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14.1. The truth of the said memorable feat as it was reported in writing.

The truth of the said memorable feat as it was reported in writing.

_MEmorandum, that my lord the earle of Warwike did send out my cosin sir Iohn Bromley and my cosin George Umfreuile with an hundred archers, and about two hun|dred soldiers a strett,A conflict néere to Caw|debecke. to keepe at a little ca|stell called the Stroo neere to Cawdebeke where they wearen met with aboue eight hundred Frenchmen & the fraie betweene them long yfought, and the Englishmen in great dread and perill: till at length by the might of God and saint George, the feeld did fall to our Englishmen, & the French|men wearen put to flizt, and thear wearen yslaine aboue two hundred Frenchmen, and as manie ytaken prisoners, and their capteine who was ycalled the lord of Estri|sles was thear also yslaine,The L. of E|strisles slaine. and thear wea|ren yslaine of our Englishmen my said co|sin George Umfreuile and about twentie mo: on whose solles Iesus haue mercie,George Um|freuile slaine. and thear wearen hurt in the face my said cosin sir Iohn Bromley & my cosin Wal|ter Audeley sore wounded and maimed in the right arme of his bodie,Walter Aude|ley sore woũ|ded. he then being but of the age of eighteene yeares. But thankes be giuen to the blessed Trinitee, thear wearen manie noble victories ywoon by the said noble erle of Warwike and his folke, as in his officiall booke (written by Maister Iohn le Tucke then present with the said noble earle) is amplie recorded. My said cosin Walter Audeley died at War|wike the seauenteenth daie of Iulie And this sir Iohn Brom|ley departed from this life the fourth day of Sept. 1419. which w [...]s in anno reg. 7. as by the office takẽ after his death remain|ing of record in ye castell of Chester dooth manifestlie appeare. anno Domini one thousand foure hundred and twentie, and was buried at Acton in Che|shire, neere the bodie of my said cosin sir Iohn Bromley: on whose solles Iesus haue mercie. By me sir Richard Braie, chapleine to my ladie the old countesse of Warwike; Iesus Maria, Amen, Pater noster, Aue Maria.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this conflict, this towne was so hardlie hand|led with fierce and continuall assaults, that the cap|teins within offered to suffer the English nauie to passe by their towne without impeachment, vp to the citie of Rone. And also if Rone yeelded, they promi|sed to render the towne without delaie. Héerevpon the English nauie, to the number of an hundred sailes, passed by Cawdebecke, and came to Rone, and so besieged it on the water side. There came also to this siege the duke of Glocester, with the earle of Suffolke, and the lord Aburgauennie, which had ta|ken (as before yee haue heard) the towne of Chier|burgh, & lodged before the port of S. Hilarie, néerer to their enimies by fortie rodes than any other per|son of the armie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 During this siege also, there arriued at Har [...]lue the lord of Kilmaine in Ireland,The lord of Kilmaine capteine of the Irishmen. with a band of six|teene hundred Irishmen, in maile, with darts and skains after the maner of their countrie, all of them being tall, quicke, and nimble persons, which came EEBO page image 566 and presented themselues before the king lieng still at the siege, of whom they were not onelie gentlie re|ceiued & welcomed; but also because it was thought that the French king and the duke of Burgognie would shortlie come, and either attempt to raise the siege, or vittell and man the towne by the north gate, they were appointed to kéepe the north side of the ar|mie, and speciallie the waie that commeth from the forest of Lions. Which charge the lord of Kilmaine and his companie ioifullie accepted, and did so their deuoir therein, that no men were more praised, nor did more damage to their enimies than they did:The good ser|uice of the I|rishmen at this siege. for suerlie their quickenesse & swiftnesse of foot did more preiudice to their enimies, than their barded horsses did hurt or damage to the nimble Irishmen. Also the kings coosine germane and alie (the king of Por|tingale) sent a great nanie of well appointed ships vnto the mouth of the riuer of Seine, Titus Liuius. The king of Portingale sendeth aid to king Henrie. to stop that no French vessels should enter the riuer, and passe vp the same, to the aid of them within Rone.

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