draue vs out of the feelde and gaue an attempte to winne the base Courte where wee attended their commyng and stroue with them so stoutly that in that struggle wee were ioyned and wrastled together as daungerously as any man liuyng maie imagine but in suche order that the Frenche were forced to retire a little and we were faine to recouer the Forte and yet the Frenche so valliauntly handled their busines that thei laye vnder the rampire of the Base courte and slue sondrie of our soldiours that could not in due season come in Emong the cheef Capitaine Manneryng had his deathes wounde and fell doune in the dike before the gate whose bodie we recouered with very little losse but he died within three daies after And the Frēche missyng that thei sought retired that presente night to their Campe where thei abode not tenne daies but a peace was concluded and we marched all towardes Barwicke Now here is to bee noted that in those daies wee had greate soldiours a liue and moste of theim at Barwicke as Capitaine Honte Capitaine Sanders Capitaine Tems Capitaine Pickman and verie many others of good experience and credite Now I muste leaue to your iudgementes and readyng of other bookes the warres of Scotlande and will shewe you of some seruices that happened in Irelande duryng the tyme that sir Anthonie Sellenger was Lorde deputie there who was a graue and fatherly wise gouernour and had muche a doe in that countrey to bryng thynges in good perfection and quietnesse For the Lordes of that soile were at that presence giuen to sondrie troublesome practises whom he reformed and set in very peaceable estate emong the rest was one Makarttie More whiche helde out a greate season but the Lorde Deputie goyng against hym with an armie made hym come in at Corke where vppon his humble submission I sawe hym beare the sworde before the Lorde Deputie Yet albeeit that in this and many other seruices sir Anthonie Sellenger at seuerall tymes deserued greate commendation he beeyng a knight of the Garter yet his fortune was so aduerse and contrarie that he was seldome at home in his Countrey out of trouble and daunger of displeasure and felte as many haue dooen that gouerned Irelande the self same plague that Scipio Affricane possessed for his praise the greef whereof brought sir Anthonie to his graue as the workes I could shewe of his one pennyng can testifie For this honourable knight had an excellent gifte to write in verse or prose and was of so tractable a nature and condition that moste men did honour hym as muche for his vertues as for his office and callyng But my matter depēdeth not onely in one mannes merites or praise wherefore I doe passe to other thynges that commeth to my mynde In Irelande at those daies was the noble Capitaine Randall Capitaine Masterson Capitaine Lippiarde Capitaine Thomas Smith Capitain Coolley and a nomber of other Capitaines that now are out of my remembraunce who for seruice and well doyng are nothing inferiour to many good Capitaines that I haue named before The honourable sir Iames A Crofttes was Lorde Deputie of Irelande and had taken the sworde at Corke of sir Anthonie Sellenger at this season when many greate thinges was to bee dooen And he had no small regarde to his charge and gouernement the seruices theim selues are sufficiente argumente of his no little labour and diligence and maie well enough declare that whiche I omit and for want of laisure doe not speake of Now the warres burste out betweene the French kyng and the Emperour on whose sides sondrie Englishe gentlemen serued for knowledge sake and reputation And on the French side did Capitaine Crayer Capitaine Twittie and their companie florishe and did many exploites as in an other place of my booke I haue reported And on the Emperours side was Capitaine Plonket Capitaine Matson and a greate nomber of verie valliaunt soldiours of our nation who sought nothyng but credite renowme and good report Sir Willyam Drewrie now Lorde Iustice of Irelande was then so gallauntly disposed that he did but daiely search where or how he might bestowe his tyme in seruice and so serued a long season to his greate commendation with the Emperour as heretofore I haue rehearsed And he was so enclined to Marshall affaires that when forraine warres were ended he sought entertainement at Gines and those partes whiche had warre with the Frenche for kyng Phillippes quarrell And he hauyng charge and a lustie bande of horsemen did many thynges that merites good likyng For at that tyme was muche adoe and a bande of horsemen verie well appoincted and full of gentlemen was sente from the lorde Warden an honourable and a worthie gentleman moste full of noblenesse the Lorde Cheinees father now liuyng In this bande and belongyng to that charge was sondrie of the Keises gentlemen of good seruice maister Crippes hauyng the leadyng of all that companie There was sente in like sorte from the Prince Maister Willyam Harbertes brother