Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king therefore yer he passed ouer himselfe, sent the erle of Huntingdon to search and scowre the seas. This lustie earle, called Iohn Holland (sonne to the earle of Huntingdon, otherside called duke of Excester, beheaded at Circester, in the time of king Henrie the fourth, and cousine to the king) with a great nauie of ships searched the sea, from the one coast to the other, and in conclusion incountred with nine of those great carickes of Genes (the which the lord Iacques the bastard of Burbon had reteined to serue the French king) and set on them sharplie. The conflict was great, and the fight long (continuing the more part of a summers daie) but in conclusion, the Frenchmen and Italians were ouercome and fled. Three of the greatest caricks with their patrons, and monsieur Iacques de Burbon their admerall were taken, with as much monie as should haue paid the soldiers of the whole fleet for halfe a yeare, and three other caricks were bowged.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle returning backe with this good lucke, found the king at Hampton, who receiued him with thankes, as he had well deserued. Shortlie after, vpon the three and twentieth of Iulie, the king tooke his ship at Portesmouth, accompanied with the dukes of Clarence and Glocester; the earles of Huntington, Marshall, Warwike, Deuonshire, Salisburie, Suffolke, and Summerset; the lords Rosse, Willoughbie, Fitz Hugh, Clinton, Scroope, Martreuers, Burchier, Ferreis of Grobie, and Ferreis of Chartleie, Fanhope, Graie of Codnore, sir Gilbert Umfreuile sir Gilbert Talbot, and diuerse other; and so hauing wind EEBO page image 559 wind and weather to his desire, the first daie of Au|gust he landed in Normandie, néere to a castell called Touque, where he consulted with his capteins, what waie was best for him to take concerning his high enterprise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The number of the armie 16 [...]00, of his owne pur| [...]ciance.His armie conteined the number of sixtéene thou|sand and foure hundred soldiers and men of warre of his owne purueiance, beside others. The duke of Clarence had in his retinue a hundred lances, and thrée hundred archers: and beside him, there were thrée earles, Tit. Liuius. which had two hundred and fortie lances, and seauenteene hundred and twentie archers. The duke of Glocester foure hundred and seauentie lan|ces, and foureteene hundred and ten archers. The earles of March, Marshall, Warwike, and Salisbu|rie, each of them one hundred lances, and thrée hun|dred archers a peece. The earle of Huntington fortie lances, and six score archers. The earle of Suffolke thirtie lances, and fourescore and ten archers. Beside these, there were thirtéene lords, as Aburgauennie, Matreuers, Fitz Hugh, Clifford, Graie, Willough|bie, Talbot, Courtnie, Burchier, Roos, Louell, Fer|rers of Chartleie, and Harington, the which had in their retinue the number of fiue hundred and six lan|ces, and fiftéene hundred and fourescore archers. Also, there were in this armie thréescore and seauentéene knights, which had vnder them nine hundred and for|tie fiue lances, and two thousand eight hundred and fiftie two archers; so that in all, there were fiue and twentie thousand, fiue hundred, and eight and twen|tie fighting men: of which number euerie fourth man was a lance. Beside the soldiers and men of warre, there were a thousand masons, carpenters, and other labourers.