[1] In this meane while, the Frenchmen made cer|teine vessels foorth to the sea, vnder the gouernance of the earle of S. Paule, the which vpon the fiftéenth daie of March landed earlie in the morning at Win|chelsie, Caxton. Additions to Ad. Merimu [...]h. and before sunne rising entred the towne, and finding the inhabitants vnprouided to make anie great resistance, fell to and sacked the houses, slue manie men, women and also children, and after set fier on the towne;Winchelsie burnt by the French. and vpon knowledge had that the people of the countrie next adioining were assem|bled, and comming to the rescue, he caused his men to draw to their ships, and so they taking their pillage and spoile with them, got them aboord, not without some losse of their companie, which were slaine in the towne by such as resisted their violence. Whilest the king laie at Aguillon, there came to him Anscaume de Salilans chancellor of Burgognie, Iaques de Uienne,A Compositiõ made to spare the co [...]ntrie of Burgognie. and other lords of the countrie, being sent from their duke, to agrée with the king for the spar|ing of the lands and seigniories apperteining to the duchie of Burgognie.