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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the saturdaie following,A great tem|pest in Lei|cester. the twelfe daie after Christmasse, being the ninth of Ianuarie, a great tempest of wind and thunder happened in the towne of Leicester, which vncouered two and fortie baies of houses, and ouerthrew manie, renting and tearing them in péeces, in a strange and maruellous maner. The people that were assembled that daie in the mar|ket place to buie and sell their vsuall chafer, wares, and commodities, were sore amazed and astonied with the hidiousnesse of that most outragious & vio|lent tempest. On thursdaie the 14 of Ianuarie at one of the clocke in the morning, there issued forth of Newhauen thréescore horssemen, and a thousand foot|men, all English; & comming to Mondeuille, where the Reingraue laie, gaue to them within an alarum,An alarum giuen to Mondeuille. but neither the Reisters, nor the Almane footmen, nor French that were within that towne would come foorth: and therefore after the Englishmen had tarri|ed there the space of foure houres, they returned backe againe to Newhauen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The fifteenth of Ianuarie, at one of the clocke in the afternoone, there issued foorth of Newhauen three|score horssemen, and fiftéene hundred footmen, which comming to Harflue, gaue a like alarum to that towne;An alarum giuen to Har|flue. but none of the garrison there would come foorth: wherevpon the Englishmen returned home againe to Newhauen. The sixteenth of Ianuarie, the castell of Tankeruille was surrendred to the Reingraue, after he had laine about it eight daies,The castell of Tankeruille deliuered to the Rein|graue. with two thousand horssemen and footmen. It was now yéelded by composition (after it had béene kept by the space of thirtie eight daies) that those within should depart with bag and baggage, the gallie be|ing sent from Newhauen to fetch them awaie. There were no more within it at that time when it EEBO page image 1199 was thus deliuered: but capteine Iohn Ward, cap|teine Edward Dudleie, and capteine Saule, his lieutenant Rileie, with seuentie English souldiers, & thirtie French.Tremaine. The 19 of Ianuarie, there landed at Newhauen capteine Tremaine, with 50 horssemen verie well appointed to serue the quéenes maiestie there.Francis Clerke Frenchman. The foure and twentith of Ianuarie, Francis Clerke Frenchman arriued at Newhauen, with two tall ships of his owne, right well appointed for the wars, bringing with him thrée rich prises, valued at about fiftie thousand crownes,Prises taken by him of a|bout 50000 crownes va|lue. one of them was a mightie great hulke, laden with wood & allume. The 26 of Ianuarie, capteine Tremaine with all his horssemen, & capteine Clerke with his Scotish hors|men, and 600 footmen, went foorth of Newhauen to|wards Mondeuille, & by the waie in a little village, there was a French capteine came foorth of Monde|uille, named monsieur Emerie, hauing with him thirtie souldiers, where falling in hand to spoile the same village, the pezzants about gathered them|selues togither, and set vpon him and his souldiers. Now whilest they were thus in fight, the Scotish horssemen came suddenlie vpon them,Capteine E|merie taken by the Sco|tish horsmen. tooke the said capteine sore wounded, slue twelue of his soldiers, & tooke foureteene other of them prisoners, whome with their capteine wounded (as he was) they brought home the same night vnto Newhauen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 A proclama|tion for the obseruing of orders.The three and twentith of Ianuarie, a proclama|tion was made for orders to be obserued by the soul|diers, and other resiants within the towne of New|hauen, concerning politike gouernement thereof, as well for the better defense against the enimies without, as the quiet demeanor of the men of warre and inhabitants within. The fift of Februarie, two ships of Britons laden with Gascoigne wines,A prise brought to Newhauen. but|ter, bakon, lard, salt, and other vittels, were brought into Newhauen by a shallop of Killebeuf, that was resiant with other Frenchmen in Newhauen, ser|uing against the papists, and had taken those two vessels, as they were going to vittell the enimies.

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