Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fiftéenth of Iulie,The death of the ladie [...] of Cicut. the ladie Anne of Cleu [...] departed this life at Chelscie, and was honorablie buried at Westminster the fift of August: a ladie of right commendable regard, courteous, gentle, a good housekéeper, & verie bountifull to hir seruants.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 EEBO page image 1134 Obsequie for the king of Portingale.The eightéenth of August was a solemne obsequie celebrated in the church of S. Paule in London, for Iohn king of Portingale, who departed this life in Iulie last past. The lord treasuror was chéefe moor|ner. The queenes armie being transported ouer to Calis (as before ye haue heard) marched to some with king Philips power: the which alreadie being assembled, had inuaded the French confines, and be|ing come before saint Quintins, planted a strong siege before that tower. To the rescue whereof, the French king sent a great armie both of horssemen and footmen, vnder the leading of the conestable of France: which armie consisted of about nine hun|dred men at armes,Fifteene or [...] thou|sand footmen, and a threé or [...] thou|sand horsse|men. with as manie light horssemen, seuen or eight hundred Roisters, two & twentie en|signes of lancequenets, and sixteene ensignes of French footmen. They had also with them fiftéene péeces of great artillerie, to wit, six double canons, foure long culuerings, the rest bastard culuerings, and other péeces of smaller mould.The conesta|ble of France [...]oke Mont| [...]encie ge| [...]rall of the French for| [...]s. The conestable thus garded vpon saint Laurence daie, which is the tenth of August, approched the towne, meaning to put into the same succours of more soldiors, with Dandelot the admerals brother, that was within the towne not furnished with such a garrison as was thought expedient for the defense therof, against such a power as king Philip had prepared against it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Sauoie and other capteins of the armie that laie at siege before the towne, aduertised of the conestables comming towards them, assem|bled the most part of their horssemen togither, and with all speed made towards a passage distant from the place where the French armie stood houering a|bout a two English miles: and being got ouer, they diuided themselues into eight troopes of horssemen, led by the earles of Egmond, Horne, Mausfield, the dukes of Brunswike and others, being in all to the number of fiue thousand men of armes, beside the swart Rutters and light horssemen. Which gaue such a furious & cruell charge vpon the Frenchmen, that they not able to resist the same, were altogither de|feated, and their battels as well horssemen as foot|men put to flight. Wherof king Philip hauing know|lege, pursued them with all his force, in which pursute there were slaine of the Frenchmen a great num|ber, the chiefe wherof were these that follow. Iohn of Burbon duke of Anghien the vicount of Tur|raine & eldest sonne of Roch du Maine, the lord of Chandenier, with a great number of other gentle|men that bare armes in the field. There were taken these prisoners following;Prisoners of [...]. These nine knights of the order. the duke of Montmo|rencie constable of France hurt with an harquebuz shot in the hanch, the duke of Montpenser hurt in the head, the duke of Longueuille, the marshall of saint Andrews, the lord Lewes brother to the duke of Mantoa, monsieur de Uasse, the baron of Curton, monsieur de la Roch du Maine, the Reingraue coro|nell of the Almans: moreouer the counte de Roch Foucault, monsieur d' Obignie, monsieur de Meru, monsieur de Montbrun, monsieur de Biron, sonnes to the conestable, monsieur de la chapelle de Biron, monfieur de saint Heran: beside manie other gen|tlemen and capteins of good account and estimation. Yet there escaped the more part of the French horsse|men, and manie of their footmen, with certeine of their capteins of honor; as the duke of Neuers, the prince of Conde brother to the king of Nauarre, the earle of Montmorencie eldest sonne to the conesta|ble, the earle of Sancerre, monsieur de Burdillon, and other of the barons of France.