[1] King Henrie, after the winning of Harflue, de|termined to haue procéeded further in the winning of other townes and fortresses: but bicause the dead time of the winter approched, it was determined by aduise of his councell, that he should in all conueni|ent spéed set forward, and march through the countrie towards Calis by land, least his returne as then homewards should of slanderous toongs be named a running awaie: and yet that iournie was adiudged perillous,Great death in the host by the flix. by reason that the number of his people was much minished by the flix and other feuers, which sore vexed and brought to death aboue fifteene hun|dred persons of the armie: and this was the cause that his returne was the sooner appointed and con|cluded.