Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The next day earlie in the morning (or as other say in the night season) the king did send foorth a cer|teine number of Welshmen to passe ouer the riuer of Saine, which they did, R. Houed. The Welsh|mens good seruice. and by force made them|selues waie through the French campe, getting without losse or danger vnto a great wood, and slue that day of their aduersaries aboue an hundred men. After this, lieng abroad in the countrie, they skirmi|shed dailie with the French horssemen, Nic. Triuet. and oft times cut off such prouision of vittels as came to nourish the campe. The king himselfe on the other side remai|ning within the citie, caused his people to issue out at the gates, and to kéepe the enimies occupied with skirmishes afore the citie. And moreouer, Rog. Houed. where there was a great trench cast betwixt the French campe and the walles of the citie, he caused the same to be filled vp with fagots, stones, and earth. But although the French men sawe this the kings deed well en|ough, yet none of them issued foorth of their tents to hinder the English of their purpose.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Now king Lewes being sore vexed with his eni|mies on ech side, and perceiuing the citie would not be woone within any short time, began to wax wea|rie, and to repent himselfe (as afore) for taking in hand so chargeable and great a warre for another mans quarell.The French king maketh an ouerture for peace. Wherevpon he caused William bi|shop of Sens, and Theobald earle of Blois to go to king Henrie, and to promise vpon forbearance from warre for a time, to find means to reconcile him and his sonnes, betweene whome vnnaturall variance rested. Whereof K. Henrie being most desirous, and taking a truce, appointed to come to Gisors [in the feast of the natiuitie of our ladie] there to meet king Lewes, N. Triuet. A truce. that they might talke of the matter and bring it to some good end.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The French king,The French king leaueth his siege. so soone as he knew that truce was taken, raised his siege, and returning home, within a few daies after (according to the appoint|ment) came to Gisors, and there communed with king Henrie: but bicause he could not make any a|gréement betwixt him and his sonnes at that time, he appointed another time to meet about it. King Henrie the father (whilest the truce continued with the French king) and his sonne Henrie went to Poictou, where his sonne Richard (whilest his father had beene occupied in other places) had gotten the most part of the countrie into his possession. But now hearing of his fathers comming, and that a truce was taken with the French king and with his brother, he considered with himselfe, that without their assistance he was not able to withstand his fa|thers EEBO page image 94 power. Howbeit at length choosing rather to trie the matter with force of armes,Richard the kings sonne prepareth to resist his fa|ther. than cowardlie to yéeld, he prepared for defense, furnishing diuerse townes and castels with garisons of men: and as|sembling togither all the other power that he was able to make, c [...]me into the field, & pitched his tents not far off from his father. In the meane while, which way soeuer his father passed, the townes and castels submitted themselues vnto him,He beginneth to despaire of good successe. so that Richard be|gan to despaire of the matter, insomuch that he durst not approch néere his father, but kept aloofe, doubting to be entrapped.