[1] [2] [3] [4] About the same [...] the French king had a great fléet of ships in Flanders, so that it was doubted least he meant [...] England. Where|vpon there sons sent to [...] the lord of S. Iohns, and sir [...] with a strong nauie, but they did no good, suffering the [...] diuerse times to passe by [...] to set vpon them. But the ships of Portesmouth & Dertemouth [page 447] bestirred themselues better:The ships of Port [...]mouth & Dartmouth [...] better ser|uice than the kings great name. for entering into the ri|uer of Saine, they drowned foure of their enimies ships, and tooke other foure, with a barke of the lord Clissons, one of the fairest that was to be found ei|ther in France or England. In these vessels the Englishmen had a rich preie of wines, and other merchandizes. ¶The king vpon some occasion tooke great displeasure against William Courtnie arch|bishop of Canturburie, so storming against him, as few durst speake anie thing in his excuse. The lord chancellor Michaell de la Poole seeming to fauour his cause, waslikelie to haue run in high displeasure. Sir Thomas Triuet, and sir Iohn Deuereux intrea|ting for him, were sore rebuked at his hands. Yet at length, after that the archbishop was withdrawne, and had kept him close for a time, he was thorough mediation of some fréends reconciled to the kings fauour.