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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Among the soldiers also called companions, which serued the prince in this season, there were three cap|teins, right hardie and verie expert men of warre, Ortigo, Bernard de Wiske, & Bernard de la Sale. These thrée remaining as then in Limosin, hearing that [...]he duke of Burbons mother, which was also mother to the French queene, la [...]e within the castell of Belleperch in Burbonnois,The duke of Burbons mo|ther taken. with a small compa|nie about hir, rode thither in one daie and a night, so that in the morning they approched the castell, scaled it, and tooke it, with the ladie within it. And though they were after besieged in the same castell by the duke of Burbon and other Frenchmen, yet they de|fended it, till the earls of Cambridge and Penbroke, with fiftéene hundred speares, and three thousand of other men of warre, came and offered the French|men battell, lodging afore them fifteene daies. And when they perceiued that the Frenchmen would not issue out of the bastide (in which they laie) to giue battell, the earles of Cambridge and Penbroke cau|sed all them within the castell to come foorth, and to bring with them the duches of Burbon, whome they led awaie in sight of hir sonne, leauing the castell void and free for him to enioy.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French king prouided a great number of ships to assemble togither at Harflew,The French king prepa|reth a nauie. and leuied a great power of men, minding to bestow them aboord in the same ships, that they might saile into England, and make warre against king Edward in his owne countrie. Cheefteine of this armie should haue beene his brother the duke of Burbon, but this iournie was broken, for the Frenchmen were eased of the paine to come to séeke the Englishmen at home in England, they comming ouer into France, and prof|fering them battell euen at their owne doores. For the king of England hauing leuied a power of ar|chers, and other men of warre, sent them ouer vnder the leading of his sonne the duke of Lancaster.The duke of Lancaster sẽt into France with an armie There went with him in this iournie, the earles of Here|ford and Salisburie, the lord Ros, the lord Basset, the lord Willoughbie, the lord de la Ware, the lord de la Pole, the lord Walter of Mannie, the lord Henrie Percie, the lord Thomas Grantson, sir Alane Bur|hul, sir Richard Sturrie, & diuerse other. They went ouer about Midsummer. And after they had rested a little, the duke set forward and roded foorth into the countrie, spoiling and harrieng the same, and when he saw time, returned againe to Calis.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French king being at Roan, heard of the ar|riuall of this armie at Calis, and that his countrie of Picardie was in great danger: he changed his purpose therefore of sending an armie into Eng|land, and with all spéed appointed that his power should with his brother the duke of Burgognie turne toward Calis, to resist the duke of Lancaster. Here|vpon when the duke of Lancaster heard that the duke of Burgognie was thus comming toward him, he issued foorth of Calis, and comming into the vallie beneath the hill of Turneham, there tooke his field, and fortified the place with strong hedges and ram|piers,

The duke of Lancaster fortifieth his campe.

The duke of Burgognie. Fabian. Froissard.

the better to be able to resist his enimies if they would assaile him. The duke of Burgognie came still forward, till he approched verie néere to the duke of Lancasters campe, and pight downe his field a|loft vpon the hill of Turneham, so that the fronts of both hosts were within lesse than a mile either of other.

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