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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But at length calling to remembrance, that the king of England came before no towne nor for|tresse, from which he would depart before he had brought it vnder his subiection, they offered to come to a parlée, and in the end compounded to render the EEBO page image 571 towne into the kings hands the eight daie of Sep|tember next insuing, and the castell (bicause it was the stronger péece) they couenanted to deliuer the foure and twentith of the same, if in the meane time no rescue came to raise the siege. Thom. Wals. Herevpon when no such releefe could be heard of, at the daies limited, the soldiers of the garrison, & the more part of the towns|men also submitted themselues, and receiued an oth to be true subiects to the king,Duke of Cla|rence saith Rich. Grafton. and so remained still in their roomes. The earle of Worcester was made cap|teine there.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Titus Liuius. About the same time, to wit, the thrée and twentith of September (as some write) was castell Galiard surrendred to the hands of the duke of Excester, which had beene besieged euer since the last daie of March (as before yée haue heard.) But others write that it held out seauen moneths, and was not deliuered vp till the twentith of December. This castell was not onelie strong by situation, standing vpon the top of a stéepe hill, but also closed with mightie thicke walles, and furnished with men, and all maner of munition and things necessarie. The king appointed the lord Ros capteine of it. After that Gisours and castell Galiard were thus yéelded to the English obeisance, all the other townes and castels thereabout, and in the countrie of Ueulquessin, shortlie after yéelded to the king, as Gourneie, Chaumount, Neaufle, Dan|gu, and other small fortresses. Of Gourneie, was sir Gilbert Umfreuile made capteine; at Neaufle, the earle of Worcester; and at Dangu, Richard Wood|uile. Shortlie after was the castell Daumall yéelded to the earle of Warwike,Normandie brought into ye kings sub|iection, that had béene lost & deteined a long time frõ the English. to whome it was giuen. And thus was the whole duchie of Normandie (Mont saint Michael onelie excepted) reduced to the possessi|on of the right heire, which had béene wrongfullie de|teined from the kings of England euer since the daies of king Iohn, who lost it about the yeare one thousand two hundred and seauen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 To satisfie those that be desirous to know what capteins were appointed by the king in diuerse townes that were yéelded to him (of which we haue made no mention heretofore but in generall) here their names doo follow, and of the townes, as we find them in the chronicles of maister Hall. At Crew|leie, sir Henrie Tanclux an Almaine; at Torignie, sir Iohn Popham, to whome it was giuen; at Cham|boie, the lord Fitz Hugh; at Uernueil in Perch, sir Iohn Neuill; at Essaie, sir William Huddleston bailiffe of Alanson; at Crulie sir Lois Robsert; at Conde Norean sir Iohn Fastolfe; at Cawdebecke, sir Lois Robsert; at Deepe, William lord Bourchi|er earle of Eu; at Aubemarle, the earle of War|wike, and his deputie thereof William Montfort; at Bellincombre, sir Thomas Ramston lord thereof by gift; at Longueuille, the capitall de Beuf or Buz, earle thereof by gift; at Danuille, sir Christopher Burden; at Couches, sir Robert Marburie; at Chi|erburg, sir Iohn Gedding; at Bacqueuille, the lord Ros; at Arques sir Iames Fines, bailiffe of Caux; at Monceaux, sir Philip Leech; at Estrie Pagnie, Richard Abraham; at Sentler Surget, William Basset; at Bretueill, sir Henrie Mortimer bailiffe of Hunflew.

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