Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This should be as Engue|rant noteth two yeares after this pre|sent yere 19, to [...], An. 1440.The duke of Summerset vpon further valiance, entered into the marches of Britaine, and tooke by fierce assault a towne named la Gerche, appertein|ing to the duke of Alanson, spoiling and burning the same. This doone, he went to Ponzaie, where he soior|ned two moneths, sending foorth dailie his men of war to destroie the countries of Aniou, Traonnois, and Chatragonnois. The French king sent the marshall Loiach with foure thousand men to resist the inuasions of the duke of Summerset, which mar|shall intended to haue set on the duke in his lodgings in the dead time of the night: but that (as by a wise and hardie capteine) well foreséene, he marched for|ward, and met the Frenchmen halfe the waie, and af|ter long fight, discomfited them, slue an hundred of the marshals men, and tooke thrée score and two pri|soners, wherof the chéefe were the lord Dausignie, sir Lewes de Buell, all the other (almost) were knights and esquiers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this incounter, the duke tooke the towne of Beaumont le vicount, and manned all the fortresses on the frontiers of his enimies, and with rich booties and prisoners returned againe to the duke of Yorke. In this meane time the lord Talbot, besieging the towne of Diepe, inuironed it with déepe trenches; building also vpon the mount Paulet a strong and noisome bastile. But at length perceiuing the towne to be stronglie defended, and that he lacked such fur|niture of men, vittels, and ordinance as was ne|cessarie for the winning of it, he deliuered the custo|die of the bastile, with the gouernance of the siege to his bastard sonne, a valiant yoong gentleman, and departed to Rone for aid, monie, and munition. The French king aduertised hereof, sent his sonne the Dolphin of Uienne with the earle of Dunois,Thrée thou|sand hath Ni|colas Giles. and fiftéene thousand men to raise the siege from Diepe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thrée daies they assailed the bastile, in the which six hundred Englishmen were inclosed, and at length bicause powder and weapon failed them within, the Frenchmen wan it, and tooke the bastard Talbot pri|soner, with sir William Peitow, and sir Iohn Rep|leie, which shortlie after were redéemed. The other English souldiers, séeing the bastile woone by the Frenchmen, stood all a daie in good order of battell, and in the night following, politikelie saued them|selues and returned to Rone, without losse or da|mage. In the assaulting of the bastile, the French|men saie, they slue two hundred Englishmen; and denie not but that they lost fiue hundred of their owne men, beside those that were hurt. Whilest these things were a dooing, Philip duke of Burgognie made sharpe warre against the earle of saint Paule,The earle of saint Paule reuolteth to the French. in taking from him his townes and castels, that made him to renounce his allegiance sworne and promised to the king of England, and returned to the French part.