of sainct Gillians called maister George Harbertte with a bande of footemen and one Capitaine Borne whose Lieutenaunt I was at the siege of Gines These bandes a good season before Callice and Gines were taken ioynyng with other bandes of Callice did make diuerse iourneis into Bollinnoyes and sped verie well Sir William Dreurie at euery seruice deserued no little praise and one Capitaine Winnibancke an auncient soldiour was oftentymes so forward that he was ronne ones through the buttocke with a Launce Many gentlemen in those seruices did well and worthely And sondrie tymes the Lorde Wardeins bande was to be praised And at length a voyage was made by the consente and whole power of Callice and Gines to fetche a prey from Bolleyn gates Mounsire Snarppoule then beeyng gouernour of Bolleyn but we could not handle the matter so priuilie but the Frenche by espiall had gotten woorde thereof Notwithstandyng as Soldiours commonly goes forwarde with their deuise so we marched secretly all the whole night to come to our purposed enterprise and our footemen whereof sir Harry Palmer a man of greate experience had the leadyng He remained with the whole power of footemen nere the Blacke Neastes as a stale to annoye the enemie and succour for suche as were driuen in if any suche occasion came So the horse bandes brake into the Countrey and preased nere Bollayne where was a greate nomber of gallaunt soldiours to receiue them but our horsemen makyng small accounte of the matter beganne to prey the countrey and driue a bootie from the face of the enemies The Frenche horsemen takyng their aduauntage offered a skirmishe to detracte tyme till better oportunitie serued to giue a charge This couragious bickeryng grewe so hotte that the Frenche bandes beganne to showe and our menne must abide a shocke or retire hardely with some foile wherevppon the cheefest of our horsemen charged those of the Frenche that were nerest daunger by whiche attempt the Frenche staied a while but vpon
and at the requeste of the Soldiours in Mottrell those prisoners were giuen to Mounsire Bilboe to purchace his fauour because he seemed to bee angrie for the burnyng of the Abbey of S. Poule and the Frier house there Now at the same tyme when this bootie was gotten and brought into Motterell thei made open sale of the preye in the Market place and the soldiours beeyng of the old garrison in the Toune bloshyng at the boldnesse of the Englishemen and disdainyng their well dooyng that were not of their owne nation immediatlie beganne to spoile the bootie Maisters and by force thought to haue reaped the laboures of others that better deserued Whereupon the Scottishemen of Armes assembled in the Markette place and takyng the Englishe mennes parte demaunded wherefore that outrage was committed and saied thei would not suffer suche a follie to goe vnreuenged For the whiche cause and encouraging of good men Mounsire Bilboe tooke order in the matter committyng one of them that made the spoile to passe the shotte of the Hargaboes without mercie notwithstandyng the twoo brethren seeyng that Mounsire Bilbowe fauoured so muche lawe of Armes and dissipline of warre made sute for the pardon of the offendour by whiche sute and courtesie of theirs thei conquered and obtained the loue of al the Frenche soldiours whiche amitie after did thē as greate pleasure as their present pitie was a thyng to be liked For when the Englishemen wente to any seruice the Frenche would striue to see who could bee fauoured moste to goe in their companie Suche force and vertue hath mercie and gentilnesse to leade the hartes of people euery where either toward seruice or any other hazarde or worthie accion that the remembrance of mercie maie reche into and consider of The Englishe beeyng commaunded then to lye in the borders of Picardie of season at their owne discretion and the Countries charge were after sent to Bohayn and putte there in garrison where was a Capitaine called Capitaine Hearyng with a valiaunt bande of Gascoins whiche ioyned with the Englishmen and made many iournies and roades together into the Burgonion Pale spoilyng the Countrie and puttyng the Burgonions sondrie tymes to the worse and endamaged the countrie so muche and so often that the poore people complained to the Emperour of their Burgonion capitaines beyng many in nomber did suffer a fewe of their aduersaries to distresse the whole Frontiers Wherevpon Mounsire de Fammey then capitain of Laundersey seyng the Emperour moued with this incurssion beganne to practise by all the meanes he might to ouerthrowe the Englishe bande either by pollicie or Treason and findyng a guide that alwaies had the leading of the English when thei wēt about a bootie Moūsire de Fammey infected this guide with a fewe Crounes to betraie his companie and in the meane while againste the daie appoincted Defammey had prepared and made readie a thousande horse and diuerse bandes of footemen to entrappe