[1] When they had made readie their cariages and o|ther things necessarie for such a iournie which they had taken in hand, that is to say, to passe through the realme of France vnto Burdeaux, they set forward, hauing their armie diuided into thrée battels. The earles of Warwike and Suffolke did lead the fore+ward: the two dukes of Lancaster and Britaine, the middle ward or battell, and the rereward was go|uerned by the lord Spenser constable of the host. They passed by S. Omers, by Turrouane, and coa|sted the countrie of Arthois, and passed the water of Some at Corbie.They [...] through the coun [...]rie w [...]+out assauling any townes. They destroied the countries as they went, and marched not past thrée leages a day. They assailed none of the strong townes, nor fortres|ses. For the French king had so stuffed them with notable numbers of men of warre, that they percei|ued they should trauell in vaine about the winning of them. At Roy in Uermandois, they rested them seuen daies, and at their departure set fire on the towne, bicause they could not win the church which was kept against them. From thence they drew to|wards Laon, and so marched forward, passing the ri|uers of Ysare, Marne, Saine, and Yonne. The Frenchmen coasted them, but durst not approch to giue them battell.