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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same season, sir Iohn Fastolfe, gouernour of the countries of Aniou and Maine, assembled a great puissance of men warre, and laid siege before the castell of saint Owen Distais, beside the towne of Lauall; and after he had laine there ten daies, the castell was deliuered, they within departing with their liues and armour onelie to them granted, by the tenor of the composition, which they tooke with the same sir Iohn Fastolfe. After the winning of this castell, the Englishmen remooued to the strong castell of Grauile, and after twelue daies, they with|in offered to yeeld the castell by a daie, if they were not succoured by the Dolphin or his power: the offer was taken and pledges deliuered.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then sir Iohn Fastolfe returned in post to the regent, aduertising him of this composition and a|greement; wherefore, the said regent raised a great power to fight with the Frenchmen at the daie ap|pointed, and in his companie were the earles of Mortaigne and Warwike, the lord Ros and Tal|bot, sir Iohn Fastolfe, sir Iohn Aubemond, sir Iohn Ratcliffe, and diuerse other, to the number of twen|tie thousand men; and so marched forwards, in hope to meet and ioine battell with their aduersaries. But the French power, being not far off from the place, durst not approch. Wherefore, the regent sent to sir Iohn Fastolfe incontinentlie, to receiue the castell: but they within (contrarie to promise and appoint|ment) had newlie vitteled & manned the place, and so forsaking the pledges, and their fellowes in armes, refused to render the fortresse; wherefore,Hostages exe|cuted for pro|mise broken. the pledges were brought before their sight, and there before the castell openlie put to death.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this the lord Talbot was made gouernour of Aniou and Maine, and sir Iohn Fastolfe was as|signed to an other place, which lord Talbot,The lord Talbot, a valiant cap|teine. being both of noble birth, and of haultie courage, after his comming into France, obteined so manie glorious victories of his enimies, that his onelie name was & yet is dreadfull to the French nation, and much re|nowmed amongst all other people. This lustie and most valiant capteine entered into Maine, where he slue men, destroied castels, burnt townes, and in conclusion suddenlie tooke the towne of Lauall. The lord Loehac, and diuerse other, withdrew into the ca|stell, in the which they were so streictlie besieged, that in the end they agréed to paie the lord Talbot an hundred thousand crownes, for licence to depart, with all their bag and baggage.

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