Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 552 W. P. For that by the armes in the seale it may the bet|ter be knowne of what stem this noble man sproong (a matter which this storie seemes iustlie to require) vnderstand yée thus were the same. In his shield, a cheuorne charged with a mullet; his crest, a swans head couped betweene two wings displaied all out of a crowne supported by two greihounds; about the shéeld ingrauen, Signa Hugonis de Stafford militis. Héereby is gathered that he was a third brother of the duke of Buckinghams house.] This feat thus well doone,King Henrie pass [...]th the ri|uer of Some with his host. the king the same daie found a shallow, betwéene Corbie and Peron, which neuer was e|spied before, at which he with his armie and carria|ges the night insuing, passed the water of Some without let or danger, and therewith determined to make haste towards Calis, and not to seeke for bat|tell, except he were thereto constreined, bicause that his armie by sicknesse was sore diminished,The kings armie but of 15000. in so much that he had but onelie two thousand horssemen and thirteene thousand archers, bilmen, and of all sorts of other footmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The English armie sore af|flicted.The Englishmen were brought into some dis|tresse in this iornie, by reason of their vittels in ma|ner spent, and no hope to get more: for the enimies had destroied all the corne before they came. Rest could they none take, for their enimies with alarmes did euer so infest them: dailie it rained, and nightlie it fréesed: of fuell there was great scarsitie, of fluxes plentie: monie inough, but wares for their reléefe to bestow it on, had they none. Yet in this great ne|cessitie, the poore people of the countrie were not spoi|led, nor anie thing taken of them without paiment, nor anie outrage or offense doone by the English|men, except one, which was, that a souldiour tooke a pix out of a church, for which he was apprehended, & the king not once remooued till the box was restored,Iustice in warre. and the offendor strangled. The people of the coun|tries thereabout,Note y^e force of iustice. hearing of such zeale in him, to the maintenance of iustice, ministred to his armie victu|als, and other necessaries, although by open procla|mation so to doo they were prohibited. Hall.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The French king being at Rone, and hearing that king Henrie was passed the riuer of Some,The French king cõsulteth how to deale with y^e Eng|lishmen. was much displeased therewith, and assembling his councell to the number of fiue and thirtie, asked their aduise what was to be doone. There was amongst these fiue and thirtie, his sonne the Dolphin, calling himselfe king of Sicill;Dolphin king of Sicill. the dukes of Berrie and Bri|taine, the earle of Pontieu the kings yoongest sonne, and other high estates. At length thirtie of them a|gréed, that the Englishmen should not depart vn|fought withall, and fiue were of a contrarie opinion, but the greater number ruled the matter:The French K. sendeth de|fiance to king Henrie. and so Montioy king at armes was sent to the king of England to defie him as the enimie of France, and to tell him that he should shortlie haue battell. King Henrie aduisedlie answered:K. Henries answer to the defiance.

Mine intent is to doo as it pleaseth God, I will not séeke your maister at this time; but if he or his séeke me, I will meet with them God willing. If anie of your nation attempt once to stop me in my iournie now towards Calis, at their ieopardie be it; and yet with I not anie of you so vnaduised, as to be the occasion that I die your tawnie ground with your red bloud.