[1] After the duke of Glocester had beheld so faire and chosen a power of men of warre, they were streight|waies appointed to get them on shipbrood, & so being imbarked, the whole nauie passed foorth to the Thams mouth, where they staied to watch for the fléet of Flanders, that was readie to come from Rochell with wines. At length, vpon a sundaie, being the e|uen of the Annuntiation of our ladie, the Flemish fleet was discouered a good way off, by one that was mounted into one of the tops of a ship of the Eng|lish fléet. The earle of Arundell greatlie reioising at those newes, foorthwith with his whole fléet made to the sea. When the Flemings approched neere to our nauie, they made saile, as if they would set vpon the same;A good p [...]|licie. and our men of purpose made countenance as if they would haue retired, as mistrusting them|selues to be able to match their aduersaries,

A great vic|torie of the English na|uie against the Flemish fléet.

Ia. Meir. Tho. Walsi.

who co|ueting rather a safe passage than battell, passed by: but the Englishmen hauing once got the wind fit for their purpose, suddenlie set vpon the Flemish ships, and fought with them right fiercelie: at length, after a sore conflict which indured foure houres, the victorie fell to the Englishmen.