Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Dolphin that called himselfe king of France, was sore appalled with the ouerthrow of his armie: for he was driuen out of all the countries in maner, that apperteined to the crowne of France, & might resort to none except to Bourbonois, Aluergne, Ber|rie, Poictow, Touraine, a part of Aniow, and Lan|guedoc: yet to shew himselfe as king, he erected his court of parlement, his chancerie, & all other courts in the citie of Poictiers, and there established his great seale, with all due circumstances thereto ap|perteining: where he continued fouretéene yeares togither, and then was remooued to Paris, after he had got that citie, and expelled the Englishmen, as after shall appeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Bedford lieng at Paris, sent the lord Scales, sir Iohn Montgomerie, sir Iohn Fastolfe, with two thousand men to winne the countries of Aniow,The lord Scales sent to conquer Aniow and Maine. and Maine, vnto whom were rendred with|out assault, the strong castels of Beaumont le Ui|count, Teune, Sillie, Osce, Courceriers, Roussie, Uasse, Couetemenant, and twentie other, which I doo heere passe ouer. Such was then the opinion concei|ued of the English puissance, so oft tried, prooued, and preuailing, that the Frenchmen thought the Eng|lishmen would haue all which they wished for or wrought for.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Salisburie, with the said lord Scales, and the other capteins before named, were appointed with an armie of ten thousand men, to besiege the rich and strong citie of Mans, the chéefe citie of all the countrie of Maine, whither when they came, they made their approches, and planted their batterie to the wals, so that with the shot of their great péeces (which kind of engins before that time had not beene much séene nor heard of in France) the citie was within a few daies despoiled of all hir towers and outward defenses.Mans deliue|red to the Englishmen. The citizens and soldiers, percei|uing in what danger they stood, & knowing not how to remedie the matter, offered the towne vpon this condition, that all persons which would tarrie within the towne, might abide; and all that would depart with horsse and harnesse onelie, should be permitted: which offers were accepted, and the towne rendered, whereof the earle made capteine the earle of Suf|folke, and his lieutenant sir Iohn Fastolfe.