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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When they were all gotten into the plaine, the ar|chers shot, the bill men strake, and long was the fight in doubtfull balance. But in conclusion the French|men not able to resist the force of the English nati|on, were discomfited, slaine, and chased, leauing a glo|rious victorie to the Englishmen and Burgognions. There were slaine of the Frenchmen an eightéene hundred knights and esquiers, beside commons: of Scots néere hand thrée thousand. Amongest the Frenchmen these were chiefest that were slaine: the earle of Lestrake, the earle of Comigens, the earle of Tonno [...]re, the lord Coquart de Comeron, the ba|stard of Arminake, the vicount of Touraine, the ba|stard of Forre [...]tes, the lord de Port, and the lord Me|morancie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Of Scots the lord of saint Iohns towne, sir Iohn of Balgarie, sir Iohn Turnbull, sir Iohn Holibur|ton, sir Robert Lislie, sir William Coningham, sir William Dowglas, sir Alexander Hume, sir Willi|am Lislie, sir Iohn Rotherford, sir William Crai|ford, sir Thomas Seton, sir William Hamilton, and his sonne, Iohn Pillot. There were taken the earle of Buchquhane constable of France, which lost his eie, the earle of Uentadour, sir Alexander Meldrine, sir Lewes Ferignie, and two and twentie hundred gentlemen of the French part. Of Englishmen there were slaine sir Iohn Greie, sir William Hall, sir Gilbert Halsall one of the marshals of the field, Richard ap Madocke, and one and twentie hundred souldiers and men of warre.

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