[1] The king therefore, to take awaie all the issues and entries from them within, made a bridge ouer the riuer, able to beare horsses and carriage: and a|gaine, appointed diuerse botes furnished with men of warre, to kéepe the streame; so that they within should haue no waie to come abroad, either by water or land: yet on a daie, the Frenchmen sailed foorth, and assailed the English lodgings, where the earle of Warwike was incamped on the east side of the towne, not farre from the duke of Burgognie; but by the valiant prowesse and manlie courage of the Englishmen, the enimies were easilie beaten backe and constreined to retire into the towne againe, with their losse. Héere is to be remembred, that du|ring this siege before Melun, there came to the king the duke of Bauiere,The d [...]ke of Bauiere com|meth to king Henrie with a [...]ber of horssemen. the kings brother in law (but the kings sister that had beene married to him, was not then liuing) and brought with him seauen hun|dred well appointed horssemen, which were reteined to serue the king, and right worthilie they bare them|selues, and therefore most liberallie recompensed at the kings hand, for the time they continued in his seruice.