Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Clarence was the first that entred with his people, Titus Liuius. and hauing got the one part of the towne, assailed them that kept the bridge, & by force beating them backe, passed the same, and so came to the wals on the other side of the towne, where the fight was sharpe and fierce betwixt the assailants and defendants; but the duke with his people setting on the Frenchmen behind, as they stood at defense on the wals, easilie vanquished them, so that the Eng|lishmen entred at their pleasure. Thus when the king was possessed of the towne,Caen taken by the Eng|lishmen. he incontinentlie com|manded all armours & weapons of the vanquished, to be brought into one place, which was immediatlie doone.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then the miserable people came before the kings presence, and kneeling on their knées, held vp their hands, and cried; Mercie, mercie: to whome the king gaue certeine comfortable words, & bad them stand vp. All the night following, he caused his armie to kéepe themselues in order of battell within the towne, and on the next morning called all the magi|strats & gouernors of the towne to the senat house, EEBO page image 560 where some for their wilfull stubbornesse were ad|iudged to die, other were sore fined and ransomed. Then he calling togither his souldiers and men of warre,Diuision of spoile. not onelie gaue them great praises and high commendations for their manlie dooings, but also di|stributed to euerie man, according to his desert, the spoile and gaine gotten in the towne, chéeflie bicause at the assault they had shewed good proofe of their manhood and valiant courages.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After that the towne was thus woone, the lord Montainie, capteine of the castell, would not yéeld, but made semblance,The capteine of the castell held out. as though he meant to defend the place, to the vtterance: but after that he was sharplie called vpon by king Henrie, either to yéeld it, or else that he should be assured to haue all mercie and fauour sequestred from him, he tooke better ad|uise, and therevpon being in despaire of reléefe, made this composition, that if he were not rescued of the French power by a certeine daie, he should render the fortresse into the kings hands, with condition, that he and his souldiers should be suffered to depart with all their goods, the habiliments of warre onelie excepted. Herevpon twelue hostages were deliuered to the king, and when the daie came, being the twen|tith of September, Titus Liuius. Caen castell yéelded. they within rendred the castell in|to the kings hands; and thus, both the towne and ca|stell of Caen became English.