[1] But now to returne to the king, which all this while remained in Brabant. Ye haue heard how the citie of Cambrie held with the French king: wher|fore the K. of England assembling togither a migh|tie strong armie aswell of Englishmen as of the low countries of Dutchland, ment to besiege it, but first he sent the archbishop of Canturburie with the bishops of Lincolne and Durham vnto Arras, as commissioners from him to méet there with the archbishop of Rouen,Cõmissioners sent to treat of peace. and the bishops of Langres and Beauuais, appointed to come thither as com|missioners from the French king, to treat with the Englishmen of a peace, but they could not a|grée vpon anie conclusion, wherevpon king Ed|ward, comming forward with his power,They cannot agrée. approa|ched to Cambrie, and planted his siege round a|bout it. But the bishop,Cambrie be|sieged. not meaning to deliuer the citie vnto king Edward nor vnto anie other that should demand it to the behoofe of the emperour Ludouike of Bauiere, as then excommunicated of the pope, had receiued into the towne fiue thou|sand Frenchmen, with the French kings eldest sonne, Ia. Meir. the duke of Normandie latelie returned out of Guien, and the lord Theobald Maruise,The king ra [...]seth his siege and entreth into France Flamin|guerie. with cer|teine companies of Sauoisins, so that the citie was so defended, that the king of England perceiuing he should but lose time, leuied his siege, and entred into France, pitching his field at a place called Flamin|guerie.