Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Frenchmen beholding them in this wise to flée, rode after amaine, and as they followed in chase, they came on the princes battell before they were a|ware. The lord Raoull of Coucie went so far for|ward with his banner,The lord Ra|oull de Cou|cie taken. that he entred vnder the prin|ces banner, and fought right valiantlie, but yet he was there taken, and the earle of Ioignie, also the vi|count of Bruce, the lord Chauuignie, and diuerse o|ther, so that the most part of those Frenchmen were either taken or slaine,Frenchmen distressed. and verie few escaped. The prince vnderstood by the prisoners, that the French king was so farre aduanced forward in pursute of him, that he could not auoid the battell. Then he as|sembled his men togither, and commanded them to kéepe order, and so rode that day being saturdaie from morning till it was toward night, & then came within two leagues of Poictiers: and herewith sen|ding foorth certeine capteins, to search if they could heare where the king was, he incamped himselfe that night in a strong place amongst hedges, vines, and bushes. They that were sent to discouer the countrie, rode so far, that they saw where the French king with his great battell was marching, and setting vp|on the taile of the Frenchmen, caused all the host to stir: whereof knowledge being giuen to the king, the which as then was entring into Poictiers, he retur|ned againe, and made all his host to doo the like, so that it was verie late yer he and his people were be|stowed in their lodgings that night. The English currours returning to the prince, declared what they had séene and doone. So, that night, the two armies being lodged within a small distance either of other, kept strong and sure watch about their campes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the morrow after being sundaie, and the eigh|téenth daie of September, the French king caused his host to be diuided into three battels or wards, and in each of them were sixteene thousand armed men, all mustered and passed for armed men. The first bat|tell was gouerned by the duke of Orleance,The ordering of the French battell. wherein were six and thirtie banners, and twise as manie pe|nons. The second was led by the duke of Norman|die and his brethren, the lord Lewes & the lord Iohn. The third the French king himselfe conducted. And while these battels were setting in arraie, the king caused the lord Eustace de Ribaumount, and two o|ther noble men to ride on before, to see the dealing of the Englishmen, and to aduise of what number they were. Those that were thus sent, rode foorth and be|held the order of the Englishmen at good leisure: and returning, infourmed the king, that as they could iudge, the enimies were about two thousand men of armes, foure thousand archers, and fiftéene hundred of others, and that they were lodged in such a strong place, and so well fensed with ditches and hedges, that it would be hard assaulting them therein.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The cardinall of Piergort the popes legat, as then li [...]ng in the citie of Poictiers,The cardinal of Piergort. came that morning to the king, and required him to absteine from battell, till he might vnderstand whether the prince would condescend vnto such conditions of peace as he him|selfe should thinke reasonable, which if it might be brought to passe, the same should be more honorable for him, than to aduenture so manie noble men as were there with him at that present in hazard of bat|tell. The king was contented that the cardinall should go to the prince, and see what he could doo with him.The prince of Wales con|tented to come to a treatie. The cardinall rode to the prince, and talked with him till he was contented to come to a freatie. The cardinall returned to the French king, and required of him that a truce might be granted till the next daies sun-rising: which truce obteined, he spent that daie in riding to and fro betwixt them.