Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But to procéed, king Lewes being aduertised that there was no great number of men of war left in Normandie to defend the countrie, raised a power, and comming to Rouen, besieged it verie streitlie. Polydor. Shortlie after also king Henrie the sonne and Philip earle of Flanders came thither, meaning to obteine the possession of Normandie first, and af|ter to go into England.Rouen besie|ged by the Frẽch king. Wil. Paruus. The citizens of Rouen per|ceiuing in what danger they stood, without faint harts prepared all things necessarie for defense, and did euerie thing in order, purposing not to giue ouer their citie for any threats or menaces of their eni|mies. EEBO page image 92 [...] EEBO page image 93 Now whilest they within were busie in deui|sing how to repell the assault, and to defend them|selues, the aduersaries about midnight came forth of their campe, and approching the walles with their ladders, raised them vp, and began to scale the citie. But the citizens being aduised thereof, boldlie got them to the loops and towers, ouerthrew the lad|ders of the enimies that were comming vp, and with arrowes, stones and darts beat them backe, to their great losse and ouerthrow. Howbeit though the eni|mies could not preuaile thus to get the citie by this assault, yet they continued the siege, and suffered not them within to be in quiet, but daie and night assai|led them by one meanes or other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Rog. Houed. King Henrie returneth into Normandie.King Henrie the father being aduertised héereof, after he had set his businesse in order, touching the suertie and safe defense of the English estate, he re|turned into Normandie, and landed at Harfleet on a thursdaie being the eight daie of August, bringing backe againe with him his Brabanders, and a thou|sand Welshmen. In this meane while, king Lewes continued still his siege before Rouen, constreining them within by all meanes he could deuise to yeeld vp their citie. At length came the feast of Saint Lau|rence, on which daie the French king commanded that no man should attempt any enterprise against the citizens, granting them truce for that day, in worship of that saint. This truce was so acceptable a thing to them within, that they forgetting them|selues, without all respect to the danger wherein the citie stood, threw off their armour, and gaue them|selues to sléepe and rest. Some also fell to banketting and other pastimes in verie dissolute maner.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ But through this their remisse vsage and loose behauiour, and forgetting that a temporarie truce is no safe warrant of securitie and peace, they deriued danger and destruction to themselues; which it had beene their parts prouidentlie to haue preuented, and not through their carelesnesse to set open a gap of aduantage to their enimies, who pursued them with professed hostilitie, notwithstanding they reposed confidence in the truce that was granted. Héerein they are to be resembled to the cooks of whome Plau|tus speaketh verie neatlie, saieng,

—coquos equidem nimis

Demiror, qui tot vtuntur condimentis, eos eo

Condimento non vtier quod praestat omnibus,