Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Hereford being sent to the sea, with certeine ships of warre, was incountered by the Fle|mish fléet, before an hauen in Britaine called the Baie, where was fought a sore battell, and long con|tinued for the space of thrée houres: howbeit finallie the victorie abode with the Englishmen, notwith|standing that the Flemings were more in number, and better prouided for the matter. There were ta|ken of them fiue and twentie ships, with their Adme|rall Iohn Peterson. They had beene at Rochell for wine, and now were come to the Baie for salt vpon their returne homeward, and hearing that the Eng|lishmen would come that waie, staied for them, and first gaue the onset. For yée must remember, that by reason that the earle of Flanders had married his daughter to the duke of Burgognie, which he had first promised to the earle of Cambridge, there was no perfect fréendship betwixt the realme of Eng|land, and the countries of the said earle of Flan|ders.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Sir Guichard D [...]ngle made knight of the Garter. Polydor. Caxton. Sir Guichard Dangle a knight of Poictou, that was come ouer with the duke of Lancaster, to pro|cure the king to send some new aid into Aquitaine, was for his approoued valiancie and tried truth to the king of England, made knight of the garter. And moreouer at his instance the king rigged a nauie of ships, and appointed the earle of Penbroke as gene|rall, to saile with the same into Aquitaine, and there to remooue the siege which the Frenchmen had laid to Rochell.The earle of Penbroke set into Ga [...]en. The earle according to his commission tooke the sea with a fléet of fortie ships prepared for him: but yer he could enter the hauen of Rochell, he was assailed by an huge fleet of Spaniards, and there vanquished, taken prisoner, & led into Spaine. The Spaniards had for capteins foure skilfull war|riours, Froissard. Ambrose Bouquenegre, Cabesse de Uake or Uakadent, Dom Ferand du Pion, and Rodigo de la Rochell, who had vnder their gouernement fortie great carrauels, and thirteene trim barkes through|lie furnished and appointed with good mariners and m [...]n of warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 The earle of Penbroke had with him nothing the like number of ships, nor men: for (as Froissard wri|teth) he had not past two and twentie knights with him, or (as other haue) not past twelue, being for the more part of his owne retinue or houshold: and yet those few Englishmen and Poictouins that were there with him, bare themselues right valiantlie, and fought it out to the vttermost. There were slaine sir Simon Houssagre, sir Iohn de Mortague, and sir Iohn Tuchet; and there were taken prisoners, be|sides the earle himselfe, sir Robert Buffort, sir Iohn Curson,These foure last remem|bred came for [...]h of Ro|chell to aid the earle. sir Othes de Grandson, sir Guichard Dan|gle, the lord of Pinane, sir Iohn de Griueres, sir Iaques de Surgieres, the lord of Tannaibouton, sir Iohn de Hardane, and others. This battell was fought on Midsummer euen, in this six and fortith yeare of king Edwards reigne. The earle had (as Froissard writeth) treasure with him, to haue waged thrée thousand men of warre, which neuer did anie man good, for (as he was informed) the ship wherein he was aboord, perished with diuerse other being burnt or sunke. ¶The English writers saie, that it was no maruell though this mishap chanced vnto him, bicause he had in parlement spoken against men of the church, in giuing counsell that they might be constreined to paie gréeuous subsidies, towards the maintenance of the kings warre, and that no lesse heauie paiments and subsidies should be impo|sed vpon them, than vpon the secular sort. Wherein he seemed to bewraie a malicious mind against the clergie, who as in no age they haue wanted foes, so in his time they found few fréends, being a genera|tion appointed and ordeined in their cradels to be contemned of the world, speciallie of great men, of whose fauour and goodwill it is truelie & rightlie said,

Gratia magnatum nescit habere statum.