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.
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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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Frenchmen, following the successe in hand, came to Harflue, and fiercelie assaulted the walles: but by the high prowesse and vndanted valiancie of the capteine, sir Thomas Curson, they were to their EEBO page image 630 great losse manfullie by him repelled, and beaten. The Frenchmen learning wit by this great perill, left their scaling, and deuised dailie how to batter the walles, & make the breaches reasonable for them to enter. This siege long continued to the great losse of both parties.Harflue yéel|ded to the French. When sir Thomas Curson saw no like|lihood of gaine, but great appéerance of present losse, he fell at composition with the enimies, and so departed with all his goods. After which towne ren|dered, Anno Reg. 28. the fortresse of Hunflue was vpon like com|position yeelded. And beside these townes surrendred in Normandie, the duke of Britaine recouered a|gaine Fougiers, saint Iames de Beuuron, and di|uerse other.