the Englishe soldiours of Bohain The daie of this practise and murther approchyng and all thyng in readinesse the Burgonions to lye in waite and the Englishe to issue there fell a debate and quarrell betwene twoo Englishemen the one called Tuttell and the other Cheaston whiche faulyng out hindered their goyng to horse and detracted tyme in so muche this traitorous guide could not at the hower appoincted bryng foorthe the Englishemen nor answere the expectation of the Burgonions and so the Capitaine of Laundersey mistrustyng the guide had deceiued hym brake sodainly into the countrey and fell to spoile and to followe their moste aduauntage for the season and beeyng many in nomber did muche hurte aboute Gwyes before the small power there might make any head towardes their enemies but in conclusion the Englishe bande though but a fewe of them were at that presente at Bohayn with the helpe of capitain Hearyng a valiant man and leader of the Gascoins sette vpon the Burgonions and at the first encounter ouerthrew so many Burgonions that the residue fledde and made shifte for them selues at whiche on sette and couragious charge maister Nicholas Maelbie was sore hurte through bothe the sides and one Ihon Daie and he beeyng by seruice drawen from their companie in a daungerous place and plight thei tooke greate care how to recouer their people and in the ende to escape the hazarde Ihon Daie carried maister Malbie on his backe till a horsemanne by chaunce happened to come and comforte theim both Mounsire Deffammey by meanes of a blowe that Ned Driuer had giuen him on the hedde peece was faine to kepe his Beauer doune a long season and taried al a whole night in a woodde the meane while A none after this bickeryng the Frenche kyng made a Proclamation that all his Garrisons should repaire vnto Reins in Schampanie at whiche tyme there was a secrete speache of battaile betwene the Emperour and the Frenche kyng for the whiche cause all the bandes and garrisons that might be made with greate expedition repaired to the place appoincted for the fight And beyng assembled together thei encamped and so the Frenche kyng marched towardes Meattes in Lorraine where he vsed suche pollicie and faire speache that he wanne the toune without bloodshed tooke the Duke of Lorraine and sente hym safely into Fraunce And from Meattes the kyng marched vnto Speeres in Almaignie where he had a certaine masse of money And so to Stroseborough the kyng giuyng order that the Englishe horsemen and others that serued as vaunt currours should ride about the countrey and spoile what thei thought good Maister Nicholas Malbie beyng left at sainct Quintaines to bee healed of his hurte as you haue heard had his brother Ihon Malbie in the campe with the Frenche king who ioyned an other gentleman vnto hym called George Liell and thei twoo seekyng aduentures mette twoo gentlemen Almaines well mounted and appointed but the twoo English men charged them and tooke them prisoners and possessed their Borespeares and other weapōs of warre But George Liell hauyng somewhat to amende deliuered his prisonar his Borespeare to hold because he could not hymself amende his thinges and holde his Borespeare at that instaunte the prisoner seyng his aduauntage thruste the Borespeare vnder the armour of George Lyell and so slue hym he giuyng his laste gaspe and wofull crie made maister Ihon Malbie looke behinde hym who findyng his fellowe dedde ran hastely on the Almaine and in that charge slewe hym and so forthwith set vppon the other prisoner with like determination the other Almaine fell on his knees and asked mercie vppon whiche submission he was saued and ledde awaie by Ihon Malbie where other Englishemen attended to heare some newes And hearyng of this straunge cace thei altogether repaired where the twoo dedde bodies were and buried them bothe as the tyme and place did permit The Frenche Kyng marchyng from Stroseborough came to a strong toune called Domuiell whiche the Kyng besieged and the assaulte beyng readie to be giuen the capitaine
become prisoners because thei abode the assault and stoode so long in their defence against a mightie power and shotte of the Cannon Maister Nicholas Malbie was prisoner to a Spaniard for whose raunsome capitain Matson a honest Englishe gentleman was aunswerable and so maister Malbie retourned to Muttrell where the Duke of Vandome embrased hym and tooke hym to the Frenche Courte who beeyng there presented to the Frenche Kyng was muche made of by the Dukes meanes and bountifully rewarded without suyng for thesame as good soldiours bee in many places and so he was sente to Braye againe to lye in Garrison there till thei were remoued to Amiance And when the whole bande was come thether the Countrey furnished maister Malbies soldiours with all kinde of victuall by the kynges commaundement The Spryng commyng on all the Frenche Garrisons and Englishe Soldiours were commaunded to make their repaire