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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit at length the foresaid Fouks, hauing obteined his purpose at Rome (by meanes of his chapleine Robert Paslew an Englishman,The end of Fouks [...] Brent. who was his sollicitor there) as he returned towards Eng|land in the yeare insuing, was poisoned and died by the waie, making so an end of his inconstant life, which from the time that he came to yeares of discre|tion was neuer bent to quietnes. Which may be re|ported of him, not to his honour or renowme (for a|las what same is gotten by giuing occasions of euill) but to his euerlasting shame and infamie, for the same shall neuer die, but remaine in perpetuall me|morie, as one saith right well,

H [...]minum immortalis est infamia,Plaut. in P [...]sa.
Etiam tunc viuit cùm essecredas m [...]rtuam.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to leaue these things, and returne to the dooings in France where we left. Ye shall vnder|stand, that after Sauerie de Mauleon was reuolted to the French king, the said king with all spéed de|termined to make warre vpon king Henrie, and to win from [...] certeine townes and fortresses with|in the countrie of Poictou.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French writers affirme, that king Lewes to couered out of the Englishmens hands the townes of Niort, S. Iohns d'Angeli, & Rochell, before Saue|rie de Mauleon reuolted from the French part. In deed, the chronicle of Dunstable saith, Dunstable that after the truce tooke end, this [...]eare the French king raised an armie, and tooke Niort, and after they of S. Iohn d'Angeli submitted themselues vnto him. From whence he went to Rochell, within the which at [...]at p [...]esent was the said Sauerie de Mauleon with se|uentie knights, and Richard Graie, with Geffrey Neuill, who had in their retinue sixtie knights. These with the forces of the towne [...]allied foorth, & encoun|tring with the French armie, [...]ue manie of their ad|uersaries, EEBO page image 207 and lost some of their owne people. Yet af|ter this, the French K. besieged the towne, and in the end wan it, whilest the king of England being occu|pied about the besieging of Bedford castell, neglected to send them within Rochell necessarie succours.

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