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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king foorthwith sent his caruer Iohn Hauart, and Iohn Cosinet one of the maisters of his requests to the king of England: and to the duke of Summerset he dispatched Peter de Fonteins the maister of his horsse. To which messengers answer was made aswell by the king as the duke, that the fact was doone without their knowledge. And for the truce to be kept, and not onelie restitution, but also amends to be made to the duke of Britaine, a daie of diet was appointed to be kept at Louuiers, where the commissioners on both parts being assembled, the Frenchmen demanded amends, with no small re|compense. The Englishmen answered, that without offense, nothing by iustice ought to be satisfied; affir|ming the dooing of sir Francis Sureinnes to be one|lie his act, without consent either of the king of Eng|land, or of the duke of Summerset his lieutenant and regent.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But whiles with long delaie they talked of this matter at Louuiers, certeine Frenchmen by aduer|tisement of a wagoner of Louuiers,Põt de Larch taken by the Frẽchmen by a subtill sleight. vnderstanding that the towne of Pont de Larch was but slenderlie manned; the wagoner laded his wagon and passed forward, hauing in his companie two strong varlets clad like carpentars, with great axes on their shoul|ders. And hereto le seigneur de Bresse with a chosen companie of men of armes, lodged himselfe in am|bushment neere to the gate of S. Andrew, and cap|teine Floquet, accompanied with sir Iames de Cle|remont, and another great companie priuilie lurked vnder a wood toward Louuiers. When all things were appointed for the purpose, earlie in a morning about the beginning of October, the wagoner came to the gate, and called the porter by name, praeing him to open the gate, that he might passe to Rone, and returne againe the same night.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The porter (which well knew the voice of his custo|mer) tooke little heed to the other two companions, and so opened the one gate, and sent another fellow of his to open the formost gate. When the chariot was on the draw-bridge betweene both the gates, the chariot-maister gaue the porter monie, and for the nonce let one peece fall on the ground: and while the porter stooped to take it vp, the wagoner with his dagger stroke him in at his throat, so that he cried for no helpe, and the two great lubbers slue the other porters, and with their axes cut the axeltrée of the wagon, so that the draw-bridge could not be shortlie drawen vp. This doone they made a signe to capteine Floquet, which with all spéed entered the towne, slue and tooke all the Englishmen: and amongst other, the lord Fauconbridge capteine of the said towne was taken prisoner. The losse of this place was of no small importance, being the verie keie and passage ouer the riuer of Seine, from France into Nor|mandie, being distant from Rone onelie foure lea|gues.

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