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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 15 of 24: Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
Snippet: 295 of 493 (1587, Volume 6, p. 629)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king little regarding the matter, & the queene led by euill counsell, rather furthered such mischiefes as dailie began to grow by ciuill discord, than sought to reforme them: so that the Normans and Gas|coignes vnderstanding in what state things stood here, turned to the French part, as hereafter it may appeare. About the same time also,A rebellion in Ireland. began a new re|bellion in Ireland; but Richard duke of Yorke being sent thither to appease the same, so asswaged the furie of the wild and sauage people there, that he wan him such fauour amongst them, as could neuer be separa|ted from him and his linage, which in the sequele of this historie may more plainelie appeare.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 15 of 24: Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
Snippet: 296 of 493 (1587, Volume 6, p. 629)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Frenchmen,The English loose all in France. hauing perfect vnderstanding of the vnreadinesse of the realme of England, dis|plaied their banners, and set foorth their armies, and in short space got (by yeelding) Constance, Gisors, ca|stell Galliard, Ponteau de Mere, saint Lo, Fe|stampe, Newcastell, Tonque, Mauleon, Argenton, Lisieux, and diuerse other townes and places within the countrie of Normandie. Likewise in Guien was the towne of Maulisson rendered to the earle of Fois. These townes were not yeelded voluntari|lie by the English souldiers: but they were compel|led thereto by the inhabitants of the townes, which hauing intelligence of the féeble estate of the realme of England, rose against the capteins, opened the gates to the enimies, or constreined them to render vpon composition. By which inforcement was the rich citie of Rone deliuered:Rone yeélded to the French men. for suerlie the duke of Summerset and the earle of Shrewesburie had well kept that citie, if they had béene no more vexed with the citizens, than they were with their enimies.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 15 of 24: Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
Snippet: 297 of 493 (1587, Volume 6, p. 629)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 For after that the French king had giuen sum|mons to the citie, the inhabitants streightwaies did not onelie deuise which waie they might betraie the citie, but also put on armor, and rebelled openlie against their capteins: who perceiuing the vntruth of them, and their owne danger, retired into the castell or palace, where (for a certeine space) with arrowes & handguns they sore molested the vntrue citizens. But at length,

Harflue be|sieged.

Sir Thomas Curson.

vnderstanding the great puissance of the French king at hand, and despairing of all aid and succour, they yeelded vpon condition; that with all their goods and armour they should safelie depart to Caen, and that certeine townes should be deliue|red by a day. And till the same townes were rendred, the earle of Shrewsburie and the lord Butler, sonne to the earle of Ormond, were left behind as pledges, which were sent to the castell of Eureux, bicause they sore feared the malice of the citizens of Rone.

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