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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Manie words he vttered, to put them in hope of good successe and victorie. But scarse had he ended his exhortation, when the Englishmen rushed foorth, and boldlie set on their enimies, crieng; Saint George, a Bedford, a Bedford: and the Frenchmen likewise cried Montioy saint Denis.The battell of Uerno [...]e, the 28 of Au|gust, 1424. Then began the battell right fierce on both sides, continuing for the space of three houres in doubtfull balance, fortune shewing hir selfe so equall, that no eie could iudge to whether part she was more fauourable. But at length, after that those foure hundred horssemen, which were ap|pointed, as yée haue hard, to breake the arraie of the Englishmen, had passed thorough on the one side vnto the place where the cariages and horsses stood, and could not passe further, by reason of the fierce shot of the English bowes, they falling to the spoile made a hand, and therewith departed. Those archers then that were appointed to kéepe the cariages, being now at libertie, came forward, and so fiercelie shot at the thickest prease of their enimies fighting on foot, that in the end they were not able longer to indure, but were borne downe by fine force, and so vanquished.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This battell was fought the eight and twentith of August, in the yeare of our Lord a thousand foure hundred twentie and foure, in the which battell were slaine of the Frenchmen the earles of Aumarle, Uentadour, Forest, Marie, the lords Grauile, Gau|les, Fountaines, Ambois, Touars, Montenie, Com|breste, Brunell, Tumble, and Poisie, beside thrée hun|dred knights. The vicount Narbonne was hanged on a gibbet, bicause he was one of the murtherers of the duke of Burgognie. Of Scots also were slaine, Archembald earle Dowglas, that was made (as be|fore is mentioned) duke of Touraine, Iames Dow|glas sonne to the said Archembald earle of Wicto [...], Iohn earle of Bouqhen newlie made constable of France, sir Alexander Meldrin, sir Henrie Balgla|uie, sir Iohn Sterling, William of Homelsdon, sir EEBO page image 589 Iames Graie, sir Robert Randen, sir Alexander Linsaie, sir Robert Steward, sir Robert Swinton, and seauen and twentie hundred Scots of name and armes, beside others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 So that in this battell were slaine by report of Montioy king at armes in France, and the English haralds there present, of Frenchmen & Scots nine thousand and seauen hundred:Fiue thousãd saith A [...]mili|us, but Nicho|las Giles saith there died but foure thousãd on both parts. and of Englishmen one and twentie hundred, but no man of name, sa|uing fiue yoong esquiers. And there were taken priso|ners, Iohn duke of Alanson, the bastard of Alanson, the lord of Faiect, the lord of Hormit, sir Piers Ha|rison, sir Lois de Gaucourt, sir Robert Brusset, sir Iohn Turnebull a Scot,D [...]dley and Charleton two of ye Eng|lish nobilitie were slaine at the battell, as Ia. Meir. saith. and two hundred gentle|men, beside common soldiers. The Frenchmen with|in Uernoill, séeing the Dolphins armie thus ouer|throwne, deliuered the towne to the regent, their liues saued. Then was sir Philip Hall appointed cap|teine there, and the lord regent returned, and came to Rone, and after to Paris.

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