[1] ¶ Here writers varie:Diuersitted writers. for Froissard saith that king Edward had information thereof, before that sir A|merie de Pauie vttered the thing himselfe; but the French chronicles, and also other writers affirme, that the Italian aduertised the king of all the drift and matter betwixt him & the lord Geffrie of Char|nie, before he went through with the bargaine. But whether by him or by other, truth it is the king was made priuie to the matter at Hauering Bower in Essex (where he kept the feast of Christmasse) & there|vpon departing from thence, he came to Douer, Fabian. Froissard. and the daie before the night of the appointment made for the deliuerie of the castell of Calis (hauing se|cretlie made his prouision (he tooke shipping,The king [...]cretlie pa [...]ouer to [...] and lan|ded the same night at Calis, in so secret maner, that but few of the towne vnderstood of his arriuall, he [page 379] brought with him out of England thrée hundred men of armes, and six hundred archers, whom he laid in chambers and towers within the castell, so closelie that few or none perceiued it, the maner he knew by sir Amerie de Pauie his aduertisements (according|lie as it was agréed betwixt them) that the lord Gef|frie of Charnie was appointed to come and enter the towne that night,The lord Geffrie de Charnie. for the king had commanded sir Amerie to proceed in merchandizing with the said lord Charnie, and onelie to make him priuie of the day & houre in the which the feat should be wrought.