Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The capteins, according to his deuise, besieged a little walled towne called Dirmew, to whome came foure thousand Flemings with vittels and artillerie, sent from the lord of Rauenstein. They laid siege on the north side of the towne, in a marish ground then being drie, and so déepelie ditched and rampired their campe about (on which rampire they laid their ordi|nance) that it was in maner impossible to enter their campe, or doo them anie displeasure or damage. The K. of England was dailie aduertised of these dooings, which nothing lesse desired than to haue the English pale inuironed with French fortresses.King [...] sendeth the lord D [...]u [...]e|ne [...]e and the lord M [...]rl [...]a against the French. Wherefore to preuent that mischiefe in time, with all expedition he sent ouer to the lord Daubeneie, then his deputie of Calis, the lord Morleie, with a crue of valiant ar|chers & souldiers, to the number of a thousand men, with priuie instructions what they should doo.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At their comming ouer it was bruted abroad, that they were sent onelie to defend the English pale, a|gainst all attempts that might vpon the sudden in a|nie wise be made by the Frenchmen, or Flemings: but their enterprise was all otherwise. For on a tuesdaie at the shutting of the gates at night, the lord Daubneie chiefeteine of the armie, the lord Morleie, sir Iames Tirrell capteine of Guisnes, sir Henrie Willoughbie, sir Gilbert Talbot, and sir Humfreie Talbot marshall of Calis, with diuerse other knights, and esquiers, and other of the garisons of Hammes, Guisnes, and Calis, to the number of two thousand men or thereabouts, issued priuilie out of Calis, & passed the water of Graueling in the mor|ning betimes; and left there for a stale, and to kéepe the passage, sir Humfreie Talbot, with six score ar|chers, and came to Newport,Sir Humfr [...] Talbot with his six score archers. where they found the so|uereigne of Flanders with six hundred Almaines, and there they staied that night.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the next daie they went toward Dixmew, and by the guiding of a prisoner, that should haue beene hanged on the next morning,The good ser|uice of a wretch that should haue béene hanged they issued out of the south gate of the towne of Dixmew, and were con|ueied by their said guide by an high banke set with willowes; so that the Gantois could not well espie them, and so secretlie gat to the end of their enimies campe, and there paused. The lord Daubeneie com|manded all men to send their horsses and wagons backe, but the lord Morleie said he would ride till he came to hand strokes. Thus they marched foorth till they came to a low banke, and no déepe ditch, where the ordinance laie; and there the archers shot altogi|ther, euerie man an arrow, and so fell prostrate to the ground.A policie. The enimies herewith discharged their ordi|nance, and ouershot them.