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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were manie of these skirmishes, wherin the Englishmen bare themselues so valiantlie, that the Frenchmen went awaie oftentimes with losse of manie of their noble men and best souldiers. At one time they lost the lord Menaintuille brother to the lord de Tillebonne, being slaine with stroke of lance and pike. At another time they lost likewise a yoong lord of Picardie called le seigneur de Fretoie. At length, after their new fort or basti [...]lion was brought in some strength, they furnished it in most defensible wise with men, munition and vittels, na|ming it Monpleastre. Herewith monsieur de Biez departing from mount Lambert with part of the ar|mie, came downe towards Calis,Monsieur de Biez forra [...]eth the English pale about Calis. and entring into the English pale beside Grauelin, wan certeine bul|works, and incountring diuerse new bands of Lei|cestershiremen and others, latelie before sent ouer, distressed them, and after burnt certeine villages, forraied the countrie almost to Marke, and after|wards in great hast with their bootie and pillage they turned. This enterprise was exploited by the French men about S. Matthews daie in September.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were with monsieur de Biez at this enter|prise the lord of Brissac,Martin de Bellaie. who gouerned the vaunt|gard, and had with him his owne companie of men of armes, and the light horssemen of whome he had the generall conduct. There was also the companie of men at armes that belonged to the constable of France, led by the lord Guich, & fiftie men of armes vnder the gouernance of the lord of Helleie, the companie also of the lord of Boisie, the companie of the lord Escars, and that of the lord de la Roch du Maine, & others. There was also monsieur de Taies generall of the French footmen, and manie yoong princes and lords of high estate, as monsieur Fran|cis de Bourbon, duc Danglien, Francis de Lor|raine, duke Daumalle latelie recouered of his hurt, the duke of Neuers, and the earle de Lauall that in this voiage was hurt with an harquebush shot in the arme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 971The three and twentith of Nouember, a parlement began at Westminster, [...] parlement. [...] s [...]bsidie [...]. in the which was granted to the king a subsidie of the spiritualtie of six shillings the pound, to be paid in two yeares next insuing: and of the temporaltie two shillings and eight pence of the pound in goods, and foure shillings of the pound in lands, to be paid likewise within two yeares. Also in this parlement all colleges, chanteries, and hospi|tals were committed to the king, to order, by alte|ring or transposing the same as to him should séeme expedient, which at the prorogation of the same parle|ment he promised should be doone to the glorie of God, and the common profit of the realme. The foure and tw [...]ntith of December, the said parlement was proroged, on which daie the king comming into the house, to giue his roiall assent vnto such acts as were passed, the speaker made vnto him an eloquent oration, to the which although the custome hath euer beene that the lord chancellor should make answer, it pleased the king at that present to make the answer himselfe, which he vttered as here ensueth.

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