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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In Nouember of this yeare, there was such a great frost, Anno Reg. 18. and after that so déepe a snow, that all the ground was couered therwith, and all the diches fro|sen. Which wether put the Englishmen in hope to re|couer againe the towne of Ponthoise, by the French king gotten before,Ponthoise re|couered by the English. by corrupting with monie di|uerse burgesses of the towne. Hervpon the English|men clothed all in white, with Iohn lord Clifford their capteine, came in the night to the diches, passed them without danger by reason of the frost, scaled the walles, slue the watch, and tooke the towne, with ma|nie profitable prisoners. ¶After the regaining of this towne, the lord Richard Beauchampe earle of War|wike died in the castell of Rone, from whence con|ueied into England, he was with solemne ceremo|nies buried at his college of Warwike, in a verie faire and sumptuous sepulchre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anno Reg. 19.About the beginning of Lent, the duke of Sum|merset, and the lord Talbot, with other capteins and men of warre to the number of two thousand, which they had assembled in the marches of Normandie to|wards Rone, marching forward towards Picar|die, passed ouer the riuer of Some; and through the towne of Monteruell, came before the fortresse of Folleuile, which the duke besieged, whilest the lord Talbot entered further into the countrie. After that the duke had mounted his great artillerie, E [...]guerant. and began to batter the hold, the capteine within chanced to be slaine with a shot of the same artillerie, & shortlie af|ter, the batterie being still continued, the rest of the men of warre that serued vnder him yéelded the place, in which the duke left a competent garrison of souldiers, which afterwards sore indamaged the countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This doone, the duke followed the lord Talbot, who was alreadie entered a good waie within the coun|trie of Santhois, and now ioining their powers to|gither, they came to a fortresse called Lihons in Santhois, which was also rendered vnto them, after they had burnt the church; which the countrie people kept against them, and would not yeeld it, till they were fired out, burnt, and slaine; to the number of thrée hundred. After the fortresse was deliuered into their hands by composition, the duke with his power laie there about ten daies, sending diuerse troops of his men of warre abroad into the countrie, which spoiled the same, tooke the fortresse of Herbonneres, and the lord thereof within it, who for his ransome, and to haue his subiects and house saued from spoile and fire, compounded with his takers for a thousand saluz of gold, which he paid to them. Finallie, after the duke of Summerset, and the lord Talbot with their power, had laine in Lihons about ten daies, they departed from thence, and returned into Nor|mandie, without anie impeachment.

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