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Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the same time, the states of the realme were assembled at London, for the leuieng of monie, to furnish the kings great charges, which he was at a|bout the maintenance of his wars in France: it was therefore determined, that the said sir Iohn Oldcastell should be brought, and put to his triall, yer the assemblie brake vp. The lord Powes there|fore was sent to fetch him, who brought him to Lon|don in a litter, wounded as he was: herewith, being first laid fast in the Tower, shortlie after he was brought before the duke of Bedford, regent of the realme, and the other estates, where in the end he was condemned; and finallie was drawen from the Tower vnto saint Giles field,Sir Iohn Oldcastell executed. and there hanged in a chaine by the middle, and after consumed with fire, the gallowes and all.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the daie was come, on the which it was co|uenanted that the towne of Faleis should be deliue|red, to wit, the second of Ianuarie, Faleis rende|red vp to king Henrie. because no suc|cours appeared, the towne was yƩelded to the king: but the castell held out still, into the which the cap|teine and gouernour both of the towne and castell had withdrawne themselues, with all the souldiers; and being streictlie besieged, the capteine defended himselfe and the place right stoutlie, although he was sore laid to, vntill at length, perceiuing his people wearied with continuall assaults, and such approches as were made to and within the verie wals, he was driuen to compound with the king, that if he were not succoured by the sixt of Februarie, then should he yeeld himselfe prisoner, and deliuer the castell; so that the souldiers should haue licence to depart, with their liues onelie saued. When the daie came, the coue|nants were performed, and the castell rendered to the kings hands, for no aid came to the rescue of them within. The capteine named Oliuer de Mannie was kept as prisoner, till the castell was repared at his costs and charges, because the same, through his obstinat wilfulnesse, was sore beaten and defaced, with vnderminings and batterie. Capteine there, by the king, was appointed sir Henrie Fitz Hugh.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, king Henrie returned to Caen, and by reason of a proclamation which he had caused to be made for the people of Normandie, Histoir des ducs de Nor|mandie. that had with|drawne EEBO page image 562 themselues foorth of the baliwi [...]ks of Caen and Faleis, he granted awaie to his owne people the lands of those that came not in vpon that procla|mation, and in speciall, he gaue to the duke of Cla|rence, during his life, the vicounties of Ange, Or|be [...], and Ponteau de Mer, with all the lands of those that were withdrawne foorth of the same vicounties. This gift was made the sixteenth of Februarie, in this fift yeare of this kings reigne. All the Lent sea|son, Tho. Walsin. Titus Liuius. the king laie at Baieux with part of his armie, but the residue were sent abroad, for the atchiuing of certeine enterprises, because they should not lie idle.

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