[1] [2] Now king Philip the father of this Lewes, be|ing glad to haue such an occasion to inuade the relme of England, which he neuer looued, promised willing|lie that his sonne should come vnto the aid of the said barons with all conuenient spéed (but first he recei|ued foure and twentie hostages which he placed at Campaine for further assurance of the couenants ac|corded) and herewith he prepared an armie, and di|uerse ships to transport his sonne and his armie o|uer into England. In the meane time, and to put the barons in c [...]mfort, he sent ouer a certeine number of armed men, vnder the leading of the chatelaine of saint Omers and the chatelaine of Arras,French [...] sent ouer to the aid of the barons. Hugh Thacon, Eustace de Neuille, Baldwin Brecell, Wil|liam de Wimes, Giles de Melun, W. de Beamont, Giles de Hersie, Biset de Fersie, and others, the which taking the sea, arriued with one and fortie ships in the Thames,The [...] after the [...] Rafe Co [...]. and so came to London the sea|uen and twentith of Februarie, where they were re|ceiued of the barons with great ioy and gladnesse. Moreouer the said Lewes wrote to the barons, that he purposed by Gods assistance to be at Calice by a day appointed, with an armie redie to passe ouer with all spéed vnto their succours.