[1] [2] The French king being aduertised, that the king of England meant shortlie to returne into Flan|ders with a great power, Gaguin. in purpose to inuade the realme of France on that side, assembled a nauie of foure hundred ships vnder the leading of three expert capteins of the warres by sea,A great nauie prepared by the French king. as sir Hugh Kiriell, sir Peter Bahuchet, and a Geneweis named Barbe Noir, appointing them to the coasts of Flanders to defend the king of England from landing there, if by any meanes they might. These three capteins or ad|merals came and laie with their ships in the hauen of Sluise, for that it was supposed the king of England would arriue there, as his meaning was indeed, wherevpon when his men, ships, and prouisions were once readie in the moneth of Iune, he tooke the sea with two hundred saile, and directing his course to|wards Flanders,The king of England ta|keth the sea. there came vnto him the lord Ro|bert Morley, with the north nauie of England, so that then he had in all about three hundred saile, or (as other saie) two hundred and three score.