to sainct Quintaines where the Kyng assembled his power and marched into Henault where he tooke a Toune called Synnie and from thence went and besieged Marryngbrough a verie strong toune whiche was yeelded vnto hym within fourtene daies A garrison of the Gascoins was lefte therein and the Campe marched to a Castell called Denouanter In whiche Castell Iullian Romero was and had with hym fiue hundred Spaniardes and as many Almains that valiauntly defended it in so muche that there was diuers bandes and Capitaines that refused to assault the saied Castell The kyng hearyng thereof called those capitaines and bandes before hym and caused them to be degrated and committed them to the Spade and Mattocke whiche is as much dishonor as a soldior maie suffer but there was great sute made by the Duke of Vandome and the nobilitie for to restore them to their honour againe Whiche suite the Kyng would not heare nor giue any grace vnto The companie degrated on knees besought the kyng that thei might goe and winne their credite againe at the assault The kyng hardlie graunted that but seeyng thei sought to serue and doe their duetie the kyng badde theim make newe blacke Ensignes and saied suche as could winne their old Armes by manhod at their retourne from the assaulte thei should be restored to their first degree of honour Wherevpon the assault was giuen and verie many of those men made there their laste seruice for euer but their manlinesse and furious approche was occasion that the Castell was rendered shortly after to the kyng and suche as retourned from that assaulte were muche made of againe and grewe in greate fauour with other soldiours euer after The Castell beyng randered Capitaine Iullian marched Ensigne displaied armor and weapon bagge and baggage with Wagons for their hurte men and so he and his soldiours were conueyed saffely to Mowns in Henaulte where Iullian made the Wagomers greate cheare and gaue them good rewardes Within three daies after the Castell was vndermined and blowen vp and the Campe marched from thence to Cambraie where the Emperour was with a greate Camp whiche Campe laye within three leages of the Freche kynges in a night before the kyng marched forwarde so that there was Alarum giuen to the kynges Campe and many issued out to the skirmishe in whiche skirmishe albeeit it was hotte maister Nicholas Malbie beyng vnarmed tooke an armed man from his companie and brought hym prisoner into the Frenche Campe. In that season D. Wotton was Embassador in France for Queene Marie who commaunded all the Englishemen to retire home or serue the Emperour The twoo brothers hearyng of that Proclamation toke their leaue of Fraunce and came to the Emperour who gaue them fiftie crounes a peece euery Monethe and so waited on the Emperour to raise the siege of Renttie where the Frenche king had laine three weekes before with fourtie thousande menne and had battered it verie sore and was likely to haue wonne it had not the Emperour prepared to giue the Frenche kyng battaile and come thether in tyme But the Frenche kynges fourtie thousande might not fight with sixe score thousande And yet the Frenche kyng shotte of his Batterie in the full hearyng of the Emperour and would not withdrawe neuer a peece of his ordinaunce from the breach although the Emperours Campe came in a merueilous brauerie and approched nere vnto Renttie The Batterie was so plied that it went of from Sunne risyng to Sunne sette and neuer seased whiche made the Emperours Soldiours meruell and therefore the soner to shewe some noble seruice Notwithstandyng for fourteene daies the Batterie seased not these twoo Princely Campes liyng all that while within one league of an other a meruell of the worlde how suche a sorte of people could bee so long kept a sonder Then Martine van Rous an Almaine seruyng with fifteene thousande soldiours saied to the Emperour it was a greate scorne to see his enemies lye so nere hym in quiet on whiche speeches Martin van Rous was sente to ioyne with the Duke of Sauoye and many Spaniard and Italian bandes and so to sette vppon the Frenchemen that laye in a woodde betwene Renttie and the Emperours Campe and to attende vpon those companies was appoincted Count de Horne with fiue hundreth Pistoliers Roittars and certain other bandes that serued as winges to Vanrowses regimēt So these people well bent and sette in order marched towardes the woodde and the Spaniardes on greate peril entered the woodd couragiously where thei founde a hotte and daungerous businesse and were sharpely encountered but thei behaued them selues so stoutly that with muche a dooe thei made the Frenche retire to their maine battaill and whole Campe whiche was within a quarter of mile of the woodde The Duke of Sauoye with certain bandes of horse men and footemen accompanied with Martin van Rous and the Count de Horne marched on the plaine vntill thei came to the wooddes ende where thei founde the kynges