Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The quéene forgetting the great perill that the realme then stood in,The yoong Dolphin [...] his old moother of [...] treasure, what mischéefe [...]ose vpon it. remembring onelie the displea|sure to hir by this act doone, vpon a womanish malice, set hir husband Iohn duke of Burgognie in the high|est authoritie about the king, giuing him the regi|ment and direction of the king and his realme, with all preheminence & souereigntie.The duke of Burgognie chéefe dooer [...] France. The duke of Bur|gognie hauing the sword in his hand, in reuenge of old iniuries, began to make warre on the Dolphin, determining, that when he had tamed this yoong vn|brideled gentleman, then would he go about to with|stand, and beat backe the common enimies of the realme. The like reason mooued the Dolphin, for he minded first to represse the authours of ciuill discord, before he would set vpon forreine enimies, and there|fore prepared to subdue and destroie the duke of Bur|gognie, as the cheefe head of that mischeefe, whereby the realme was vnquieted, decaied, and in manner brought to vtter ruine. Thus was France afflicted, and in euerie part troubled with warre and diuision, and no man to prouide remedie, nor once put foorth his finger for helpe or succour.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Henrie in the meane time following victo|rie and his good successe, sent the duke of Clarence to the sea coast, where (with great difficultie) he got the towne of Baieux, whereof the lord Matreuers was appointed capteine.Baieux takẽ. The duke of Glocester also fin|ding small resistance, tooke the citie of Liseaux,Liseaux taken. of which citie sir Iohn Kirkleie was ordeined capteine. King Henrie himselfe taried still at Caen, forti|fieng the towne and castell, and put out fiftéene hun|dred women and impotent persons, replenishing the towne with English people.Caen people [...] with Engl [...] inhabitants. A woorthie [...] rare example of equitie in king Henri [...]. Where while the king soiourned, he kept a solemne feast, and made manie knights; beside that, he shewed there an ex|ample of great pitie and clemencie: for in sear|ching the castell, he found innumerable substance of plate and monie belonging to the citizens, whereof he would not suffer one penie to be touched, but re|stored the same to the owners, deliuering to euerie man that which was his owne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 561When the fame of his mercifull dealing herein, of his bountie to captiues, and of his fauourable v|sing of those that submitted themselues to his grace, was spred abroad, all the capteins of the townes ad|ioining, came willinglie to his presence, offering to him themselues, their townes, and their goods, wher|vpon he made proclamation, that all men, which had, or would become his subiects, and sweare to him al|legiance, should inioy their goods, and liberties, in as large or more ample maner,The Nor|mans wil|linglie sworne English. than they did be|fore: which gentle interteining of the stubborne Nor|mans, was the verie cause, why they were not onlie content, but also glad to remooue and turne from the French part, and become subiects to the crowne of England.