[1] But least any ioy should come to the English peo|ple in that season, without some mixture of gréefe, one sir I. Clearke a right valiant knight,Sir Iohn Clearke a valiant cap|teine. & fellow in armes with sir Hugh Caluerlie, chanced this yeare to lie in garrison in a castell in Britaine, where was an hauen, & diuerse English ships lieng in the same, whereof the French gallies being aduertised, came thither, to set those ships on fire, appointing one of their gallies first to attempt the feat, and if fortune so would, to traine the Englishmen foorth, till they should fall into the laps of foure other gallies which they laid as it had béene in ambush.A policie. Now as the eni|mies wished so it came to passe, for the Englishmen perceiuing their vessels in danger to be burnt of the enimies, ran euerie man aboord to saue the ships and goods within them; and amongst the rest, sir Iohn Clearke their capteine, meaning to take such part as his men did, got aboord also, and streight falling in pursute of the gallie that withdrew for the purpose a|foresaid, the Englishmen were shortlie inclosed with the other gallies before they were aware, not know|ing what shift to make to auoid the present danger.