[1] About this season were certeine ships driuen by force of wind and weather into certeine hauens on the north coasts of England towards Barwike, w [...]ich ships were of a verie strange forme and fashi|on, but mightie and strong. The men that were a|boord the same ships were of some farre countrie, for their language was vnknowne, and not vnderstand|able to any man that could be brought to talke with them. The fraught and balast of the ships was ar|mour and weapon, as habergeons, helmets, speares, bowes, arrowes, crosbowes and darts, with great store of vittels. There laie also without the hauens on the coast diuerse other ships of like forme, mold and fashion. Those that were driuen into the hauens were staied for a time by the bailiffes of the ports. But fi|nal [...]ie, when it could not be knowne what they were, nor from whence they came, they were licenced to de|part without losse or harme in bodie or goods.