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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the Lent season, vittels and artillerie began to waxe scant in the English campe, wherefore the earle of Suffolke appointed sir Iohn Fastolfe, sir Tho|mas Rampston, and sir Philip Hall, with their reti|nues, to ride to Paris, to the lord regent, to informe him of their lacke, who incontinentlie vpon that in|formation prouided vittels, artillerie, and muniti|ons necessarie, and loded therewith manie chariots, carts, and horsses: and for the sure conueieng of the same, he appointed sir Simon Morhier, prouost of Paris, with the gard of the citie, and diuerse of his owne houshold-seruants to accompanie sir Iohn Fastolfe and his complices, to the armie lieng at the siege of Orleance. They were in all to the number of fifteene hundred men, Engueran [...]. of the which there were not past fiue or six hundred Englishmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 These departing in good order of battell out of Pa|ris, EEBO page image 600 came to Genuille in Beausse, and in a morning earlie, in a great frost, they departed from thence to|ward the siege; and when they came to a towne called Rowraie, in the lands of Beausse, they perceiued their enimies comming towards them, being to the number of nine or ten thousand of Frenchmen and Scots, of whome were capteins Charles of Clere|mont, sonne to the duke of Bourbon then being pri|soner in England; sir William Steward constable of Scotland, a little before deliuered out of captiui|tie, the earle of Perdriake, the lord Iohn Uandosine, the Uidame of Chartres, the lord of Toures, the lord of Lohar, the lord of Eglere, the lord of Beauiew, the bastard Tremoile, and manie other valiant cap|teins.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Wherefore sir Iohn Fastolfe set all his companie in good order of battell, and pitched stakes before e|uerie archer, to breake the force of the horssemen. At their backes they set all the wagons and carriages, and within them they tied all their horsses. In this maner stood they still, abiding the assault of their eni|mies. The Frenchmen by reason of their great num|ber, thinking themselues sure of the victorie, egerlie set on the Englishmen, which with great force them receiued, and themselues manfullie defended. At length,1500 English did slaie and vãquish 10000 French. after long and cruell fight, the Englishmen droue backe and vanquished the proud Frenchmen, & compelled them to flée. In this conflict were slaine the lord William Steward constable of Scotland, and his brother the lord Dorualle, the lord Chateau|briam, sir Iohn Basgot, and other Frenchmen and Scots, to the number of fiue and twentie hundred, and aboue eleuen hundred taken prisoners, although the French writers affirme the number lesse.

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