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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The next daie after his landing, he marched toward the towne of Harflue, standing on the riuer of Saine betwéene two hils; he besieged it on euerie side, Harding. rai|sing bulwarks and a bastell, in which the two earles of Kent & Huntington were placed, with Cornwall, Graie, Steward, and Porter. On that side towards the sea, the king lodged with his field, and the duke of Clarence on the further side towards Rone. There were within the towne the lords de Touteuill and Gaucourt, with diuerse other that valiantlie de|fended the siege, dooing what damage they could to their aduersaries; and damming vp the riuer that hath his course through the towne, the water rose so high betwixt the kings campe, and the duke o [...] Cla|rence campe (diuided by the same riuer) that the Englishmen were constreined to withdraw their ar|tillerie from one side, where they had planted the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king being aduertised, that king Henrie was arriued on that coast, sent in all hast the lord de la Breth constable of France, the sene|shall of France, the lord Bouciqualt marshall of France, the seneshall of Henault, the lord Lignie with other, which fortified townes with men, victuals, and artillerie on all those frontiers towards the sea. And hearing that Harflue was besieged,The king be|sieged Har|flue. they came to the castell of Caudebecke, being not farre from Harflue, to the intent they might succor their freends which were besieged, by some polici [...] or meanes: but the Englishmen, notwithstanding all the damage that the Frenchmen could worke against them, for|raied the countrie, spoiled the villages, bringing ma|nie a rich preie to the campe before Harflue. And dai|lie was the towne assaulted: for the duke of Gloce|cester, to whome the order of the siege was commit|ted, made thrée mines vnder the ground, and appro|ching to the wals with his engins and ordinance, would not suffer them within to take anie rest.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 550For although they with their countermining som|what disappointed the Englishmen, & came to fight with them hand to hand within the mines, so that they went no further forward with that worke; yet they were so inclosed on ech side, Titus Liuius. as well by water as land, that succour they saw could none come to them: for the king lieng with his battell on the hill side on the one partie, and the duke of Clarence beyond the riuer that passeth by the towne, and runneth into Saine on the other partie, beside other lords and cap|teins that were lodged with their retinues for their most aduantage: none could be suffered to go in, or come foorth, without their licence; insomuch that such pouder as was sent to haue béene conueied into the towne by water, was taken by the English ships that watched the riuer.

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