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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ualeran earle of S. Paule, by the assent of the French king, assembled fiue hundred men of armes, fiue hundred Genowaies with crossebowes, and a thousand Flemings on foot,The castell of Marke besie|ged about the middest of Ma [...]e as Iac. Meir. saith. Sir Philip Hall. with the which he laid siege to the castell of Marke, thrée leagues from Ca|lis, vpon the fiftéenth daie of Iulie. Capteine of the castell as then for the king of England was one sir Philip Hall, hauing with him foure score archers, and foure and twentie other soldiers, which defended the place so manfullie, that the earle retired into the towne, and there lodged, fortifieng it for feare of res|cue that might come from Calis. The next daie he gaue an other assault to the castell, and tooke the vtter court, wherin was found a great number of horsses, kine, and other cattell. The next daie there issued foorth of Calis two hundred men of armes, two hun|dred archers, and thrée hundred footmen, with ten or twelue wagons laden with vittels and artillerie, conducted by sir Richard Aston knight, lieutenant of the English pale for the earle of Summerset, cap|teine generall of those marches.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Frenchmen aduertised that the Englishmen were comming to remooue the siege, issued not foorth of their lodgings, but kept them within their closure. Neuerthelesse, the Englishmen shot so sharpelie and closelie togither, that the Flemings and footmen be|gan to flie: the men of armes fearing the slaughter of their horsses, ran awaie with a light gallop. The Genowaies which had spent the most part of their shot at the assaults made to the castell, shewed small resistance, and so all the number of the French part were slaine and put to flight.

The earle of S. Paule put to flight.

Ia. Meir.

The earle of S. Paule and diuerse other escaped awaie, and by S. Omers got to Therouenne, or (as others saie) to saint O|mers. But there were taken to the number of thrée or foure score, and amongst other the lord de Dampi|er seneshall of Ponthien, monsieur de Weriners, monsieur de Uineles, monsieur de Noielles, monsi|eur Iohn de Hangests capteine of Bullongne, the lord de Rambures, monsieur Lionell Darreis cap|teine of Graueling, monsieur Peter Rasser cap|teine of Arde, also Combernard capteine of Tiro|nan, Boid Chanon capteine of Montoire, Iohn Cha|non capteine of Lisle, Stenebecke capteine of Ra|lingham, the bastard of Burneuill capteine of Bur|burgh. There were slaine about 60, and among them as cheefe sir Robert Berengueuill, the lord of Quer|cus, Morell de Saucuses, the lord Courbet de Rem|peupret, and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Englishmen had the spoile of the earls campe, and being returned to Calis, within fiue daies after there issued foorth about fiue hundred men,Arde assaul|ted by Eng|lishmen. meaning to haue woone the towne of Arde with a sudden as|sault, which they gaue to it in the night time. But sir Manfrid de Bois, and the lord Kigine, did so valiant|lie defend it, that the Englishmen with losse of fortie of their men were constreined to returne vnto Ca [...]lis, after they had burnt the dead bodies in an old house, for that the enimies should not perceiue what losse the Englishmen had susteine [...]. After this, the French king, to auoid perils, laid in garison at Bul|longne, and in other places, the marques of Pount,The marques du Pount. sonne to the duke of Bar, the earle of Dampnie, and sir Iohn Harp [...]dan a knight of great renowme and estimation. The duke of Burg [...]gnie likewise sent a a number of soldiers vnto Graueling, vnder the lea|ding of one Iohn Uandenwall, and to other fortres|ses alongst the coast he sent new supplies, for doubt of the Englishmens inuasions.

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