[1] [2] The French king sendeth foorth a fléet against Eng|land. Abington. The French king in the meane time hauing pre|pared his nauie, conteining thrée hundred saile, what with the gallies and other ships (for he had got di|uerse both from Merselles and Genoa) sent the same foorth to the seas, that vpon such occasion the king of England might also send foorth his fléet. But the French nauie comming neere to the coast of Eng|land, and lieng at anchor certeine daies, looking for sir Thomas Turberuile; when he came not at the day prefixed, the capteines of the French fleet appoin|ted one of their vessels to approch néere to the shore, and to set on land certeine persons that knew the countrie, to vnderstand and learne the cause of such staie. They being taken of the Englishmen and exa|mined, could make no direct answer in their owne excuse, Abington. and so were put to death. Some write that they sent fiue gallies towards the shore to suruey the coast, of the which gallies one of them aduansing foorth afore hir fellowes, arriued at Hide neere to Romney hauen, where the Englishmen esp [...]eng hir, to draw the Frenchmen on land, feined to flie bac [...]e into the countrie, but returning suddenlie vpon the enimies,French men slaine. A gallie burnt. they slue the whole number of them, being about two hundred and fiftie persons. They set fire on the gallie also and burned hir.