[1] [2] Thus bestowing the most part of all such men of warre, both Frenchmen and Spaniards, as he could make in places most conuenient for that purpose, he fullie determined not to giue battell till his enimies had wearied themselues in keeping of the fields, and that a new power was come to his aid out of France, which he dailie looked for. By which means it came to passe,Great death in the Eng|lish host in Spaine by reason of the great heat of that countrie. that the Englishmen not vsed to such hot aire as they found in those parts in that season of the yeare (for it was about Midsummer) fell dailie into manie perillous diseases, whereof no small num|ber died; and other became so faint, that they were not able to helpe themselues, that to consider the mi|serie in which they were, it would haue rued the harts of their verie foes. Herevpon was the duke constrei|ned to fall to a communication for a peace, which in the end was accorded, though not at this instant.