Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane while had the duke of Normandie besieged the castell of Thuine Leuesques, Rich. South. The king [...] to [...] Froissard. néere to Cambrie, which was taken by sir Walter of Man|nie, a lord of Heinault, at the first beginning of the warres, and euer since till that time kept to the king of England his vse. The earle of Heinault, who had beene of late both in England with king Edward, and also in Almaine with the emperour, to purchase their assistance for the defense of his countrie a|gainst the inuasions of the Frenchmen, was now returned home, and meaning to rescue such as were besieged in Thuine, sent for succours into Flanders, and into Almaine, and in the meane time leuieng such power as he could make with his owne coun|trie, came therewith to Ualenciennes, whither foorth|with resorted vnto him the earle of Namure with two hundred speares, the duke of Brabant with six hundred, the duke of Gelderland, the earle of Ber|gen, the lord of Ualkenburgh, and diuerse other, the which togither with the earle of Heinault went and lodged alongst by the riuer of Lestault ouer against the French host,The riuer [...] Lestault, [...] the [...]. which kept siege (as ye haue heard) EEBO page image 359 vnder the conduct of the duke of Normandie be|fore Thuine Leuesques, that is situate vpon the same riuer.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There came also to the aid of the earle of Heinault Iaques Arteueld,The Fle|mings. with his three score thousand Fle|mings. Now it was thought that they would haue fought yer they had departed in sunder, but they did not. For after it was knowne how the king of Eng|land was arriued in Flanders, and had discomfited the French fléet, the duke of Brabant and others thought good to breake vp their enterprise for that time, and to resort vnto the king of England, to vn|derstand what his purpose was to doo. Neither were the Frenchmen hastie to giue battell, so that after the capteins of Thuine Leuesques, sir Richard Limo|sin knight an Englishman,Sir Richard Limosin. and two esquiers, bre|thren to the erle of Namure, Iohn and Thierrie, had left their fortresse void, and were come ouer the ri|uer by boats vnto the earle of Heinaults campe, the armies on both sides brake vp and departed, the Frenchmen into France, and the other to Ualenci|ennes,The armies breake vp. and from thence the princes and great lords drew to Gaunt, to welcome the king of England into the countrie, of whome they were right ioifullie receiued: and after they had communed togither of their affaires, it was appointed by the king, that they should meet him at Uillefort in Brabant at a daie prefixed, where he would be readie to consult with them about his proceedings in his warres against his aduersaries the Frenchmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The assemblie of the princes at Uilleford.At the day appointed, there came to Uillefort the dukes of Brabant, and Gelderland, the earle of Hei|nault, Gulike, Namure, Blackenheim, Bergen, sir Robert Dartois earle of Richmond, the earle of Ualkenburgh, and Iaques Arteueld, with the other rulers of Flanders, and manie others. Here it was ordeined,The couenãts betwixt the k. of England & his cõfederats that the countries of Flanders, Brabant, and Heinault, should be so vnited and knit in one corporation, that nothing should be doone amongst them in publike affaires, but by common consent, and if anie warres were mooued against anie of them, then should the other be readie to aid them, a|gainst whome anie such warre was mooued and if vpon anie occasion anie discord rose betwixt them for anie matter, they should make an end of it a|mongst themselues; and if they could not, then should they stand to the iudgement and arbitrement of the king of England, vnto whome they bound them|selues by oth to kéepe this ordinance and agrée|ment.