be burned,The French [...] his ships. doubting least they should come into the hands of his enimies. This doone, he returned into France, leauing his sonne Lewes and the earle of S. Paule in garrison at Lis [...]e and Doway, and for great sums of monie, which by agreement he receiued of the townes of Gaunt, Bruges, and Ypres, he restored vnto them their pledges. Thus saith Meire and Mat|thew Paris differeth not much from him touching the successe which chanced to the Englishmen by land. ¶ Héere will I staie a while in the further narration of this matter, and touch by the way a thing that hap|pened to king Iohn about this present time.