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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Saturdaie the seauen and twentith of Aprill, the great artillerie was planted aloft on the hill aboue the campe,The planting [...] the great artillerie. within lesse than a curriers shot of the towne walles, and the pioners were set a worke to cast new trenches from the place where the same or|dinance was lodged vnto Montpelham, drawing so néere vnto Leith, as the harquebus might reach them that watched and warded within the gréene bul|worke. There issued out of Leith vnder the west bul|worke certeine of the Frenchmen, the which were chased into the towne by the lard of Grange and o|thers.A trench [...] from the [...]. The French kept the same daie a trench which they had made without the towne, continuallie shoo|ting at the Englishmen in the campe: but the same night the Englishmen wan that trench from them, slue diuerse of them therein, togither with their scout. And this doone, they gaue a great alarum to the towne both by land and water, the shipbotes shooting off against the towne verie hotlie, and they within the towne likewise at the Englishmen. The same night was the great ordinance planted,Great ordi|nance planted [...] dischar| [...]. and maister Markham hurt. On sundaie the eight and twentith of Aprill the said great ordinance went off, and shot continuallie the more part of that daie. The bishop of Ualence departed the same daie towards Berwike: and this night sir George Howard that had béene sent backe to Berwike, to signifie to the duke of Norffolke the state of the siege, returned with sir Richard Lee, being conducted with fiue hun|dred horssemen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Mondaie the nine and twentith of Aprill, the pée|ces of the great artillerie were occupied in shooting off verie hotlie,A skirmish. and the French likewise shot off theirs, and comming foorth of the towne skirmished with the Englishmen. This night the pioners made new trenches toward the south bulworke. Tuesdaie the last of Aprill was spent in shooting off the great artillerie into the towne.A fire in [...], and augmented with shot of ordinance and [...] wea|ther. About fiue of the clocke in the after noone, a sudden fire was raised within the towne, which hugelie increased and continued the most part of that night. At the beginning when it first appeered, the English ordinance was shot off to the place where the fire was, which shot togither with helpe of the wind, and being verie great at that pre|sent, did maruellouslie augment the same fire: yet neuerthelesse the French at that present time offered a skirmish, and continued the same néere hand for the space of two houres, manned their walles, and made the best prouision they might for doubt of some assault. It was indéed appointed, that certeine bands should make an alarum to the towne:Capteine Uaughan. in so much that capteine Uaughan with diuerse of the sol|diors of Montpelham entred the ditch, and approch|ing the walles, discouered the height of them. And notwithstanding that the French did what they could to annoie them in the diches with currier shot, yet did capteine Uaughan staie in the ditch a pretie while, and retired with his men without receiuing anie great hurt.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Wednesdaie the first of Maie,Maie poles set vp in Leith on Maie daie. the Frenchmen set vp verie earlie in the morning their Maie poles in certeine bulworks, and fouretéene ensignes: the which being discouered of them in the campe, they sa|luted them with a peale of great ordinance, and like|wise the Frenchmen answered them againe, and so continued the most part of that daie.A trench woon from the French. The same daie Iohn Brian lieutenant to capteine Capell, wan a trench frõ the French at the west side of the towne, and in despite of them kept it all that daie with the losse onelie of one man. Thursdaie the second of Maie, the pioners made the trenches for the artille|rie to be planted in batterie. The night following they remooued and placed the same artillerie in the new trench: and the next morning being fridaie and the third of Maie, about foure of the clocke, the same batterie went off, and continued all that daie. In the after noone of the same daie certeine Frenchmen is|sued out of the west bulworke, and skirmishing with the Englishmen on that side the water, returned without anie great hurt.

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