battaill readie to present the combate or giue the assaulte to the peece that so long he had besieged The Englishe and Scottes horsemen that serued the Frenche kyng were in a troupe together in a valley where thei prouoked the skirmishe The Barron of Kyrtton who was a moste valliaunte gentilman charged vpon a bande of Spaniardes horsemen and cleane defeatted theim The Count da Horne seeyng that slaughter and ouerthrowe charged the Barron of Kyrttons bande whiche was a little out of order by meane of their furie and so ran through them euery man as though thei had been a fewe children in his waie Suche is the aduauntage of disorder who wiselle can take it In whiche charge the noble Barron was taken prisoner and brought by one of the bande to the Count de Horne the Counte seeyng hym tooke out a Pistolet and presented the shotte to his breast but he was so well armed that the shott could not enter The Barron beholdyng by this outragious deede a bloodie murtheryng mynde craued mercie and told the Count that he was a noble man and would giue a noble raunsome who answered that he
Duke Denamoures courteoussie asked hym if any thing were amisse in his armour in purpose to amende it yet the Duke was a greate freende to Petro Strose for Strose was his Lieutenaunt Ambrose Digbie aunswered that all was well and gaue the Duke and the gentlemen greate thankes for their courtesie and so gallowped to the other side at his pleasure Petro Strose in like sorte went backe againe to his owne coÌ„panie For capitain Tother was not so fortunate that daie as couragious for he ranne thre courses one after an other and could not breake and the Frenchman that ran against hym brake euery course his lance the reasons was why capitain Tother brake not alwaies at the couchyng of the Launce his horse flang out whiche moued the geÌ„tleman very muche and for whiche foule condition he gaue the horse immediately awaie The Portugall beyng brauely horsed vpon a baye courser had not worse happe then courage For he brake full in the face of the â—eueâ— it was thought that he that ranne against hym was the Barron of Burnasell who brake in like maner alwaies vpon the Portugall In the meane tyme there was diuerse bandes that had gotten a greate bootie and spoile in the Countrey whiche contented muche the Almaines who with their spoile and bootie were retired to the campe whereof intelligence beyng giuen to the Duke he caused a retraite to bee sounded and euery man marched forward to the Campe. But the Frenche waited on them and skirmished all the waie where good seruice was to bee seen on bothe sides so thei departed the one side to the Campe and the other side to Muttrell When thei were in the campe and the Duke in his Pauillion at supper there was greate commendation giuen to the Portugall for the beste dooer that daie he hearyng his owne praise replied and saied he should but flatter hymself to beleeue that reporte to be true since all men might see the Englishe gentleman ranne with the greatest Launce and brake moste fairest and especially because he ranne againste Petro Strose who was counted to be one of the valliauntest gentlemen of Fraunce so with this and suche like talke thei rose from the table When this Toune called newe Heddyng was finished there was lefte in the same a verie greate Garrison bothe of Burgonions and Almaines and then the Campe was dispersed and many soldiours cashed and put out of wages Wherevppon the twoo brothers thought to make their repaire into Englande to whiche place the Duke of Sauoye was goyng and so with hym thei came ouer and attended on hym three Monethes and came againe to the seruice of the Emperour where thei remained vntill an Armie was appointed to goe to Sainct Quintaines The noble Erle of Penbroke being Lorde lieutenaunt for that seruice ouer the Englishe Armie in whiche regiment M. Nocholas Malbie had charge of fiftie light horsemen The Armie liyng betwene Gynes and Arde the garrison of Arde beyng strong issued out and gaue our Campe Alarum and our Englishe menne vnacquainted with that kinde of noyes and order of warre were in a maner a mased some ronnyng one waie and some an other and one George Broughton hauyng the leadyng of fiftie horsemen went out of the Campe and was immediatly encountred with a bande of Frenchemen who charged so furiouslie that thei wanne the Gydon of George Broughtons bande and carried it awaie Nicholas Malbie commyng from the scoute with his bande and hearyng the Larum without the Campe made his repaire with certain of his companie where he mette with Broughton who said he had loste his Gydon vppon that newes maister Malbie caused all his companie to retourne and make haste to ouertake the Frenche whiche thei ouertooke at the tournepike and so sharpely dealt with them that the Gydon was recouered againe by maister Malbies owne hande who brought it hym self and deliuered it vnto George Broughton that gaue hym greate thankes therefore