Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At which instant the trumpets sounded, and the drums stroke vp in the English armie, and here|wi [...]h they being diuided into three battels, and to ech one his gard of two hundred horssemen, beside the od hundred that attended as a defense to the residue, they shewed themselues to their enimies. The Frenchmen perceiuing this, packed awaie with all haste possible,The French|men dislodge out of their [...]. marching toward Hardilo in two battels. Wherevpon the English capteins leauing their footmen behind them, and taking onelie with them the horssemen, followed with all spéed after their enimies, and comming to the bridge commonlie cal|led pont de Bricque, which certeine English carpen|ters garded with a number of harquebutters, and foure small field peeces, had forced and repared the same that night: and so the horssemen finding it suf|ficientlie repared, passed ouer, and comming to S. Estienne, they found there fiue hundred Dutch hors|men, commonlie called Swart rutters, that were lodged there to kéepe that passage: but being surpri|sed on the sudden by the English horssemen, and sharpelie assailed, they were wholie distressed, and the most part of them taken prisoners, and there|with left with the followers of the armie, were af|ter slaine, bicause they knew not where to bestow them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now the hill of saint Estienne being thus gained by the English horsmen, they put themselues in order of battell againe, appointing an hundred of their men at armes to follow and kéepe aloofe as a stale to relieue their fellowes in time of need, when they saw them in anie danger. The lords, to incou|rage euerie one to doo his dutie, rode vp and downe about the troops, & vsing manie comfortable words,The comfor|table words of the English capteins. desired them, that although they were but an hand|full in comparison to the number of their enimies, they would yet in regard of the honour of the realme of England, make a proffer of an onset to the eni|mies, that they might perceiue that there they were to giue them battell, and to follow, as they should sée them their capteins and gouernors to lead them the waie.The English horssemen charge the French bat|tels. Herewith forward they make towards the enimie, and ouertaking them three miles on the hi|therside of Hardilo sands, they valiantlie gaue the charge, and thrusting in betwixt the two French bat|tels, ouerthrew their cariages, tooke their ordinance and munitions, slue and bare downe manie of them that preased foorth to defend the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Monsieur de Biez being in the fore ward,The valiant order of mon|sieur de Biez. brought backe the strongest and best armed men he had to re|sist his enimes, ranging them in order so, as he ment to haue inclosed the English horssemen betwixt his battels and the sea, and so to haue distressed them. But this purpose being espied first of all by the lord admerall,The lord ad|merall his re|die cõceiuing the meaning of the enimies the Englishmen by his valiant incou|ragement gaue a new charge, and breaking through their ranks by force, came backe againe vnto their hundred men of armes that kept aloofe, and there staied till their footmen might come to them, who by this time were aduanced within sight of them, but distant yet by the space of two English miles, or little lesse.