[1] [2] The armies approch néere togither.The two armies of England and France appro|ched within foure miles togither, so that euerie man thought that there would sure haue béene battell be|twixt them, as there had béene in deed, if the French king had béene willing; yet some saie, that he of him|selfe was disposed thereto: Froissard. but his councellors ad|uised him to the contrarie, by reason of certeine signs and tokens which they misliked, as the starting of an hare amongst them, and such like. Also it was said that Robert king of Naples being then come into France,Robert king of Sicill dis| [...]uadeth the French king to fight with the king of England. whose knowledge in astronomie was knowne to be great, dissuaded the French king by his letters, that in no wise he should fight with the king of England, for he had vnderstanding by art of the heauenlie influences and disposition of the bo|dies aboue, that if the French king fought with this Edward king of England, he should assuredlie b [...] put to the worse. Whether this was the cause, or anie other, sure it is that the Frenchmen had no mind to fight, so that these two mightie armies departed in sunder without battell, and the king of England re|turned into Flanders,The armies retire without battell. sorie in déed that he had not with him halfe the number that the French king had, yet in trust of the valiancie of his souldi [...]rs, chosen out of the pikedst men through England and all the low countrie on this side the Rhene, he ment verelie to haue incountered his enimies, if they had come forward.