Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This yeare also the war was begun betwéene the kings of England and France.War betwixt England and France. For whereas king Edward had furnished foorth six ships of warre, and sent them vnto Burdeaux for defense of the coasts thereabouts, two of them, as they sailed alongst the coast of Normandie, and fearing no hurt by enimies, were taken by the Norman fléet, and diuerse of the mariners hanged.Two Eng|lish ships ta|ken. The lord Robert Tiptost that was admerall of the English fleet aduertised therof, got togither a great number of ships, and directed his course with them streight towards Normandie, and finding no ships of the Normans abroad in the seas, vpon a desire to be reuenged,The lord Ad|merall of Eng|land setteth vpõ the Nor|man ships. entered the mouth of the riuer of Saine, and set vpon the Norman ships that laie there at anchor, slue manie of the mariners, & tooke six ships awaie with him, and so returning to the sea againe, cast anchor not far off from the land, to prouoke the Frenchmen to come foorth with their fléet to giue battell. And as he laie at anchor, it chan|ced that certeine Norman ships fraught with wine came that waies, as they returned out of Gascoigne. The lord Tiptost setting on them, tooke them with little adoo, and sleaing neere hand the third part of all the mariners, sent the ships into England.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen to reuenge this act, prepared a nauie, and furnishing the same with souldiers went foorth to the sea, to incounter the Englishmen: but yer they met, messengers were sent to and fro, the Englishmen accusing the Frenchmen of truce-brea|king, and the Frenchmen againe requiring restitu|tion of their goods taken from them by violence. And now forsomuch as this businesse had beene mooued rashlie betwixt the Englishmen and the Normans, without any commission of their princes their minds therefore were not so kindled in displeasure, but that there had béen good hope of agréement betwixt them, if Charles earle of Ualois the French kings brother (being a man of a hot nature & desirous of reuenge) had not procured his brother to seeke reuengement by force of armes.Charles earle of Ualois pr [...]+cureth warre betwixt Eng|land and France. Wherevpon the French fléet made toward the Englishmen, who minding not to detract the batell, sharplie incountred their enimies in a cer|teine place betwixt England and Normandie, where they had laid a great emptie ship at anchor, to giue token where they meant to ioine. There were with the Englishmen both Irishmen and Hollanders, and with the Normans there were Frenchmen and Fle|mings, and certeine vessels of Genowaies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fight at the first was doubtfull, and great slaughter made, as in the meeting of two such migh|tie nauies must néeds insue. Yet in the end the victo|rie fell to the Englishmen,The English+men victors by sea. and the French ships put to the chase and scattered abroad. The number of ships lost is not recorded by such writers as make re|port of this conflict, but they write that the losse was great. King Philip being aduertised of this discomfi|ture of his fléet was sore displeased, and as though he would proceed against king Edward by order of law,K. Edward summoned to appeare at Paris. he summoned him as his liegeman to appeare at Paris, to answer what might be obiected against him; but withall bicause he knew that king Edward would not come to make his appearance, he prepa|red an armie.