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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But the Englishmen incouraged by their cap|teins, did so valiantlie (although they were but an handfull of men in comparison of their enimies, as seuen hundred to six thousand) that in the end they repelled the Frenchmen, and wan their bulworks of them, and in the same found diuerse peeces of ordi|nance, which they seized. And perceiuing that the Frenchmen fled to the towne of Treiport, they fol|lowed, and shot at them right egerlie, so that manie of the Frenchmen were slaine and wounded, yer they could get to the towne. The Englishmen assaul|ted the gates but could not breake them open: [...] English [...] the [...] of [...]. yet they set fire on the suburbes, & also burnt seuen ships which laie in the hauen. The English capteins per|ceiuing how the people of the countrie came downe in great numbers to the rescue of the towne, caused their men to get togither such spoiles as they might bring awaie in that sudden: and then after they had béene on land fiue houres, with like spéed as they came, they retired backe againe to their ships, not without some losse and damage of men both hurt & slaine; [...] as it often hapneth, when those be not found vnprouided which a man vnaduisedlie assaileth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this season the king hauing put an armie of men in a readinesse, caused the same to be transpor|ted ouer to Calis, & appointed the duke of Suffolke to haue the leading thereof, and to make a iourneie into France. [...] The duke (according to his commissi|on) came to Calis the foure and twentith of August, and there abiding the armie, caused all things to be prepared necessarie for the same, as vittels, muni|tion,The duke of [...] into France with [...] armie. and such like. There were appointed to attend him in this iourneie, the lord Montacute, and his brother sir Arthur Pole, the lord Herbert sonne to the earle of Worcester, the lord Ferrers, the lord Marneie, the lord Sandes, the lord Barkleie, the lord Powes, and the baron Curson: of knights sir Richard Wingfield chancellour of the duchie of Lancaster, sir Iohn Uéer, sir Edward Neuill, sir William Kingston, sir Richard Weston, sir An|drew Winsor, sir Robert Wingfield, sir Anthonie Wingfield, sir Edward Guilford, sir Edward Gre|uile, sir Edward Chamberleine, sir Thomas Lucie, sir Euerard Digbie, sir Adrian Foscew, sir Richard Cornewall, sir William Courtneie, sir William Sidneie, sir Henrie Owne, and manie others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The whole armie (as appéered by the musters taken thereof) consisted in six hundred demilan|ces, two hundred archers on horssebacke, three thou|sand archers on foot, and fiue thousand bill men. To these also were adioined seuentéene hundred, which were taken out of the garisons and crewes of Hammes, Guisnes, & Calis, so that in all they were ten thousand and fiue hundred, well armed and ap|pointed for the warre. Beside them, there were also two thousand six hundred labourers and pioners. When this armie was come ouer to Calis, and all things readie for the iournie, they issued out of Calis and tooke the fields. The vant-gard was led by the lord Sandes. Capteine of the right wing was sir William Kingston, & on the left sir Euerard Dig|bie. The marshall of Calis sir Edward Guilford was capteine of all the horssemen. The duke him|selfe gouerned the battell, and sir Richard Wing|field was capteine of the rere-ward.

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