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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The twelfe of Februarie, the French gallies of Newhauen passing foorth, and wasting about Hun|flue to séeke aduentures, in hope of suertie, by rea|son the lord admerall of France laie therby at Tou|que, rode at an anchor: whilest some of them that were aboord in hir went on land, to gaine somwhat of the enimies. But they within Hunflue perceiuing this, made out their great gallies, with fiftie good mariners and souldiers, who comming vpon the gal|lies of Newhauen lieng at anchor, put hir in great danger of taking. For there were but fifteene men left aboord in hir at that present, wherof thrée of them were Englishmen, who perceiuing in what danger they stood, waied anchor with all spéed, and drew to|wards the shore, to take in the rest of their compa|nie; and getting them aboord vnto them, they manful|lie stood to their defense, being in all but foure and twentie men. Neuerthelesse, they so behaued them|selues, that continuing in fight aboue a long houre,The great gallie of Hun|flue taken. at length they ouercame their enimies, slue seuen of them outright, wounded seuen and thirtie, tooke their gallie and brought hir to Newhauen, with thir|téene bels, diuerse copes, and church ornaments, shéepe, and other spoiles, which they had got abroad in the countrie, togither with thrée and fortie good priso|ners, and the artillerie which was found aboord in the foresaid great gallie, wherewith she was verie well appointed and furnished.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Of the French protestants there were but thrée slaine and six hurt, and one of the thrée Englishmen was also hurt. As it hath béene crediblie reported,The French beholden to the English. the French protestants might thanke those thrée Englishmen that were with them in their gallies for that their good hap: for if they had not manfullie stood to it at the first, and bestowed such artillerie as they had aboord with them freshlie against the eni|mies, the French had yeelded. But by Gods good helpe, and their worthie courage, the victorie remai|ned on their side. The fouretéenth of Februarie there came from the lord admerall of France,Noble men sent from the admerall of France to the earle of War|wike. lieng then at Touque, monsieur de Rohen, and monsieur de Grandemont, a knight of the order, monsieur Te|legnie the admerals sonne in law, and diuerse other French gentlemen, to confer with the lord lieute|nant, who receiued them right gladlie, and made them great cheere. They remained in Newhauen till the eightéenth of Februarie, and then departed and went to Caen, whither the said lord admerall was remooued, & had entred the towne, & laie within it, preparing with all spéed to besiege the castell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The same daie that the French lords departed from Newhauen towards Caen,Sir Nicholas Throckmor|ton arriueth at Newhauen. monsieur Brique|mault, and sir Nicholas Throckmorton knight arri|ued at Newhauen in one of the quéenes ships called the Aid. The admerall Chatillon being got into the towne of Caen, kept the castell besieged,Caen castell besieged. The marquesse Dalbeuf bro|ther to the duke of Guise within the which was inclosed the marquesse Dalbeuf. There were sent to him from Newhauen the fiue & twen|tith of Februarie, seuen canons, two demie culue|rings, & one minion. On the morrow following be|ing fridaie, and six and twentith of Februarie, sir Nicholas Throckmorton knight, monsieur Bri|quemault, and monsieur Beauuois, with a thousand souldiers French, and as manie English, to wit,Aid sent to the siege of Cae [...] cap|teine Zouch, capteine Twedie, capteine Higate, ech of them with two hundred: capteine Iohn Ward, capteine Parkinson, capteine Saule, master Whée|ler, and capteine Fisher with his band, each of them with his hundred, and capteine Pelham with the la|bourers were imbarked in the rode at Newhauen, and sailed foorth towards Caen, to come to the siege which the admerall of France had laid to the castell there.

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