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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The earle of Warwike was appointed to lie with a great number of men of warre, at S. Mar|thelines de Archempe, to incounter the Frenchmen, if they would attempt to aid or vittell those within the towne. The situation of this towne was such, that by reason of waters and marishes, the English armie must néeds seuer it selfe into thrée parts, so that the one could not easilie helpe the other, but ei|ther by boats or bridges. This siege continued aboue two moneths, so that in the meane time the French|men had leasure to prouide for the succour thereof; and so it came to passe, that the constable of France Arthur of Britaine, the lord Boisac one of the mar|shals, Stephan la Hire, Pothon de Saintreiles, the lord Grauile, and diuerse others, to the number of three thousand horssemen, were sent foorth by the Dolphin.

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