[1] [2] The Normãs [...] to the wal| [...]d townes.The Normans hearing of the kings arriuall, were suddenlie striken with such feare, that they fled out of their houses, leauing the townes and villages, and with their wiues and children, bag and baggage, got them into the walled townes, preparing there to de|fend themselues, & with all speed sent to the French king, requiring him to prouide for the defense and preseruation of his louing subiects. Héerevpon, the men of war were appointed to resort into the strong townes, to lie within the same in garrisons, to resist the power of the Englishmen, so that all the walled townes and castels in Normandie were furnished with men, munition, and vittels. The king of Eng|land,Touque [...] besieged [...] y^ [...] English| [...]n & taken. when he had resolued with his counsell for his proceeding in his enterprises, laid siege vnto the ca|stell of Touque. The duke of Glocester that led the fore ward, had the charge of that siege, the which by force of assaults, and other warlike meanes, brought to that point, that they within yeelded the place into his hands, the ninth daie of August. The earle of Sa|lisburie,Amberuilli|ers castell taken. who led the battell, tooke the castell of Am|beruilliers, the which was giuen to him by the king, and so this earle was the first that had anie territorie giuen him of the king in this new conquest. The king made at the winning of Touque eight and twentie knights, and left sir Robert Kirkelie cap|teine there.