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Compare 1577 edition: 1 After the bestowing of this Pusell in sort as yée haue heard, the siege still continued before Campi|egne, and the duke of Bedford sent to the duke of Burgognie lieng at the siege, the earle of Hunting|ton, and sir Iohn Robsert (two iollie gentlemen, of no lesse prudence to parle with the enimie, than puis|sance to incounter them) with a thousand archers (whose actiuitie, I warrant you, stood not then vpon the first triall) which dailie skirmished with them with|in, and made such bastiles & fortresses, that the towne had béene rendred into their hands, but that the duke of Burgognie departed from the siege to go into Brabant, to receiue the possession of that duchie, by the death of his cousin Philip the duke of that coun|trie, as then departed this world.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Anno Reg. 9.Sir Iohn de Lutzenburgh was left by the duke of Burgognie as generall of the siege before Cam|piegne, the which he raised within a shorrt space after, contrarie to the minds of the Englishmen, which were verie desirous to haue lien there till the towne had béene rendered, which if the siege had béene conti|nued but eight daies longer, must needs haue come to passe; by reason that pestilence and famine had al|most consumed all the souldiers within the towne, so that it remained in maner without defense. After the breaking vp of this siege, Iohn duke of Norf|folke tooke againe the townes of Dampmartine, and the Chasse Mongaie, with diuerse other townes. Also the earle of Stafford tooke the towne of Brin countie Robert, and from thence forraged all the countrie to Sens, and after tooke Quesnoie in Brie, Grand Puis, and Rampellon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 During this time, the Frenchmen on the other|side tooke Louiers, and Uilleneuf. Then also did the towne of Melun rebell, and had such aid of other townes adioining, that the English souldiers were faine to leaue Melun, Morret, and Corbell. Thus did things wauer in doubtfull balance betwixt the two nations English and French. But bicause the Eng|lish sore mistrusted further danger, it was concluded, that king Henrie in his roiall person with a new ar|mie should come into France, partlie to visit and comfort his owne subiects ther [...], and partlie either by feare or fauour (bicause a child of his age and beau|tie dooth commonlie procure them loue of elder per|sons) to moue the Frenchmen to continue their due obeisance towards him.

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