Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Indéed this sir Robert Knolles was not descended of anie high linage,Bermondsey. but borne in the countie of Che|ster of meane ofspring,Sir Robert Knolles borne in Cheshire. neuerthelesse through his va|liant prowesse, and good seruice in warre, growne to such estimation, as he was reputed worthie of all ho|nour due to a noble and skilfull warriour, so that it was thought the king could not haue made his choise of one more able or sufficient to supplie the roome of a chéefteine, than of him: but yet, although this was most true, his aduise could not be heard, nor the au|thoritie appointed him by the king beare anie swaie. For where he counselled that they should now vpon the approching of winter draw foorth of France into Britaine, and there remaine for the winter season,Sir Robert Knolles coun|sell not fol|lowed. they would not so agrée, nor obeie his will. Wherevp|on it came to passe, that sir Berthram de Cleaquin, at that time newlie made constable of France, vn|derstanding this diuision to grow amongst the Eng|lishmen, EEBO page image 406 and t [...]at they were diuided into parts, set vpon them so much to their disaduantage, that he di|stressed them, and tooke or slue the more part of them: but sir Robert Knols with the flower of the archers and men of warre went into Britaine,Discord what commeth of it. C [...]xton. and there sa|ued himselfe, and those that followed him. ¶ Here you may sée, how those that before through amitie and good agreement were of such force as their eni|mies durst not once assaie to annoie them, now by strife and dissention among themselues were slaine or taken by the same enimies, and brought to confu|sion. To which purpose it is properlie and trulie said,

L [...]s odium gignit, charos concordia stringit.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this meane time that sir Robert Knols made this voiage through the realme of France, Froissard. The citie of Limoges besieged. the prince of Wales laid siege to the citie of Limoges, which was reuolted to the Frenchmen. There were with him at the laieng of this siege, his brethren, the duke of Lancaster, and the earle of Cambridge, sir Gui|chard Dangle, sir Lois de Harecourt, the lord of Pons, the lord of Partenaie, the lord of Pinane, the lord of Tannaibouton, sir Perciuall de Coulongne, sir Geffrie de Argenton, Poictouins: and of Gas|coignes, the lord of Mountferrant, the lord de Chau|mount, the lord de Longueren, sir Amerie de Tharse, the lords of Pommiers, Mucident de l'Esparre, the Souldich de Lestrade, the lord of Gerond, and manie other: of Englishmen there were, sir Thomas Per|cie, the lord Ros, the lord William Beauchampe, sir Michaell de la Pole, sir Stephan Goussenton, sir Ri|chard Pontchardon, sir Baldwin Freuille, sir Si|mon Burlie, sir Dangousse, sir Iohn Deuereux, sir William Menille or (as some copies haue) Neuille, and manie other. There was also sir Eustace Dam|breticourt, and of the companions, sir Perducas Dalbreth, who in the beginning of these warres be|ing turned French, was by the persuasion of sir Ro|bert Knols procured to returne againe to the prin|ces seruice before the siege of Durmelle.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The prince being thus accompanied with these worthie capteins and men of armes, to the number of twelue hundred, beside a thousand archers and o|ther footmen, indeuored by all waies he could deuise to indamage them within. In the end he caused the walles to be vndermined,Limoges ta|ken by [...]orce. and quite reuersed into the ditch, & then giuing assault, entered by the breach, and made an huge slaughter of them within, in so|much that of men, women, and children (for none were spared in respect of age or sex) there were slaine and beheaded that daie aboue thrée thousand. The bi|shop with certeine knights and capteins were taken and had their liues granted, though the bishop was in great danger to haue lost his head, bicause he was a cheefe dooer in yéelding the citie before vnto the Frenchmen.