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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lord regent aduertised hereof, raised an ar|mie of Englishmen and Normans, to the number of eighteene hundred men of armes, and eight thou|sand archers and other. He had in his companie the earles of Salisburie and Suffolke, the lords Scales, Willoughbie, and Poinings, sir Reginald Graie, sir Iohn Fastolfe, sir Iohn Saluaine, sir Lancelot Lis|le, sir Philip Hall, sir Iohn Pashleie, sir Iohn Greie, sir Thomas Blunt, sir Robert Harling, sir William Oldhall, and manie other, both knights and esquiers, with whom he came before the towne of Yurie, which was well defended, till they within perceiued them|selues in danger, by reason of a mine which the Eng|lishmen made, wherevpon they yeelded the towne. But the capteins of the castell would not presentlie render the place, howbeit they promised to deliuer it, if the same were not rescued at a day assigned by the Dolphin or his power.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Upon this promise, hostages were deliuered into the possession of the lord regent, by whose licence an herald was sent to the Dolphin, to aduertise him of the time determined; who vnderstanding the distresse of his fréends, incontinentlie sent Iohn duke of A|lanson, as his lieutenant generall, the erle Douglas, whome at their setting foorth he made duke of Tou|raine, and the earle Buchquhane as then constable of France, the erls of Aumarle, Uentadoure, Ton|nere, Maulieurier, and Forests, the vicounts of Narbonne, and Touars, the lords of Grauile, Gau|les, Malicorne, Mannie, Ballaie, Fountains, Mont|fort, and manie other noble knights and esquiers, to the number of fifteene thousand Frenchmen & Bri|tons, besides fiue thousand Scots, whome the earle Dowglas had but latelie transported out of Scot|land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This roiall armie approched within two miles of Yurie. But when the duke of Alanson vnderstood by such as he had sent to view the conduict of the Eng|lishmen, that he could not get anie aduantage by as|sailing them (although the Dolphin had giuen him streict commandement to fight with the regent) he retired backe with his whole armie to the towne of Uernueill in Perch, that belonged to the king of England; sending word to the garrison, that he had discomfited the English armie, and that the regent with a small number with him by swiftnesse of horsse had saued himselfe.Uerneuil got|ten from the Englishmen by crediting a lie. The inhabitants of Uernueill, giuing too light cerdit herevnto receiued the duke of Alanson with all his armie into the towne.

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