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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 There were also foure persons excepted, against whome the king might by order of law and iustice procéed as he saw cause, for their faults and trespas|ses committed. As first, the capteine of the towne, named the bastard of Uauren, the which had doone manie gréeuous oppressions to the people of the countrie thereabouts, in spoiling them of their goods and ransoming them at his pleasure. He had also put diuerse to death most cruellie, when they were not able to paie such finance and ransomes as he deman|ded. Wherevpon, being now put to death himselfe, his bodie was hanged vpon a trée that stood on an hill without the towne, on the which he had caused both husbandmen and townesmen, with other priso|ners, to be hanged before time. His standard also, which was woont to be borne before him in battell, was set vp in the same trée. The bailiffe also of the towne, and two of the chéefest burgesses that had béene of counsell with him in his vnlawfull dooings, were likewise executed. Also beside these, there were found in this towne diuerse that were accused to be guiltie of the duke of Burgognies death, wherefore they were put to their triall, in the parlement at Pa|ris, and some of them being found guiltie, were exe|cuted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 When the deliuerie of the strong towne of Me|aux was published thorough out the countrie, all the townes and fortresses in the Ile of France, in Lan|nois, in Brie, & in Champaigne, yéelded themselues to the king of England, which appointed in the same valiant capteins, and hardie soldiers. After that he had thus got possession of Meaux, and the other for|tresses, he returned againe to Bois de Uincennes, and being there receiued of the king and quéene of France, and of the queene his wife the thirtith daie of Maie, being Whitsun éeuen, they remooued all togi|ther vnto Paris, where the king of England lodged in the castell of Loure, and the French king in the house of saint Paule. These two kings kept great e|state with their quéenes,The roiall port of the K. of England at this high feast of Pente|cost, but the king of Englands court greatlie excée|ded, so that all the resort was thither. The Parisiens that beheld his princelie port & high magnificence, iudged him rather an emperour than a king, and their owne king to be in respect of him like a duke or marquesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Dolphin hauing knowledge by espials where the king of England and his power laie, came with all his puissance ouer the riuer of Loire, and besieged Cosneie, a towne situate vpon that riuer,Cosneie besie|ged by the Dolphin. a six score miles distant from Paris, and appointed part of his armie to waste and destroie the confines of the du|chie of Burgognie, to the intent to diuide the power of the king of England, from the strength of the duke of Burgognie, supposing (as it came to passe in|déed) that the duke would make hast towards Bur|gognie, to defend his owne lands. In the meane time, they within Cosneie were so hard handled, that they promised to render their towne to the Dolphin, if they were not rescued by the king of England within ten daies. King Henrie hearing these newes would not send anie one creature, but determined to go himselfe to the raising of that siege, and so with all diligence came to the towne of Corbeill, and so to Senlis, where (whether it were with heat of the aire, or that he with his dailie labour were féebled or wea|kened) he began to wax sicke, yea and so sicke,The king [...]|leth sicke. that he was constreined to tarrie, and send his brother the duke of Bedford to rescue them of Cosneie,Cosneie res|cued by the duke of Bed|ford. which he did to his high honor. For the Dolphin hearing that the duke of Bedford was comming to raise his siege departed thence into Berrie, to his great dishonor, and lesse gaine.

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