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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The capteins within the towne, perceiuing that they were not able long to resist the continuall as|saults of the Englishmen, knowing that their wals were vndermined, and like to be ouerthrowne (as one of their bulwarks was alredie, Harding. Thom. Walsi. where the earles of Huntington and Kent had set vp their banners) sent an officer at armes foorth about midnight after the feast daie of saint Lambert,The seuen|téenth of Sep|tember they within Harflue praie par|lée. which fell that yeare vpon the tuesdaie, to beseech the king of England to appoint some certeine persons as commissioners from him, with whome they within might treat a|bout some agréement. The duke of Clarence, to whome this messenger first declared his errand, ad|uertised the king of their request, who granting there|to, appointed the duke of Excester, with the lord Fitz Hugh, and sir Thomas Erpingham, to vnderstand their minds, who at the first requested a truce vntill sundaie next following the feast of saint Michaell, in which meane time if no succour came to remooue the siege, they would vndertake to deliuer the towne into the kings hands, their liues and goods saued.