Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen aduertised of this intent of the capteine, came vpon him in the night, and found the Frenchmens watch so out of order, that a thousand men were entered into the campe before they were espied; by reason whereof the Englishmen found small resistance. But when the daie began to appeare, and that the sunne had set foorth his bright beames a|broad, that all things might be seene, the English|men giuen wholie to spoile, followed not their eni|mies in chase, but being contented with their preie and gaine, began to retreit toward the siege againe, which the lord Willoughbie still mainteined with a part of the armie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But sée the chance. The Frenchmen which were cõming after, hearing by the noise of the people that some fraie was at hand, put spurres to their horsses, and set on the Englishmen pestered with bag and baggage of the spoile and preie which they had got|ten in the French campe. The other of the French|men which before had fled, returned againe, and ai|ded their fellowes; so that the Englishmen being taken out of order, were compelled to flée, of whome Matthew Goche. Gough and diuerse other were taken pri|soners. And yet of the other part manie were slaine, and a great number taken: amongst whom was the lord de Lore, who (for all that the Frenchmen could doo) was kept, and not deliuered. The lord Willough|bie hearing of this mishap, raised his siege, and de|parted verie sore displeased in his mind, but could not remedie it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season, Nicholas the cardinall of the holie crosse was sent into France,A legat from Rome sent to treat a peace betwixt the English and French. as a legat from Eugenie the fourth as then bishop of Rome, to treat a peace betwéene the Englishmen and Frenchmen. But when after great instance and labour made be|tweene the parties, he saw their obstinate and fro|ward minds, nothing inclined to anie agréement, he wan so much at their hands by earnest sute, that a truce was granted to indure for six yeares to come: but as the same was hardlie granted,A truce for six yeares. so was it of the Frenchmen soone and lightlie broken. For the ba|stard of Orleance newlie made earle of Dunois, tooke by treson the towne of Chartres from the Eng|lishmen,Chartres ta|ken by treason notwithstan|ding the truce. affirming by the law of armes, that stea|ling or buieng a towne, without inuasion or assault, was no breach of league, amitie, or truce. In which towne he slue the bishop, bicause he was a Burgo|gnian. Hereby did new malice increase, and mortall warre began eftsoones to be put in vre.