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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then was this castell deliuered to the keeping of Gilbert Halsall, which after was slaine at the siege of Orleance, in whose place Matthew Or rather Goche. Gough was made capteine there: who being at the iournie of Senlis, by treason of a miller that kept a mill adioi|ning to the wall, the Frenchmen entered into the towne, and brought it againe into their subiection. Now the duke of Bedford hearing that the towne of Montargis, in the territorie of Orleance, was but slenderlie kept, and not thoroughlie furnished, sent the erle of Suffolke, with his brother sir Iohn Poole, and sir Henrie Bisset, hauing in their companie a six thousand men, to assalt that towne; but when they came thither and found the towne both well man|ned and stronglie fortified, contrarie to their expec|tation, they surceassed from giuing the assault, and onelie laid their siege round about it.