Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king was at the same time within the citie, & might behold out of his lodging of S. Paule, the fiers and smokes that were made in Gastenois, through burning the townes and villages there by the Englishmen, but yet he would suffer none of his people to go foorth of the citie, although there was a great power of men of warre within the citie, both of such as had coasted the English armie in all this iournie, and also of other which were come thither by the kings commandement, beside the burgesses, and inhabitants of the citie. When sir Robert Knolles perceiued that he should haue no battell, he departed and drew toward Aniou, where they wan by strength the townes of Uaas and Ruellie. But now in the beginning of winter, there fell such discord amongst the English capteins, through couetousnesse and en|uie, that finallie they diuided themselues in sunder, greatlie to the displeasure of sir Robert Knolles their generall, who could not rule them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There was a knight among them named sir Iohn Minsterworth, Thom. Wals. Sir Simon Minster|worth. that had the leading of one wing of this armie, a good man of his hands (as we call him) but peruerse of mind, and verie deceitfull, and to sir Robert Knolles (to whome he was much beholden) most vnfaithfull. This knight, perceiuing the wilfull minds of certeine yoong lords and knights there in the armie, that repined at the gouernement of sir Robert Knolles, as the Romans did sometime at the gouernance of Camillus (the chéefe of whome were the lord Grantson, the lord Fitz Walter, and o|thers) did his best to pricke them forward, sounding them in the eare, that it was a great reproch for them being of noble parentage, to serue vnder such an old rascall as he was, ech of them being able to guide their enterprise of themselues, without his counsell, by which flattering of them, and disgracing of him, the said Minsterworth did much mischéefe, for

Lingua loquax, odiosa, procax, parit omne molestum.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Indéed this sir Robert Knolles was not descended of anie high linage,Bermondsey. but borne in the countie of Che|ster of meane ofspring,Sir Robert Knolles borne in Cheshire. neuerthelesse through his va|liant prowesse, and good seruice in warre, growne to such estimation, as he was reputed worthie of all ho|nour due to a noble and skilfull warriour, so that it was thought the king could not haue made his choise of one more able or sufficient to supplie the roome of a chéefteine, than of him: but yet, although this was most true, his aduise could not be heard, nor the au|thoritie appointed him by the king beare anie swaie. For where he counselled that they should now vpon the approching of winter draw foorth of France into Britaine, and there remaine for the winter season,Sir Robert Knolles coun|sell not fol|lowed. they would not so agrée, nor obeie his will. Wherevp|on it came to passe, that sir Berthram de Cleaquin, at that time newlie made constable of France, vn|derstanding this diuision to grow amongst the Eng|lishmen, EEBO page image 406 and t [...]at they were diuided into parts, set vpon them so much to their disaduantage, that he di|stressed them, and tooke or slue the more part of them: but sir Robert Knols with the flower of the archers and men of warre went into Britaine,Discord what commeth of it. C [...]xton. and there sa|ued himselfe, and those that followed him. ¶ Here you may sée, how those that before through amitie and good agreement were of such force as their eni|mies durst not once assaie to annoie them, now by strife and dissention among themselues were slaine or taken by the same enimies, and brought to confu|sion. To which purpose it is properlie and trulie said,

L [...]s odium gignit, charos concordia stringit.