[1] [2] [3] Here might either armie behold the other: where|vpon for the auoiding of dangers that might insue, the campes were trenched, and the battels pitched, and the fields ordered as though they should haue tried the matter by battell: but nothing was doone except with skirmishes, in the which the Normans sore vexed the Frenchmen; and therefore receiued great commendations & praises of the lord regent: who vndoubtedlie determined to haue giuen battell to his enimies if they would haue abidden it. But af|ter the armies had thus lien ether in sight of other, for the space of two daies togither, the French king not determining to aduenture in an open battell the whole chance of the game, least he might thereby re|ceiue a perpetuall checkemate, in the night season re|mooued his campe, and fled to Crespie, though his number was double to the English armie. The duke of Bedford, Anno Reg. [...] séeing that the French king was thus cowardlie recoiled with all his power and armie, re|turned againe to Paris, euer suspecting the deceit|full faith of the Parisiens.