Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the Frenchmen which kept the passage there heard of the kings approach, they gathered togither a great number of men of warre, minding to de|fend the passage against him, appointing an other band of men (if they failed) to kéepe the further side of the bridge; and to watch, that neither by boate nor vessell he should come ouer the riuer by anie maner of meanes. At his comming néere to the towne, he perceiued that it was not possible to passe by the bridge without great losse of his people, and therfore he retired almost a mile backeward, where, in a plea|sant and commodious place by the riuer side he pit|ched his campe, and in the night season, what with boates and barges, and what with hogsheads and pipes,The English armie passeth the riuer of Seine. he conueied ouer the broad riuer of Seine a great companie of his soldiers, without anie resi|stance made by his enimies. For they which were on the hither side of Seine, thinking that the English|men had gone to winne some other place, followed them not, but studied how to defend their towne, which was inough for them to doo.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And to put the French men in doubt, least the Englishmen should séeke passage somewhere else, the king appointed certeine of the soldiers which had skill in swimming,A good [...] to go to a place thrée miles from the siege by the riuer side, and there to enter into the water, making great clamor and noise, as though they had meant to haue passed; but they had in com|mandement not to trauerse past halfe the riuer, so to procure the Frenchmen to make thitherwards, whilest the king in one place, and his brother the duke of Clarence in another, got ouer their men, and that in such number, before the Frenchmen had anie vn|derstanding thereof, that when they made towards them, and perceiued that they were not able to in|counter them, they fled backe, and durst not abide the English footmen, which would faine haue beene doo|ing with them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the king saw that his men were on the o|ther side of the water, he (the next daie earlie) retur|ned to the towne, & assaulted it on both sides. When the inhabitants therefore saw themselues compassed on both sides, contrarie to their expectation, with humble heart and small ioy they rendered vp the towne vnto the kings hands.Pont de [...] rendred vp [...] y^e English [...]. After this, the king ha|uing no let nor impediment, determined foorthwith to besiege the citie of Rone, and first sent before him his vncle the duke of Excester, with a great compa|nie of horssemen & archers to view the place, & ther|vpon with banner displaied came before the citie, and sent Windsore an herauld at armes to the cap|teins within, willing them to deliuer the citie vnto the king his maister, or else he would pursue them with fire and sword. To whome they proudlie answe|red, that none they receiued of him, nor anie they EEBO page image 565 would deliuer him, except by fine force they were therevnto compelled: and herewith there issued out of the towne a great band of men of armes, and in|countered fiercelie with the Englishmen, the which receiuing them with like manhood, and great force, draue the Frenchmen into the towne againe to their losse, for they left thirtie of their fellowes behind pri|soners and dead in the field.