Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus all the Englishmen came on land, and lea|ning the lord Saie capteine in the said castell of Goule forrest, they passe forward into the countrie, and comming to a castell commonlie called Mon|sieur Relix, gaue an assault thereto, where manie of their men of warre were wounded, and sir Iames Louell slaine. After this, staieng a time for the com|ming of their confederats, which after a fortnights space came to them on the mondaie, being the mor|row after Michaelmas daie, they heard that the lords Charles de Blois was comming in all hast with a power of thrée thousand men of armes, twelue hun|dred Genowaies, & a great multitude of commons to raise the siege. Whervpon the earle of Northamp|ton with his armie marched softlie towards them, and choosing a plot of ground conuenient for his pur|pose, fought with his enimies, slue and tooke of them at the least thrée hundred men of armes. The earle of Northampton lost not any noble man in this fight, the lord Edward Spenser onelie excepted.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now as touching the earle of Richmont, Frois|sard saith, that he comming to Hanibout, after he had thus lost Uannes, tooke the sea, and sailed into England: but by reason of being tossed on the seas, his wounds rankled so, that shortlie after his com|ming to London he died, & was buried in the church of S. Paule. The king of England was sore displea|sed with his death,The king passeth ouer into Britaine. and immediatlie after passed ouer himselfe into Britaine with a great armie: and lan|ding there the nine and twentith of Nouember, at the same place where the earle of Richmond did land at his arriuall there, not far from Uannes, he went straight and besieged Uannes,Uann [...]s be|s [...]ged. but perceiuing that it would not be woone but by long siege, he left the earle of Arundell, and the lord Stafford to continue the siege, whilest he went to Rennes to aid his people, which still laie at the siege thereof. Before the kings arriuall in Britaine, those that were there vnder the earle of Northampton,A [...]ditions to Triuet. as the lord Hugh Spenser, and the lord Richard Talbot, with their retinues, fought with the Frenchmen neere to Morleis, where a few Englishmen, scarse fiue hundred, discomfited a mightie power of Frenchmen, estéemed to be aboue fiftie thousand,An armie of Frenchmen discomfited by a few En|glishmen. of whome some they slue, and some they tooke. Among other was taken the lord Geffrey de Charnie, accompted for one of the best and sagest knights in France, whome the lord Richard Talbot tooke and sent into England.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now as touching the kings dooings, we find, that whilest he remained for this winter season in Britaine, his people forraied the countrie foure daies iournie in length, and two daies iournie in bredth. After his comming to Rennes, he staied not past fiue daies, but leauing them whome he found there to continue the siege, he went himselfe to Naunts, where he had knowledge, that the lord Charles de Blois was. At his comming thither, he inuironed the citie about with a strong siege, & made manie fierce assaults to the walles and gates, but could not preuaile, then leauing certeine of his lords there to continue the siege,Naunts be|sieged. he raised with the residue, and went to Dinan, which towne with sore and fierce assaults he lastlie woone, and after that drew againe towards Uannes, for that he was informed, how the duke of Normandie was comming downe towards him, with an armie of fortie thousand men. Herevp|on he sent for them that laie at siege before Naunts to come vnto him, and suffered them at Rennes to kéepe their siege still, till they heard other word from him.