[1] ¶ But through this their remisse vsage and loose behauiour, and forgetting that a temporarie truce is no safe warrant of securitie and peace, they deriued danger and destruction to themselues; which it had beene their parts prouidentlie to haue preuented, and not through their carelesnesse to set open a gap of aduantage to their enimies, who pursued them with professed hostilitie, notwithstanding they reposed confidence in the truce that was granted. Héerein they are to be resembled to the cooks of whome Plau|tus speaketh verie neatlie, saieng,

—coquos equidem nimis

Demiror, qui tot vtuntur condimentis, eos eo

Condimento non vtier quod praestat omnibus,

Meaning sobrietie: so these delighting more in their dishes, than mistrusting their enimies, remem|bred to take the vse of any pleasure that the conueni|entnesse of this present time might proffer; onelie as cookes among all their sawces doo mind nothing lesse than sobernesse: so these in the abundance of their ioies, thought nothing of afterclaps, which af|terwards made them (like fooles) to sing an vnhappie had I wist. For the Frenchmen, perceiuing this their negligence, required licence of the French king to giue assault to the citie, declaring in what state the matter presentlie stood; who not meaning to violate the reuerence of that day, and his promi|sed faith, with any such vnlawfull attempt, comman|ded his men of warre that made the request in no wise to stirre.The French|men assault the citie, with|out comman|dement of their king. Two préests. Howbeit the souldiers vpon couetous|nesse of the spoile, raised the ladders to that part of the wall which they iudged to be most without war|ders, so that some of them mounting aloft, got vp, and were about to helpe vp their fellowes.