Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 There were in the hauen of Berwike at the same time, certeine English merchants, vpon whome the Scots made assault, and wounded some of them, and some of them they slue, and chased the residue, the which returning into England, made complaint, and shewed in what euill maner they had beene dealt with. King Edward heerevpon perceiuing the pur|poses of the Scots, Nic. Triuet. determined to make warre vp|on them with all speed, & to conquer the whole coun|trie, if they could not cleare themselues of such euill dealing as of them was reported and thought to be put in practise. About the conuersion of saint Paule in Ianuarie, king Edward sent ouer into Gascoine his brother the lord Edmund earle of Lancaster,The earle of Lancaster sent into Gas|coine. Abington. with the earle of Lincolne and other, to the number of 26 banerets, and 700 men of armes, besides a great multitude of other people. They arriued at Blay, about the midst of Lent, and staied there till towards Easter. In which meane season, a great sort of Gascoins and other people resorted vnto them, so that they were two thousand men of armes.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Upon Cene thursdaie, the castell de Lesparre was deliuered vnto the earle of Lancaster,The castell of Lespar deliue+red vnto him. Nic. Triuet. and after that diuers other castels. At his approching néere vnto Burdeaux, vpon the thursdaie in Easter weeke, as he rested to refresh himselfe and his armie in a little village called Kekell, an armie of French men issu|ing out of Burdeaux, ment to come on the English|men at vnwares: but hauing warning, they pre|pared themselues to battell, so well as the shortnes of time would permit, and so therevpon incountring with their enimies, and fighting a sore battell, at length constreined the French men to returne vnto the citie,The French|men forced to retire. and pursuing them as they fled, two En|glish knights being brethren to sir Peter de Mallow and an other that was a Gascoine, entred the citie with two standard-bearers belonging to the earle of Richmond, & to the lord Alane de la Zouch, whom the Frenchmen tooke, closing them within the gates. The other Englishmen being shut out, first fell to the spoile of the suburbs, and then set fire vpon the same. After this were certeine of the citizens that secret|lie were at a point with the earle of Lancaster, Polydor. to haue deliuered the citie into his hands, but their practise being espied, they were taken and executed yer they could performe that which they had promi|sed.
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earle perceiuing he should but lose his labor to staie any longer there,The earle of
Lancaster de|parteth this life. vpon certeine weigh|tie occasions returned vnto Baionne, where he
shortlie after fell sicke and died. He left behind him three sonnes, Thomas that succéeded him in the
earl|dome of Lancaster, Henrie lord of Monmouth, and Iohn whome he had begot of his wife Blanch, the which
before had béene married vnto Henrie earle of Champaigne, and king of Nauar, by whome shée had but one
onelie daughter, that was married vn|to the French king Philip de Beau. After this the English armie
besieged the citie of Aques,
Aques besie|ged. The earle of Arthois sent with an armie to Gascoine. N. Triuet.