Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Héere was it knowne that the Englishmen kept not so diligent watch as they had beene accustomed to doo, and therefore this maid (with other French capteins) comming forward in the dead time of the EEBO page image 601 night, and in a great raine and thunder entred into the citie with all their vittels, artillerie, and other ne|cessarie prouisions. The next daie the Englishmen boldlie assaulted the towne, but the Frenchmen de|fended the walles so, as no great feat worthie of me|morie chanced that daie betwixt them, though the Frenchmen were amazed at the valiant attempt of the Englishmen, whervpon the bastard of Orleance gaue knowledge to the duke of Alanson, in what dan|ger the towne stood without his present helpe, who comming within two leagues of the citie, gaue knowledge to them within, that they should be rea|die the next daie to receiue him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This accordinglie was accomplished: for the Englishmen willinglie suffered him and his armie also to enter, supposing that it should be for their ad|uantage to haue so great a multitude to enter the ci|tie, whereby their vittels (whereof they within had great scarsitie) might the sooner be consumed. On the next daie in the morning, the Frenchmen altogither issued out of the towne, woone by assault the bastile of saint Lou, and set it on fire. And after they like|wise assaulted the tower at the bridge foot, which was manfullie defended. But the Frenchmen (more in number) at length tooke it, yer the lord Talbot could come to the succours, in the which William Glades|dale the capteine was slaine, with the lord Moollins, and lord Poinings also.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen puffed vp with this good lucke, fetched a compasse about, and in good order of battell marched toward the bastile, which was in the kéep|ing of the lord Talbot: the which vpon the enimies approch, like a capteine without all feare or dread of that great multitude, issued foorth against them, and gaue them so sharpe an incounter, that they not able to withstand his puissance, fled (like shéepe before the woolfe) againe into the citie, with great losse of men and small artillerie. Of Englishmen were lost in the two bastiles, to the number of six hundred persons, or thereabout, though the French writers multiplie this number of hundreds to thousands, as their ma|ner is.