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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king himselfe shortlie after, about the middle of Maie, passed the seas to Calis,He tooke sea at Douer [...] fourth of Iune, as Tiu [...] Liuius saith, and so saie the chronicles [...] Flanders. and so from thence he marched through the countrie vnto Boies de Uin|cennes, where the French king and the queene a [...] then soiourned. The duke of Burgognie also that had receiued him at Monstruell, attended him to Do|wast in Ponthieu, and there hauing taken leaue of him for six daies, returned now againe to him, accor|ding to his promise. Then did they consult togither about their affaires, and appointed in all hast to fight with the Dolphin, and to raise the siege of Chartres which he had there planted. Herevpon, the king of England with all his puissance, came to the towne of Mante, and thither repaired the duke of Burgognie; but yer they departed from thence, they had know|ledge, that the Dolphin hearing of the puissant armie of the king of England approching towards him, was recoiled with his people towards Towers in Touraine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herevpon the king of England incontinentlie, did not onlie send backe the duke of Burgognie into Picardie,The king o [...] Scots ser|ueth king Henrie. Dreux besie|ged & rendred to the Eng|lishmen. to resist the attempts of sir Iaques de Harecourt, which made war in that countrie for the Dolphin; but also appointed the king of Scots, with the duke of Glocester, to besiege the towne of Dreux. They comming thither about the eighteenth of Iulie, planted siege on euerie side, both of the towne and castell; and what with power of batrie, and other for|cible meanes, so constreined them within, that on the eight daie of August they compounded, that if no suf|ficient rescue came to raise the siege, before the end of twelue daies next insuing, both the towne and castell should be deliuered to the king of Englands vse, so as the soldiers might depart with their goods whither they would, except one Englishman, which was knowen to be amongst them, being fled for treason out of the kings dominions.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the twentith daie of August, which was the day of the appointment, the king of Scots receiued the towne and castell to the behoofe of his souereigne lord the king of England, who (during all the time of the siege) laie at Moraumall. The townesmen that would remaine still in their houses, were sworne to be true subiects to the king; and the other which refu|sed, departed with the souldiers. The Englishman that was excepted, was deliuered according to the couenants; and after executed, as he had deserued. The earle of Worcester was made capteine of Dreux, and sir Henrie Mortimer bailiffe there. This doone, the king hearing that the Dolphin should be at Baugencie, assembling his power, hasted thither|wards: but at his comming into those parties, he found no appearance of enimies in the field, and so he remained there fiftéene daies.

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