Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie, after the winning of Harflue, de|termined to haue procéeded further in the winning of other townes and fortresses: but bicause the dead time of the winter approched, it was determined by aduise of his councell, that he should in all conueni|ent spéed set forward, and march through the countrie towards Calis by land, least his returne as then homewards should of slanderous toongs be named a running awaie: and yet that iournie was adiudged perillous,Great death in the host by the flix. by reason that the number of his people was much minished by the flix and other feuers, which sore vexed and brought to death aboue fifteene hun|dred persons of the armie: and this was the cause that his returne was the sooner appointed and con|cluded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But before his departing thence, he entred into the towne of Harflue, & went to the church of saint Martines, and there offered. All the men of warre which had not paid their ransoms,The kings mercifull dea|ling with the French pri|soners. he sware them on the holie euangelists, to yeeld themselues prisoners at Calis by the feast of saint Martine in Nouember next. There were two strong towers standing on the hauen side at Harflue, which looking for aid, did not yéeld, till ten daies after the towne was rendered. When the king had repared the walles, bulwarks and rampiers about the towne, and furnished it with vittels and artillerie, he remooued from Harflue to|ward Ponthoise, intending to passe the riuer of Some with his armie, before the bridges were ei|ther withdrawen or broken. Such vittels and other necessaries as were to be caried wich the armie, he EEBO page image 551 appointed to be laid on horsses, leauing the carts and wagons behind for lesse incombre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French king hearing that the towne of Har|flue was gotten, and that the king of England was marching forward into the bowels of the realme of France, sent out proclamations, and assembled peo|ple on euerie side, committing the whole charge of his armie to his sonne the Dolphine and duke of Aquitaine, who incontinentlie caused the bridges to be broken, and the passages to be kept. Also they cau|sed all the corne and vittels to be conueied awaie,Corne & vit|tels destroied where the Englishmen should passe. or destroied in all places, where it was coniectured that the Englishmen would passe. The king of England nothing dismaied herewith, kept his iournie in spite of his enimies, constreining them within diuerse townes and holds to furnish him with vittels: but yet as he passed by the towne of Ew,A skirmish with the gar|rison of Ew. the garrison of the towne issued foorth, and gaue the Englishmen a skirmish, who beat them into the towne with losse, namelie of a right valiant man of armes, Enguerant. named Lancelot Piers. There were manie Englishmen hurt with quarels shot off from the loops and wals, as they pursued the enimies vnto the gates.