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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But Polydor Virgil writeth, that now after that Sauerie de Mauleon was become the French king his man,The Poicto|uins send to king Henrie. the Poictouins sent vnto king Henrie, sig|nifieng, that they were readie to reuolt from the French kings subiection, and yéeld themselues vnto him, if he would send vnto them a power of men to defend their countrie from the French men. Now king Henrie hauing receiued these letters, intertei|ned them that brought this message verie courteous|lie, and promising them to send ouer aid with all ex|pedition, he caused his nauie to be made readie for that voiage. In the meane time, the French king sent foorth an armie vnder the leading of Sauerie de Mauleon, who then tooke Niort and Rochell, placing in the same sundrie garrisons of souldiers,Rochel woon. but chéefe|lie he fortified Rochell, which had beene long in the Englishmens hands, and alwaies serued them to verie good purpose, for the handsome landing of their people, when any occasion required. The French king therefore hauing got it, fortified it, and meant to kéepe it, to the intent the Englishmen should not haue hereafter in time of warre, so necessarie a place for their arriuall in those coasts. Matth. Paris.