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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest these matters were in hand, the Parisi|ens, thinking to blind the eies of the duke of Bed|ford, wrote to him how diuerse castels and fortresses lieng about their territories, were replenished with their enimies, dailie stopping their passages, and rob|bing their merchants, to their vtter vndooing, if they by his helpe were not relieued. But this was but a glose of the Parisiens, meaning to cause him to go about the winning of some strong hold, whilest they in his absence might bring into the citie Charles the Dolphin,The Parisi|ens preuented of their prac|tises. that then called himselfe French king; for so had they appointed, assigning to him the daie of his comming, and the post of his entrie. But their prac|tise being discouered to the duke of Bedford, he with a great power entered into Paris, one daie before the faire was appointed, & two nights before he was looked for of his enimies being vnprouided, and sud|denlie caused the conspirators within the citie to be apprehended, and openlie to be put to execution.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone, putting a mistrust in the Parisiens, he caused the castels and fortresses neere and adioining to the citie, to be furnished with Englishmen. And to auoid all night-watchers about Paris, and the con|fines thereof, he first tooke into his possession either by assault or composition, the towne of Trainelle and Braie vpon Seine. And bicause two castels, the one called Pacie, and the other Coursaie were also e|uill neighbors to the Parisiens, he sent sir Iohn Fastolfe great maister of his houshold with a nota|ble armie to win the same castels; which he did, and with preie and prisoners returned backe againe to his maister the regent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this verie season, the Dolphin sent the lord William Steward earle of Buchquhane that was constable of France, and the earle of Uentadour in Auuergne, and manie other noble men of his part, to laie siege to the towne of Crauant in the countie of Auxerre, within the parts of Burgognie. Wherof hearing the lord regent, and the duke of Burgognie they assembled a great armie, and appointed the earle of Salisburie to haue the guiding thereof; who with his capteins and men of warre, English and Bur|gognions, came in good arraie to giue battell to the besiegers. And bicause the riuer of Yonne, which run|neth by the said towne, was betweene the English armie, and their aduersaries, they could not well as|saile their enimies, which defended the bankes and passages verie stronglie: yet notwithstanding, both horssemen and footmen of the English part couragi|ouslie put themselues into the riuer,The English armie entreth the riuer and winneth the banke. and with fine force recouered the banke, whome the Burgognions incontinentlie followed.

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