[1] Now it came to passe, that at his comming to Gra|ueling, he had perfect knowledge, that the earle of Flanders was ioined in league with his enimies, wherfore he determined first to subdue the earle, least [page 179] whilest he should be out of his realme, some great trouble or sedition might rise within his owne domi|nions. Therfore, leaning the enterprise which he ment to haue made against England, he turned his power against the earle of Flanders,The French K. inuadeth Flanders. and first commanded his nauie to saile vnto the port of Dam, whilest he himselfe keeping on his iournie still by land, tooke the towne of Cassile, and likewise Ypres. From thence he went to Bruges, and besieged the towne, but he could not win it at the first, and therefore lea|uing a power of men to mainteine the siege before it,Gaunt besie|ged by the French king. he himselfe went to Gaunt, and thereto also laid his siege.