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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this, on deliberate aduise taken how to pro|céed; the K. set forward toward the towne of Caen in most warlike order, wasting the countrie on eue|rie side as he passed. Which towne standeth in a plaine fertile countrie, no stronger walled, than deepe ditched, and as then well vittelled and repleni|shed with people: for the citizens fearing the kings comming, had there prouided all things necessarie and defensible. But his maiestie doubting least the Frenchmen, vpon their vnderstanding of his ap|proch to the towne, would haue burned the suburbs and buildings without the walles, sent the duke of Clarence with a thousand men before him, to pre|uent that mischéefe. The duke comming thither, found the suburbs alreadie set on fire, but vsed such diligence to quench the same, that the most part was saued. He also wan the abbeie church of saint Ste|phan, which the Frenchmen were in hand to haue o|uerthrowne, by vndermining the pillers; but the duke obteining the place, filled vp the mines, and so preserued the church. He also wan a cell of nunnes, verie stronglie fensed, after the manner of warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then came the king before the towne,Caen besieged who caused foorthwith to be cast a deepe trench, with an high mount, to kéepe them within from issuing foorth, and that doone, began fiercelie to assault the towne: but they within stood manfullie to their defense, so that there was sore and cruell fight betwixt them, and their enimies. But when king Henrie perceiued that he lost more than he wan by his dailie assaults, he left off anie more to assault it, and determined to ouerthrow the wals, with vndermining. Wherefore with all diligence, the pioners cast trenches, made mines, & brought timber; so that within a few daies, the wals stood onelie vpon posts, readie to fall, when fire should be put to them. Tit. Liuius. The king meaning now to giue a generall assault, caused all the capteins to assemble before him in councell, vnto whome he de|clared his purpose, commanding them not before the next daie to vtter it; till by sound of trumpet they should haue warning to set forward towards the wals, least his determination being disclosed to the enimies, might cause them to prouide the better for their owne defense. He also prescribed vnto them,The order of the assault. what order he would haue them to keepe, in giuing the assault, and that was this; that euerie capteine de|uiding his band into three seuerall portions, they might be readie one to succéed in an others place, as those which fought should happilie be driuen backe and repelled.