Compare 1577 edition: 1 After the death of the earle of Warwike, the duke of Yorke was againe made regent of France,The duke of Yorke againe made regent of France. which accompanied with the earle of Oxenford, the lord Bourchier called earle of Ewe, sir Iames of Or|mond, the lord Clinton, sir Richard Wooduile, & di|uerse other noble men, sailed into Normandie. Be|fore whose ariuall, the French king sore gréeued with the taking of the towne of Ponthoise, assembled a great armie,Ponthoise besieged by the French king, but va|liantlie defen|ded. and besieged the said towne himselfe in person, inuironing it with bastiles, trenches, and dit|ches, beating the walles and bulworks with shot of great ordinance, and giuing therevnto diuerse great and fierce assaults. But Iohn lord Clifford, like a va|liant capteine, defended the towne so manfullie, that the Frenchmen rather lost than woone.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Yorke at his landing receiued true aduertisement of this siege, wherevpon he sent for the lord Talbot, and a great number of soldiers, and so came neere to the towne of Ponthoise, and there incamped himselfe; who therewith sent word to the French king, that thither he was come to giue him battell, if he would come out of his strength and ba|stiles. But the French king by aduise of his coun|cell, determined not to venture his person with men of so base degrée, but meant to kéepe his ground, bidding the lord regent to enter at his perill, and in the meane season did what he could to stop the pas|sage of the riuer of Oise, so that no vittels should be brought to the English armie by that waie, in hope so to cause them to recule backe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Yorke, perceiuing that the French king minded not to fight, purposed to passe ouer the riuer of Oise, and so to fight with him in his lodging. Whervpon he remooued his campe, and appointed the lord Talbot and other, to make a countenance, as they would passe the riuer by force at the port of Beaumont: and appointed an other companie in boates of timber and leather, and bridges made of cords and ropes (whereof he had great plentie caried with him in chariots) to passe ouer beneath the abbie. Whilest the lord Talbot made a crie, as though he would assault the gate, certeine Englishmen passed the water in botes, and drew a bridge of cords ouer, so that a great number of them were got to the other side,A policie for a bridge. yer the Frenchmen were aduised what had hap|pened. When they saw the chance, they ran like mad men, to haue stopped the passage, but it was too late: for the most part of the Englishmen were got ouer, in so much that they chased their enimies backe, and slue sir Guilliam de Chastell, nephue to the lord Ta|neguie du Chastell, and diuerse others.