[1] A little before this time, sir Thomas Rampston, sir Philip Branch, sir Nicholas Burdet, and other Englishmen, to the number of fiue hundred men of warre, repared and fortified the towne of S. Iames de Beuuron,Alias B [...]ron. situate on the frontiers of Normandie towards Britaine, within halfe a league of the duke of Britains ground, with whome as then they had o|pen warre; and so began to doo manie displeasures to his people. Wherevpon Arthur earle of Richmont and Yurie, brother to the said duke, and latelie before created constable of France, assembled an huge power of men to the number of fortie thousand (as some haue written) and with the same came before the said towne of S Iames de Beuuron,

Twentie thousand [...] Nicholas Giles.

S. Iames de Beuuron be|sieged.

and plan|ted his siege verie stronglie about it, inforcing with his great ordinance to ouerthrow the wals. And one day amongst other, he determined to giue the assault, and so did, the which continued a long space verie hot and earnest.