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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now to procéed in our processe of France. After the thus winning of the towne and castell of Mon|streau; the king departing from thence,Melun be [...]|ged by king Henrie. came to Melun vpon Seine, the thirteenth daie of Iulie, and EEBO page image 577 besieged it round about, hauing then in companie with him the French king, and the yoong king of Scots, the dukes of Burgognie, Clarence, Bedford, Glocester,The king of Scots in K. [...] armie and Bar, the prince of Orainge, and one and twentie earles, besides lords, barons, & knights, equall to lords in degree, to the number of seauen and fiftie, what of England and France; and beside also fiftéene maister soldiers. This siege continued the space almost of seuen moneths,Eightéene w [...]kes haue the chronicles of Flanders. [...] Liuius. or (as Thomas Wal|singham saith) fouretéene wéekes, and foure daies, with skirmishing, scaling, assaulting, and defending, to the losse (no doubt) of both parts. Capteine of this towne was one monsieur de Barbason, a Gascoine of such experience and approoued valiancie in wars,Monsieur de Barbason a valiãt captein. that his renowme and fame was spred through the world.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the first laieng of the siege, he called all the sol|diers there in garrison, and likewise the townesmen afore him, and warned them all on paine of death, that none of them should be so hardie, as to treat, or once to motion anie word of surrendring the towne, or of comming to anie composition or agréement with the two kings; except they made him being their capteine priuie thereto, before they attempted anie such thing. ¶ In the meane season, the French queene, the queene of England, and the duches of Burgognie, lieng at Corbeill, came diuerse times to visit their husbands, and to sée their fréends; whome the king of England highlie feasted, and louinglie interteined, that euerie creature reported great ho|nour of him. Titus Liuius. This towne of Melun séemed verie strong, both by reason of the riuer of Seine, which compassed part thereof, and also by strong walles, turrets, ditches, and bulworks made about it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king therefore, to take awaie all the issues and entries from them within, made a bridge ouer the riuer, able to beare horsses and carriage: and a|gaine, appointed diuerse botes furnished with men of warre, to kéepe the streame; so that they within should haue no waie to come abroad, either by water or land: yet on a daie, the Frenchmen sailed foorth, and assailed the English lodgings, where the earle of Warwike was incamped on the east side of the towne, not farre from the duke of Burgognie; but by the valiant prowesse and manlie courage of the Englishmen, the enimies were easilie beaten backe and constreined to retire into the towne againe, with their losse. Héere is to be remembred, that du|ring this siege before Melun, there came to the king the duke of Bauiere,The d [...]ke of Bauiere com|meth to king Henrie with a [...]ber of horssemen. the kings brother in law (but the kings sister that had beene married to him, was not then liuing) and brought with him seauen hun|dred well appointed horssemen, which were reteined to serue the king, and right worthilie they bare them|selues, and therefore most liberallie recompensed at the kings hand, for the time they continued in his seruice.

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