Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Frenchmen within the towne, being des|poiled of those two places, yet spared not to shoot off from their walles and bulworkes, dooing what da|mage they might deuise, and namelie from the ca|stell and gréene bulworke they did much hurt to the Englishmen with their shot, whereof they made no spare, till at length they were forced to be quiet: for the Englishmen so applied them with such plentie of their shot, that the Frenchmen had no oportunitie to doo them anie great hurt with their artillerie. The fourtéenth of Iulie,The king passeth the seas to Bul|longne. the king in person, accompanied with diuers of the nobilitie, passed the seas from Do|uer to Calis; and the six and twentith of the same mo|neth incamped himselfe before Bullongne on the north side, within lesse than three quarters of a mile of the towne, where he remained, till the towne was surrendered into his hands. The king being then in campe, it was a matter of ease to discerne which was he, for none of the rest came néere him in tal|nesse by the head: as for his proportion of lims, it was answerable to his goodlie stature and making: a memorable description whereof, as also of his artificiall armour, I find reported as followeth:

Rex capite Henricus reliquos supereminet omnes,

Heros praeualidus seu fortia brachia spectes,

Seu suras quas fuluo opifex incluserat auro,

Siue virile ducis praestanti pectore corpus,

Nulla vi domitum, nullo penetrabile ferro, &c.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Beside the trenches which were cast, and brought in maner round about the town, there was a mount raised vpon the east side; and diuerse peeces of artil|lerie planted aloft on the same, the which togither with the morter péeces, so [...] annoied them within, & battered downe the steeple of our ladies church. To conclude the batterie was made in most forcible wise in thrée seuerall places, and the walles, towers, and castell were vndermine [...]; and the towne within so beaten with shot out of the campe, and from the mount and trench by the morter péeces, that there were verie few houses left whole therein. The towne thus standing in great distresse, there were two hundred Frenchmen and Italians, which interprised vnder the conduct of Io [...]ourtio to enter the town in couert of the night, which exploit they so warilie at|chiued, that by meanes of a priest that could speake the English toong, they passed by the scouts, & through the watch, so as the most part of them were got ouer the trenches yer it was knowne what they were: to the number of six score of them got into the towne, but the residue after they were once descried, being intercepted, were taken or slaine. Although this small succour somewhat relieued them within, and put them in some hope to defend the towne some|what longer against the kings power: yet [...]t length when a péece of the castell was blowne vp, and the breaches made, as was thought reasonable, the as|sault was giuen by the lord admerall Dudleie,Bullongne assaulted. that was come thither from the sea, which he had scowred after his returne foorth of Scotland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This assault was couragiouslie giuen, and to speake a truth, no lesse manfullie defended: so that when the assailants had perceiued in what state the breaches stood, and what prouision they within had made for defense of their towne, which vndoubtedlie was great (for nothing was by them omitted, that might either aduantage the defendants, or annoie the assailants) those that were appointed in this sort to giue the assault, were called backe, and so they retired, but not without losse on both sides, and namelie of them within. For during the time of the assault, the great artillerie did beat still vpon them that presented themselues at the breaches to re|pell the assailants, and so diuerse of their valiant capteins and braue souldiers were slaine at this as|sault, & among other, capteine Philip Corse. Shortlie after, the capteins within the towne, doubting to be eftsoones assaulted, and perceiuing themselues in ex|treame danger to lose the towne by force, if they pro|uided not the sooner, by rendering it to saue them|selues: they sent foorth two of their chiefe capteins, monsieur Semblemont, and monsieur de Haies, which declared vnto the king, that monsieur de Uer|uine gouernour of the towne, with his retinue, was contented to deliuer the towne vnto his grace, with condition that they might passe wi [...]h [...]ag and bag|gage. Which request the king, like a noble and merci|full prince, fréelie granted: and so the next daie, the duke of Suffolke rode into Bullongne, vnto whome in the kings name the keies of the towne were deli|uered,Bullongne deliuered. & in the afternone departed out of Bullongne all the Frenchmen with heauie hearts, to the num|ber of six thousand, as C. O. witnesseth, saieng:

Sex hinc exierant Gallorum millia gentis.