[1] At length the king approched the riuer of Some, & finding all the bridges broken, he came to the passage of Blanchetake,Blanchetake. where his great grandfather king Edward the third a little before had striken the bat|tell of Cressie: but the passage was now so impeached with stakes in the botome of the foord, that he could not passe, his enimies besides there awaie so swar|ming on all sides. He therefore marched forwards to Arames, marching with his armie, and passing with his carriage in so martiall a maner, that he ap|peared so terrible to his enimies, as they durst not of|fer him battell. And yet the lord Dalbreth constable of France, the marshall Boncequault, the earle of Uendosme great master of France, the duke of A|lanson, and the earle of Richmont, with all the puis|sance of the Dolphin laie at Abuile, but euer kept the passages, and coasted aloofe, like a hauke though ea|ger yet not hardie on hir preie. The king of England kept on his iournie till he came to the bridge of saint Marence, where he found aboue thirtie thousand Frenchmen, and there pitched his field, looking suer|lie to be fought withall.