Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The siege thus long continuing, vittels began to wax scant in the English armie: wherefore the lord Scales, hauing in his companie sir Iohn Harpeleie bailiffe of Constantine, sir William Brearton bai|liffe of Caen, sir Rafe Tesson, sir Iohn Carbonell, and three thousand good men of warre, departed from the siege to get vittels, powder, and other things ne|cessarie for their purpose. And as they were retur|ning with their cariages by the sea coast, néere to Saint Michaels Mount, they suddenlie were in|countered by their enimies, whereof were chéefe, the baron of Coloses, the lord Dausebost, capteine of the said Mount, the lord Mountabon, the lord Montbur|chier, the lord of Chateaugiron, the lord of Tinti|gnat, the lord of Chateaubrian, with six thousand men of warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lord Scales and his companie, perceiuing themselues beset on the one side with the sea, & on the other with their enimies, alighted from their horsses, and like couragious persons, there in an vnspeake|able furie, set on their enimies.A hot skir|mish. The fight was fierce & cruell. The Englishmen kept themselues close to|gither; so that their enimies could get no aduantage of them. At the last, the lord Scales cried S. George they flée. Wherevpon, the Englishmen tooke such courage, and the Frenchmen that fought before, were so dismaied, that they began to flee in deed. The Englishmen leaped on horsse-backe,On the [...] thursdaie. and followed them so, that they slue and tooke aboue eleuen hun|dred persons, among the which were taken the baron of Coloses, the vicount of Rone, and others. Enguera [...]. The lord of Chateaugiron, with a Scotish capteine, & diuerse other men of name were slaine. After this victorie, the lord Scales with his vittels, prouision, and priso|ners, returned to the siege, where he was of the earle and other noble men ioiouslie receiued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whilest the siege continued thus before Pontorson, Christopher Hanson, and other souldiers of the garri|son of Saint Susan, made a rode into the countrie of Aniou, and came to a castell called Ramfort, which EEBO page image 597 castell was so priuilie scaled, that the capteine with|in, and his companie, were taken or slaine, before they knew of their enimies approching. When know|ledge hereof was giuen vnto the Frenchmen which were assembled, to the number of twentie thousand, to raise the siege that laie before Pontorson, they left that enterprise, and went to recouer the said castell of Ramfort, and so comming before it, planted their siege so on ech side of it, that at length by composition the Englishmen within, doubting to be taken by force, rendered vp the castell, hauing libertie to de|part with bag and baggage.