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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king of England in deed hearing of the pre|paration made [...]or warre by the Frenchmen,An armie sent to Calis and to the sea. leuied foure thousand [...] which he sent vnto Calis, and to the sea, of the which 3000 were vnder the conduit of the kings sonne. The lord Thomas of Lancaster, and the earle of Kent, Chr. Fland. Ia. Meir. the two and twentith daisof Maie (as some write) came vpon the coast of Flan|ders, and entring the hauen of Sluis,The English men besieged the castell of Sluis. burnt foure great ships which they found there lieng at anchor. On the fift daie after their comming into that ha|uen they went on land, thinking to haue fought with the duke of Burgognie. But as other write, af|ter they had besieged the castell that stood in the mouth of the hauen, and loosing thrée score of their men, amongst which they name one to beare the title of earle of Penbroke (whom they buried for the time in the church of Mude) fiue daies after their com|ming EEBO page image 529 thither they determined to depart from thence, perceiuing the castell would not easilie be woone, but first they spoiled the countrie about them, and burnt Heis fléet, otherwise called Condekirke, and diuerse other places thereabout.

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