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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On a daie the Frenchmen made a skrie toward the English campe, but the Englishmen perceiuing them, passed the riuer that was betwixt them, and with arrowes chased the Frenchmen; so that for hast manie of their horsses foundered, and fell, yer they came to Baion: if there had béene anie horssemen a|mongst the Englishmen, they had sore indamaged their enimies.A gentle offer by the king of Nauarre to ye Engl [...]shmen The king of Nauarre doubting least the Englishmen were come into those parties for no good meaning towards him, sent to the lord mar|quesse a bishop, and diuerse other, offering to mini|ster vittels vnto the Englishmen for their monie, if it should stand so with his pleasure. The lord mar|quesse thanked him for the offer, and promised that if they of Nauarre would vittell his people, they should paie them well and trulie for the same.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 He said also that he would warrant their passing and repassing in safetie, and that by the Englishmen no preiudice should be doone to his realme. Herevpon were the Englishmen vittelled out of Nauarre, to their great comfort. After that the armie had laine thirtie daies in the second campe, there came from the king of Aragon a bishop and other nobles of his councell. This bishop was the same that made the answer to the lord Darcie at Calis the last yeare. The effect of his message was,The effect of the bishops message sent from the king of Aragon to the lord mar|quess [...]. to desire the lord cap|teine and his people to take patience for a while, and they should see that such preparation should be made for the furnishing of their enterprise, as should stand with the honour of his maister and their aduance|ments.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 20 of 24:  Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Englishmen sore discontented with their idle lieng still in the field, misliked with his excuses, sup|posing the same (as they prooued in déed) to be no|thing but delaies. In the meane time that the Englishmen thus lingered without attempting any exploit, their vittels were much part garlike, & they eating thereof with all their meats, and drinking hot wines, & féeding also on hot fruits, procured their bloud to boile within their bellies,

Great death of the flix by vnwoonted diet.

The lord marquesse sendeth to the K. of Spaine to performe promise.

that there fell sicke thrée thousand of the flix: & thereof died an eightéene hundred persons. The lord marquesse perceiuing this mischeefe, sent to the king of Spaine certeine of his capteins to know his pleasure. The king told them that shortlie the duke of Alua should ioine with them, bringing with him a mightie power; so that they might the more assuredlie procéed in their en|terprise. With this answer they returned to the lord marquesse, who liked it neuer a deale; bicause he iud|ged that the king meant but to driue time with him, as after it prooued.

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