[1] Fouks de Brent.Thus whiles they were occupied on both parts, Fouks de Brent entered into the castell by a po|sterne gate on the backeside, and a great number of souldiers with him, and rushing into the citie out of the castell, he began a fierce battell with the citizens within the citie: which when the Frenchmen percei|ued, by the noise and crie raised at their backs, they ran to the place where the skirmish was, dooing their best to beat backe the aforesaid Foukes de Brent with his companie. But in the meane time the En|glishmen, vnder the leading of Sauerie de Maule|on, a Poictouin (of whom you haue heard in the life of king Iohn) brake open the gates and entred the citie. Then the fight was sore increased and maintei|ned for a time with great furie: so that it was hard to iudge who should haue the better. But at length the Frenchmen and those English lords that were with them, being sore laid at on ech side, began to re|tire towards the gates, and finalie to turne their backs and so fled awaie:The French|men put to flight at Lin|colne. but being beset round a|bout with the kings horssemen, they were streight|waies either slaine or taken for the most part of them.