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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke pitifull, mooued with the sorrow of his wife, and loue of his children, rendered the towne a|gainst the mind of sir Dauid Hall, whose counsell and faithfull diligence (in acquiting himselfe to an|swer the trust committed to him by his maister) if others had followed; the French had susteined more trauell and losse, yer they should haue so easilie at|teined their purpose. The conditions of the surrender were, that the duke of Summerset and his might de|part in safegard with all their goods and substance. Sir Dauid Hall with diuerse of his trustie freends departed to Chierburgh, and from thence sailed into Ireland to the duke of Yorke,The irrecon|ciliable hate betwéene the two dukes. making relation to him of all these dooings, which thing kindled so great a rancor in the dukes heart and stomach, that he neuer left persecuting the duke of Summerset, vntill he had brought him to his fatall end & confusion. Such is the nature of rancor and malice, of wrath and an|ger, which furthereth the hands euen of weaklings, on them to wreake their teene, with whome they are offended & pricked to reuengment, as the poet saith:

Quaslibet infirmas adiuuat ira manus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After the obteining of Caen, the earle of Clere|mont besieged the citie of Lisieux, whereof was cap|teine Matthew Goche. Gough with thrée hundred Eng|lishmen, who in the end deliuered that towne, vpon condition, that he and his people might depart to Chierburgh. Then was Falais besieged, whereof were capteins for the earle of Shrewsburie (that was the owner) Andrew Trollop, and Thomas Cotton esquiers, who being in despaire of all succors, agreed to deliuer it vpon two conditions. The one was, that the earle their maister, which remained in pledge for the performance of certeine appointments, conclu|ded at the deliuerie of Rone (as ye haue hard) should be set at libertie. The other, that if they were not res|cued within twelue daies, that then they and theirs should depart with armor, and all their goods mooue|able, whither it pleased them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At the daie appointed, the towne was rendered, and so likewise was the towne of Dampfront vpon the semblable agréement. Now rested onelie Eng|lish the towne of Chierburgh, whereof was capteine one Thomas Gonuille, which suerlie as long as vit|tels and munition serued, defended the towne right manfullie: but without hope of repaire, consumed, and he els destitute of all comfort and aid, vpon a rea|sonable composition, yéelded the towne, and went to Calis, where the duke of Summerset and manie o|ther Englishmen then soiorned. Thus was Nor|mandie lost cleerelie out of the Englishmens hands,All Norman|die lost. after it had continued in their possession the space of thirtie yeares by the conquest of Henrie the fift.

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