Compare 1577 edition: 1 The legat ac|curseth Lew|es & his com|plices.The legat being there present also on the fridaie in the Whitsunwéeke aforesaid, reuested in a white albe, accompanied with the cleargie, accursed in so|lemne wise Lewes the French kings sonne, with all his fautours and complices, & especiallie those which held siege before the castell of Lincolne, with all the citie: and the more to incourage all those that should passe foorth in this armie, to raise the siege, he granted to them free remission of all their sins, whereof they were trulie confessed, and by authoritie which he had from almightie GOD, and the apostolike sée, he promised to them the guerdon of euerlasting salua|tion. Herewith when the armie had receiued absolu|tion, and the legats blessing, euerie man marched foorth in his order and place appointed, and comming to Stow, an eight miles from Lincolne, they lod|ged there all night.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the morning they passed foorth towards Lin|colne, vnder the conduct of the said earle of Pen|broke as generall of the whole armie, who being come thither, compassed about the citie with his ar|mie. And to cause the enimie the sooner to leaue the siege of the castell, he assaulted the gates of the citie, inforcing his power to beare downe and breake them open. The Frenchmen perceiuing all the dan|ger to be about the gates, withdrew a little from the assailing of the castell, and resorting to the walles of the citie, did their best with shooting and casting of stones and other things, to driue their aduersaries from the gates.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Fouks de Brent.Thus whiles they were occupied on both parts, Fouks de Brent entered into the castell by a po|sterne gate on the backeside, and a great number of souldiers with him, and rushing into the citie out of the castell, he began a fierce battell with the citizens within the citie: which when the Frenchmen percei|ued, by the noise and crie raised at their backs, they ran to the place where the skirmish was, dooing their best to beat backe the aforesaid Foukes de Brent with his companie. But in the meane time the En|glishmen, vnder the leading of Sauerie de Maule|on, a Poictouin (of whom you haue heard in the life of king Iohn) brake open the gates and entred the citie. Then the fight was sore increased and maintei|ned for a time with great furie: so that it was hard to iudge who should haue the better. But at length the Frenchmen and those English lords that were with them, being sore laid at on ech side, began to re|tire towards the gates, and finalie to turne their backs and so fled awaie:The French|men put to flight at Lin|colne. but being beset round a|bout with the kings horssemen, they were streight|waies either slaine or taken for the most part of them.