Maister Broughton caused the Lorde Lieutenaunte to promise maister Malbie a recompence for this bolde attempte and diuerse noble men commended the seruice vpon the report of suche as sawe it The next daie the Campe remoued to Samedeboyes and so toward Sainct Quintaines where kyng Phillip was besiegyng the toune with a mightie Armie whiche had ouerthrowen moste of the nobilitie of Fraunce that came to succour sainct Quintaines and the Englishe Campe beyng before the toune was appointed to set out certaine bandes for the goyng to the assault emong whiche was one Capitaine Vaughan who came to a freende of his and desired of all freendshipp and for old acquaintaunce sake to light of his horse and goe with hym to the saulte Now in good faithe saied Nicholas Malbie though horsemen neuer come to the breache with my freende I will either winne the Spurres or loose the Saddle and so a lighted and went with maister Vaughan hauyng firste procured licence of the Lorde lieutenaunt to the assault where the enemies were readie to defende their Toune and their liues yet as God would the enemies gaue place with muche a doe to those that valiauntly entered the breache And the firste that entered as diuerse did beholde was these twoo freendes whiche vpon their enterie ranne to saincte Quintaines Churche and gatte there sainct Quintaines hedde a riche iewell and were commyng awaie with this greate treasure but the Almaines had entered at the other breache and mette maister Malbie and Capitaine Vaughan and beeyng a strong companie together tooke awaie the gained bootie from them and put theÌ„ in hazarde of their liues so that thei were faine and glad to escape and leaue sainct Quintaines hedde behinde them Vaughan was hurte in the face and therefore desired to goe to the Campe to be cured And at this assault there wer many made riche though these twoo freendes had but euill Fortune and founde enemies where thei should haue had freendes The toune was spoiled and ransackte and the Admirall of Fraunce with many others were taken there and so kyng Phillip fortified it againe and lefte therein a greate Garrison and retired towardes the Burgonion Paile takyng certaine tounes and fortresses in his waie Not verie long after a peace was concluded and the Englishe Armie beeyng well paied and in Englande maister Nicholas Malbie went to the Irishe warres and kept capitaine Girtton companie not in paie but vppon pleasure The Erle of Sussex then Lorde Deputie and Capitaine Girtton hauyng somewhat to take with the Lorde Deputie desired maister Malbie to see that his charge and countrey should be well gouerned till his retourne and gaue M. Malbie power to doe what he pleased in that behalfe There was one in those partes named Mighell Patrick that was a tickell Subiecte and did many wronges to his neighbours and namely to Capitaine Girttons menne against whom maister Malbie went and had diuerse tymes the vpper hand of hym and put hym and his Kerne to flight In this season there was a Proclamation made by the Lorde Deputie that whosoeuer
other men haue written of those causes Now I make a little recitall of a seruice beeyng dooen betweene sainct Dennis and Parris where the Conestable of Fraunce was slaine in whose companie was maister Edward Barkley attendyng on Mounsire Brizak This battaill was attempted and fought by the power of the king againste the Prince of Conde whose force laye scattered a broade in the countrey aboute Parris and yet the nomber of xviij hundred horsemen and three thousande footemen wer lefte at saincte Dennis Whiche hearyng of the kynges power marched towardes them issued out of the Toune and beganne the skirmishe moste daungerously and with suche courage as seldome hath been seen or redde of consideryng their power was so small and the Parrisians were suche a multitude and to tell the trothe it seemed that the Prince of Condes force was but a handfull in comparison of the contrary side And it seemed a greate madnesse or mockerie for the small nomber to encounter with the greate and huge companie But necessitie that either redoubleth the strength of menne or dauntes the hartes of cowardes had so plucked vp the hartes of this little nomber that thei imagined thei rather sought againste children then champions And as it proued this little troupe presupposed that in a multitude is many opions and many that would rather bee at home in suretie then abroad in daunger whiche opinion and desire of of the weaker sorte breedes oftentymes a confusion and vtter mischeef emong a greate multitude Well albeit the hazard was marueilous and the enterprise paste all the exspectation of man yet the Prince of Condeis power did sette a good face on the matter and plied the kynges force with shotte and polliticke deuises of warre Yea in suche sorte and with suche manhoode at euery encounter some paied the beste blood in their bodies and some were forced to giue a lustie charge to staye and amuse