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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this the duke passed by saint Omers, shew|ing himselfe (about a mile off) with his host in order of battell aloft vpon a mounteine. Some of the Englishmen rode to the barriers, requiring that some of them within would come foorth and breake staues with them, but they could not be answered. The same day that the Englishmen thus came before S. Omers,Knights a|gaine made. the earle of Buckingham made againe new knights, as sir Rafe Neuill, sir Bartholomew Bourchier, sir Thomas Camois, sir Foulke Corbet, sir Thomas Danglure, sir Rafe Petipas, sir Lewes saint Albine, and sir Iohn Paulie or rather Paulet. These Englishmen rode through the countrie, de|manding iusts and déeds of armes, but they could not be answered.The iournie of the Eng|lish armie t [...]rough France. In déed the townes of the frontiers were well replenished and stuffed with men of war, and still were the Englishmen coasted, but they kept themselues so close togither, without breaking their order, that their enimies could find them at none ad|uantage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 They passed by Tirwine and by Betwine, where they lodged one day. They made but easie iournies, and seemed to require nothing but battell. They pas|sed by Arras, by Miramont, and so to Clerie on the water of Some, and taried there thrée daies, and in other places about in that countrie. The fourth day they dislodged, and drew towards Cambraie, and so to S. Quintines, & after vp towards Reimes. They found little riches, and small store of vittels abroad in the countrie, for the French king had abandoned all to his men of warre, who either wasted or conuei|ed all things of any value into the fortresses and walled townes. The Englishmen ther [...]fore sent to them of Reimes, requiring to haue some vittels sent to the host, for the which they would spare the countrie from wasting: but they of Reimes would not con|sent herevnto. Whervpon the Englishmen began to light them such candels, as their eies within the citie aked to behold the same a far off.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Moreouer, the Englishmen approched so néere to the walles and diches of the citie, that they brought a|waie twentie thousand head of cattell, which the citi|zens had gotten within the compasse of their diches; and further sent to them within, that if they would not send bread and wine foorth to vittell the host,The citi [...] o [...] R [...]me [...] saue their corne fiel [...] from destr [...]|eng by sen|ding vittels to the Eng|lish host. in that behalfe they would burne all their corne: for doubt whereof, the citizens sent foorth to the host six charets laden with as much bread and wine as they might carie. Thus was their corne saued from de|struction, and the Englishmen by soft and easie iour|nies drew towards the citie of Trois, in the which was the duke of Burgognie, with the dukes of Bur|bon and Bar, the earle of Ewe, the lord Coucie, sir Iohn de Uien high admerall of France, and a great number of others of the French nobilitie. They had made a bastide without the towne able to receiue a thousand men of armes, but vpon the Englishmens approch to assault it, they did forsake that strength, and withdrew to the towne.Sir Tho [...] Triuet [...] a baro [...] Sir Thomas Triuet was here made a baronet. Also there were certeine new knights made, as sir Peter Berton, sir Iohn and sir Thomas Paulie or Paulet, sir Iohn St [...]u|gulie, sir Thomas Dortingues, sir Iohn Uassecoque,Knights cre|ated. sir Thomas Brasie, sir Iohn Brauin, sir Henrie Uernier, sir Iohn Colenile, sir William Euerat,Uerne or Uernon. sir Nicholas Stiugulie, and sir Hugh Lunit.

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