[1] The king of England well perceiuing himselfe in danger, remoued from the place where he was in|camped, and marched forward through the countries [page 371] of Pontiew and Uimew, approching vnto the good towne of Abuile, and at length by one of the priso|ners named Gobin de Grace, he was told where he might passe with his armie ouer the riuer of Some, at a [...] in the same riuer, being hard in the bot|tome, and verie shallow at an eb water. The French king vnderstanding that the K. of England sought to passe the riuer of Some, sent a great baron of Normandie, one sir Godmare du Foy, to defend the passage of the same riuer,Sir God|mare du Foy. with a thousand men of armes, and six thousand on foot with the Genowaies. This sir Godmare had with him also a great number of them of Muxterell and others of the countrie, so that he had in all to the number of twelue thousand men, one and other, and hearing that the king of England was minded to passe at Blanchetake (which was the passage that Gobin Agace had infor|med the king of England of) he came thither.Gobin Agace When the Englishmen approched, he arranged all his com|panie to defend the passage.