the whole battaill And charge vpon charge was giuen on bothe sides moste noblie with moste assured hope of victorie And the fight beeyng begonne nere Saincte Dennies endured from the winde-milles almoste to the suburbes of Parris But alwaies as the multitude did ouerlaye the little bande the small companies courage did encrease and their myndes were become so greate that thei thought the feelde to small and the daie to short to shewe the valliauncie of their hartes And in this their manly disposition thei gatte grounde at euery charge thei gaue And in fine beeyng furiously bente compelled by greate Fortune and daungerous seruice the kynges side to swaie a little about and takyng the aduauntage offered thei charged a bande of horsemen where thei thought the Conestable of Fraunce stoode in troupe and hitte so full vpon the marke thei shotte at that the noble Mounsire Memorancie was slaine at the firste stroke by the handes of one called capitaine Steward a Scottishe gentleman Thus the Conestables death and others of good credite beeyng knowne and published emong the Parrisiens that came with hym to the feelde Thei fled as faste as thei could and so the whole armie was discouraged and as thei might euery man made shift for hym self But yet some order was kept emong them or els a great slaughter had been made and yet in trothe the Prince of Condeis side were waxt so a wearie that thei but looked for a tyme to take breathe in and refreshe their ouerlaboured horses Here maie the worlde beholde what good Fortune the forward myndes of men maie attaine vnto and what victorie and conquest is compassed by a constaunt determination and a resolute seruice Whiche who that lookes into and regardes throughly shall euer haue a prosperous successe For in all battailes and seruices where good Capitaines are the leaders the valliauncie of menne commonly goes awaie with the garlande and all worldly glorie and triumphes attendes and waites on the worthinesse of mennes courages as a thyng incident to those that dare aduenture by vallue to striue for good fame The Kyng notwithstandyng this ouerthrowe whiche might not a little moue his Maiestie raised a greate Armie after this when Sharters was besieged by the prince of Conde and marched thetherwardes with a princely power where was greate seruice and many a man slaine before the siege was raised But for that but a fewe of any greate name loste their liues there I write little of the particulars and yet if I liste to delate there is matter enough lefte to enlarge my volume of the same seruice Maister Edward Barkly was on the kynges side in like sort at this seruice and at the reste of the Frenche warres that followes on the Prince of Condies side Capitaine Barkley went after with the Prince of Conde and was at the siege of sainct Ihon Dangill At the siege of Poictiers At the siege of Angulem At the skirmishe of Lodwyne At the skirmishe of Lasmirie At the skirmishe of Pompero in whiche skirmishes many greate conflictes were giuen and many thousandes were slaine And a nomber of greate aduentures were to bee seen the Chronicle of Fraunce settes theim foorthe at the full For whiche cause I leaue out muche of the matter And after Capitaine Barkley had been at all these seruices afore named he was with the Prince at the battaill of Iernake where there was a greate fight and a hotte encounter long in ballaunce hangyng betweene hope and doubte But to conclude as the Frenche writers and trothe dooeth testifie The Kyng had the vpper hande and the Prince of Conde was slaine and his whole force driuen backe In whiche fight and blouddie battaill thousandes were discomfited on bothe the sides But the grace of good Fortune and the glorie of that daie wente awaie with the Kyng that longe had sought victorie and founde but harde chaunce till that present howre Some doe excuse the Princes misfortune with an ouersight of those that were aboute hym But in Gods blessed bosome the bowels of those broiles and businesse is shrined and lyes faste locked from the lookes and iudgement of man. Now I mynde to touche somewhat the seruices that were by Sea since we that are a liue can remember the reporte of the same and yet I maie not expresse at large any greate thyng thereof because I would not be tedious to the reader nor would not write more then is or maie bee well liked â–ª For that I searche no bookes nor robbe no one Aucthour of his studie and laboure I runne but to my owne vewe and reache of reason or followe the true report of those that I knewe will not fable with the worlde in matter of trothe and credite In the raigne of that moste redoubted and perelesse Prince Kyng Henry the eight whose famous actes can not bee to muche spoken of There was a noble and terrible fight on the Sea betweene the Frenche Galleis whiche were nineteene in nomber and twoo Foistes and our shippes whiche were not many The Kyng hauyng sente to Laundersey sir Ihon Walloppe and a