Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Sir Robert Knols.The duke being aduertised of the constables com|ming, was counselled by sir Robert Knols (whom the king of England had sent to aid him) that he should passe ouer into England, and there to be a suter in his owne cause for more aid to be sent into Britaine, to resist the Frenchmen that now sought to bring the whole countrie into their possession. The duke incli|ning to this aduise,The duke of Britaine cõ|meth ouer in|to England. went ouer into England, and in the meane time the constable came and wan the most part of all the townes and fortresses of that duchie, except Brest, where sir Robert Knols was, and cer|teine other.The earle of Salisburie. The earle of Salisburie with a great na|uie of ships, well furnished with men of armes and archers, laie vpon the coast of Britaine all that time, and greatlie comforted them within Brest, in somuch that he came on land, and offered battell to the con|stable if he would haue come forward & receiued it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Polydor. The duke of Lancaster sent ouer into France with an armie.In the moneth of Iulie in this seuen and fourtith yeare of king Edwards reigne, the duke of Lanca|ster was sent ouer vnto Calis with an armie of thir|tie thousand men (as some write) but as Froissard saith, they were but thirteene thousand, as thrée thou|sand men of armes, and ten thousand archers. This voiage had béene in preparing for the space of thrée yeares before. Ia. Meir. Froissard. The duke of Britaine was there with them, and of the English nobilitie, beside the duke of Lancaster that was their generall, there were the earles of Warwike, Stafford and Suffolke, the lord Edward Spenser that was constable of the host,Noble men that went with him in that iournie. the lords Willoughbie, de la Pole, Basset, and diuerse others. Of knights, sir Henrie Percie, sir Lewes Clifford, sir William Beauchampe, the Chanon Ro|bertsart, Walter Hewet, sir Hugh Caluerlie, sir Stephan Cousington, sir Richard Ponchardon, and manie other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When they had made readie their cariages and o|ther things necessarie for such a iournie which they had taken in hand, that is to say, to passe through the realme of France vnto Burdeaux, they set forward, hauing their armie diuided into thrée battels. The earles of Warwike and Suffolke did lead the fore+ward: the two dukes of Lancaster and Britaine, the middle ward or battell, and the rereward was go|uerned by the lord Spenser constable of the host. They passed by S. Omers, by Turrouane, and coa|sted the countrie of Arthois, and passed the water of Some at Corbie.They [...] through the coun [...]rie w [...]+out assauling any townes. They destroied the countries as they went, and marched not past thrée leages a day. They assailed none of the strong townes, nor fortres|ses. For the French king had so stuffed them with notable numbers of men of warre, that they percei|ued they should trauell in vaine about the winning of them. At Roy in Uermandois, they rested them seuen daies, and at their departure set fire on the towne, bicause they could not win the church which was kept against them. From thence they drew to|wards Laon, and so marched forward, passing the ri|uers of Ysare, Marne, Saine, and Yonne. The Frenchmen coasted them, but durst not approch to giue them battell.