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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length the king approched the riuer of Some, & finding all the bridges broken, he came to the passage of Blanchetake,Blanchetake. where his great grandfather king Edward the third a little before had striken the bat|tell of Cressie: but the passage was now so impeached with stakes in the botome of the foord, that he could not passe, his enimies besides there awaie so swar|ming on all sides. He therefore marched forwards to Arames, marching with his armie, and passing with his carriage in so martiall a maner, that he ap|peared so terrible to his enimies, as they durst not of|fer him battell. And yet the lord Dalbreth constable of France, the marshall Boncequault, the earle of Uendosme great master of France, the duke of A|lanson, and the earle of Richmont, with all the puis|sance of the Dolphin laie at Abuile, but euer kept the passages, and coasted aloofe, like a hauke though ea|ger yet not hardie on hir preie. The king of England kept on his iournie till he came to the bridge of saint Marence, where he found aboue thirtie thousand Frenchmen, and there pitched his field, looking suer|lie to be fought withall.