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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Normãs [...] to the wal| [...]d townes.The Normans hearing of the kings arriuall, were suddenlie striken with such feare, that they fled out of their houses, leauing the townes and villages, and with their wiues and children, bag and baggage, got them into the walled townes, preparing there to de|fend themselues, & with all speed sent to the French king, requiring him to prouide for the defense and preseruation of his louing subiects. Héerevpon, the men of war were appointed to resort into the strong townes, to lie within the same in garrisons, to resist the power of the Englishmen, so that all the walled townes and castels in Normandie were furnished with men, munition, and vittels. The king of Eng|land,Touque [...] besieged [...] y^ [...] English| [...]n & taken. when he had resolued with his counsell for his proceeding in his enterprises, laid siege vnto the ca|stell of Touque. The duke of Glocester that led the fore ward, had the charge of that siege, the which by force of assaults, and other warlike meanes, brought to that point, that they within yeelded the place into his hands, the ninth daie of August. The earle of Sa|lisburie,Amberuilli|ers castell taken. who led the battell, tooke the castell of Am|beruilliers, the which was giuen to him by the king, and so this earle was the first that had anie territorie giuen him of the king in this new conquest. The king made at the winning of Touque eight and twentie knights, and left sir Robert Kirkelie cap|teine there.