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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The bishop of Terwine, chancellor there for king Henrie, the lord Willoughbie, and sir Simon Mor|uiher, tooke great paine to appease the people: but when they saw that all auailed not, they withdrew in|to the bastile of saint Anthonie, which fortresse they had well vittelled, and furnished with men and mu|nitions. Whilest this rumor was in the towne, the earle of Dunois and others scaled the walles, and some passed the riuer by botes, and opened the gate of saint Iames,Paris yéelded to ye French king. by the which the constable with his ban|ner displaied, entered, at whose entrie the Parisiens made great ioy. The bishop and the lord Willough|bie, with their small companie, defended their for|tresse ten daies, looking for aid: but when they saw that no comfort appeared, they yéelded their fortresse, so that they and theirs, with certeine baggage, might peaceablie returne to Rone. Thus was the citie of Paris brought into the possession of Charles the French king, through the vntrue demeanour of the citizens, who contrarie to their oths, and promised al|legiance, like false and inconstant people, so reuolted from the English.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this glorious gaine, the Frenchmen besie|ged the towne of Craill vpon Oise, wherof sir Wil|liam Chamberlaine was capteine, the which with fiue hundred Englishmen issued out of the towne, and after long fight, discomfited his enimies, & slue two hundred, and tooke a great number prisoners: the remnant not liking the market, departed to Campaigne, and other townes adioining. During which season, twelue burgesses of the towne of Gi|sours sold it for monie vnto Poiton de Xantrailes. But he had not the castell deliuered, & therefore with all his power he besieged the same; whereof the lord Talbot being aduertised, sent for the lord Scales, and they both with eightéene hundred men rescued the castell, tooke the towne, and discomfited their eni|mies, and slue of them aboue foure hundred persons.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Now according to the old saieng (when the steed is stolen shut the stable doore) the duke of Yorke appoin|ted at the last parlement to be regent of France (af|ter that Paris, Saint Denis, Saint Germans in Laie, and diuerse other townes in France were ta|ken and betraied for lacke of conuenient succours) was sent ouer into Normandie with eight thousand men, and in his companie, the earles of Salisburie,The duke sẽt into France too late. and Suffolke, and the lord Fawconbridge, and di|uerse other valiant capteins. When he was landed, the earle of Salisburie besieged the castell of Cham|bois, which shortlie was to him rendered. Then the duke remooued to Rone, where he set good orders, and did great iustice to the countrie; wherefore the Nor|mans in their chronicles highlie extoll him for that point. Howbeit they saie, that he gat by long siege the towne and abbeie of Fecampe, and did none o|ther notable act, during the time of his rule and go|uernment.

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