Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Dolphin glad of those newes, appointed the lords de la Breth and Faiet, marshals of France, accompanied with the lords of Mount Iehan, of Bu [...]ll, Doruall, Torsie, Beaumanor, the Hire, and his brother Guilliam, with fiue hundred other vali|ant capteins and souldiers, to the accomplishing of this enterprise; who comming thither at the daie as|signed, in the night season approched towards the walles, making a little fire on an hill, in sight of the towne, to signifie their comming, which perceiued by the citizens that néere to the great church were wat|ching for the same, a burning cresset was shewed out of the steeple, which suddenlie was put out and quenched. What néedeth manie words?

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The capteins on horssebacke came to the gate, the traitors within slue the porters and watchmen, and let in their fréends, whereby the footmen entered first,Mans lost by treason of the citizens. and the men of armes waited at the barriers, to the intent that if néed required, they might fight it out in open field. Hereby manie Englishmen were slaine, & a great crie and garboile raised through the towne, as in such surprises is woont. The cause of this mischéefe was not knowen to any, but onelie to the conspirators; for the remnant of the citizens being no partakers, imagined, that the Englishmen had made hauocke in the towne, and put all to the sword. The Englishmen on the other side iudged, that the citizens had begun some new rebellion against them, or else had striuen amongst themselues.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Suffolke, which was gouernour of the towne, hauing perfect knowledge by such as sca|ped from the wals, how the matter went, withdrew without any tarriance into the castell, which standeth at the gate of saint Uincent, whereof was constable Thomas Gower esquier, whither also fled manie Englishmen; so as for vrging of the enimie, prease of the number, and lacke of vittels, they could not haue indured long: wherfore they priuilie sent a mes|senger to the lord Talbot, which then laie at Alanson, certifieng him in how hard a case they were. The lord Talbot hearing these newes, like a carefull capteine in all hast assembled togither about seuen hundred men, & in the euening departed from Alanson, so as in the morning he came to a castell called Guierch, two miles from Mans, and there staied a while till he had sent out Matthew Or rather Goche. Gough, as an espiall, to vn|derstand how the Frenchmen demeaned themselues.