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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In which meane while, the earle of Suffolke was sent foorth to discouer the countrie, and the king wan by assault the towne of Baugencie, and after when vittels began to faile, he marched forward, meaning to pursue the Dolphin.King [...] pursueth the Dolphin But the Dolphin douting the English puissance, conueied all the vittels foorth of those quarters, and retired himselfe to Burges in Berrie, choosing that place as his first refuge, & there|fore determined there to remaine, till fortune tur|ning EEBO page image 581 hir whéele, shuld looke on them with a more fauo|rable countenance,The Dol|phin, why cal|led king of Berrie. hereof in scorne was he com|monlie called king of Berrie. The king of Eng|land followed, till vittels and forrage began [...]ore to faile on all sides, and then returning, passed towards Orleance, taking the castell of Rouge Mont by as|sault.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He staied thrée daies before Orleance, and from thence, for want of vittels, marched through Gasti|nois, till he came to Uignie sur Yonne, where he re|mained for a season, to refresh his people that were sore trauelled, Titus Liuius. in that painefull passed iournie: in which the king lost not onelie manie of his men for lacke of vittels, but also a great number of horsses and carriages. Some haue written, that about the same time, he should win the citie of Sens, other|wise called the kings new towne by surrender; but after he had remained for a time at Uignie, Les histories des ducz de Normandie. we find that he remoued to Paris, where he was honorablie receiued. Abr. Fl. ¶For he came among them as one hauing empire and dominion in his hand, so that to him they were no lesse forward in submission for feare of his indignation, than readie to giue him all the inter|teinement that they could deuise for the keeping of his fauour: the lacke whereof they knew stood with the hazard of their safetie, as the contrarie tended to their welfare.

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