Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But now touching the siege of Calis, and to re|turne where we left, ye shall vnderstand, that (as ye haue heard) the English campe was furnished with sufficient prouision of meat, drinke, apparell, muni|tion, and all other things necessarie: and oftentimes also the soldiers made roads and forrais into the bor|ders of France next adioining, as towards Guines, and saint Omer, ye euen to the gates of that towne, and sometime to Bullongne. Also the earle of North|ampton fetched a bootie out of Arthois, Iac. Me [...]. and as he re|turned toward the host, he came to Terrouan,Terrou [...]n. which towne the bishop had fortified and manned, deliue|ring the custodie therof vnto sir Arnold Dandrehen: for when he heard the Englishmen approched, he durst not tarrie within the citie himselfe, but got him to saint Omers. Sir Arnold stood valiantlie to his defense, and would not yéeld, till by verie force the Englishmen entered the citie, slue the soldiers,Terrouan woon by [...] and tooke their capteine the said sir Arnold prisoner. The citie was put to sacke, and after set on fire. And when the Englishmen were departed, there came a number of Flemings from the siege, which they had EEBO page image 375 [...]aid before S. Omers, and began a new spoile, and fired such houses belonging to the canons and other, which the Englishmen had spared. Thus were those confines in most miserable case, for no house nor o|ther thing was in safegard, but such as were contei|ned within closure of strong townes and fortresses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king of England would not assaile the towne of Calis by giuing anie assault to it, for he knew he should but lose his labour, Froissard. and waste his people, it was so strong of it selfe, and so well furnished with men of warre. Capteine thereof also was one sir Iohn de Uienne, a valiant knight of Burgoigne, hauing with him diuerse other right hardie and ex|pert capteins,Sir Iohn de Uienne cap|teine of Calis. knights, and esquiers. When the said sir Iohn de Uienne saw the manner of the English host, and what the kings intention was, he constrei|ned all the poore and meane people to depart out of the towne. The king of England perceiuing that this was doone of purpose to spare vittels, would not driue them backe againe to helpe to consume the same, but rather pitied them; and therefore did not onelie shew them so much grace to suffer them to passe through his host,The king of Englands pitie towards the poore. but also gaue them meat and drinke to dinner, and moreouer two pence sterling to euerie person: which charitable déed wan him much praise, and caused manie of his enimies to praie right hartilie for his good successe and prosperitie. A most notable example of pitie and compassion, teaching other to be in like sort affected,The duke of Normandie sent for. and also to know, that

Spernit coelorum regem spretor miserorum.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king meaning to raise the siege from Calis, which the king of England kept there, sent for his sonne the duke of Normandie, which had line long at the siege of Aiguillon, and now by commande|ment of his father left it sore against his will. In this meane while, the earle of Derbie remained in the citie of Burdeaux, and there had held him du|ring all the time that the siege laie before Aiguillon. When he once vnderstood that the siege was raised, and that the duke of Normandie had broken vp his campe, he sent into Gascoigne for all knights and esquires that held of the English part. Then came to Burdeaux the lord Dalbret,The earle of Derbie assem|bleth an armie the lord de Lespare, the lord de Rosam, the lord of Musident, the lord of Pu|miers, and a great sort more of the lords and nobles of Gascoigne, so that the earle had twelue hundred men of armes, two thousand archers, and three thou|sand other footmen. They passed the riuer of Garon, betwixt Burdeaux and Blaie, and tooke their waie to Zanctonge, so to go vnto Poictiers, and tooke by the waie the towne of Mirabell by assault: they wan also the towne and castell of Aunaie, Surgieres and Benon. Also they tooke Maraunt in Poictow by force,Towns won by the earle of Derbie. they burnt also the towne of Lusignen, but the castell they could not win. Moreouer, they did win the bridge, towne, and castell of Tailburge, and slue all that were found within it, bicause a knight of the English part was slaine in the assaulting. From thence the earle of Derbie went and laid siege to saint Iohn Dangelie, which was yéelded to him by composition.