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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The siege was laid before Reimes about saint An|drewes tide, and continued more than seuen weekes:Reimes be|sieged. but the citie was so well defended by the bishop and the earle of Porcien, and other capiteins within it, that the Englishmen could not obteine their pur|pose, and so at length, when they could not haue for|rage nor other necessarie things abroad in the coun|trie for to serue their turne,1 [...]6 [...] the king raised his field, and departed with his armie in good order of battell, taking the way through Champaigne, and so passed by Chaalons, and after to Merie on the riuer of EEBO page image 393 Seine. Anno Reg. 34. Tonnere woone. From Merie he departed and came vnto Tonnere, which towne about the beginning of the foure and thirtith yeare of his reigne was woone by assault, but the castell could not be woone, for there was within it the lord Fiennes constable of France, and a great number of other good men of war, which defended it valiantlie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After the king had rested there fiue daies, and that his men were well refreshed with the wines and other such things, which they found in that towne in good plentie, he remooued and drew towards Bur|gognie,Guillon. comming to a towne called Guillon or A|guillon, where he lay from Ashwednesday vnto Mid|lent, hauing good prouision of all maner of vittels by the means of an esquier of his called Iohn Alanson, which had taken the towne of Flauignie not farre thence,Flauignie. wherein was great store of bread and wine and other vittels: and still the marshals rode foorth, and oftentimes refreshed the host with new prouisi|on. The Englishmen had with them in their carria|ges, tents, pauillions, milles, ouens, and forges; also boates of leather cunninglie made and deuised, able to receiue three men a péece, and to passe them ouer waters and riuers.The number of carriages. They had at the least six thousand carts with them, and for euerie cart foure horsses which they had out of England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane while, the Frenchmen made cer|teine vessels foorth to the sea, vnder the gouernance of the earle of S. Paule, the which vpon the fiftéenth daie of March landed earlie in the morning at Win|chelsie, Caxton. Additions to Ad. Merimu [...]h. and before sunne rising entred the towne, and finding the inhabitants vnprouided to make anie great resistance, fell to and sacked the houses, slue manie men, women and also children, and after set fier on the towne;Winchelsie burnt by the French. and vpon knowledge had that the people of the countrie next adioining were assem|bled, and comming to the rescue, he caused his men to draw to their ships, and so they taking their pillage and spoile with them, got them aboord, not without some losse of their companie, which were slaine in the towne by such as resisted their violence. Whilest the king laie at Aguillon, there came to him Anscaume de Salilans chancellor of Burgognie, Iaques de Uienne,A Compositiõ made to spare the co [...]ntrie of Burgognie. and other lords of the countrie, being sent from their duke, to agrée with the king for the spar|ing of the lands and seigniories apperteining to the duchie of Burgognie.

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