[1] [2] The Frenchmen that laie at the siege, perceiuing by those good runners away that the earle approched, left the siege, and retired in good order into the place which they had trenched, diched, and fortified with ordi|nance. The earle aduertised how the siege was re|moued, hasted forward towards his enimies, doub|ting most, least they would haue béene quite fled and gone before his comming. But they fearing the dis|pleasure of the French king (who was not far off) if they should haue fled, abode the earles comming,The valiant earle of Shre|wesburie and his son [...] fullie slaine. and so receiued him: who though he first with manfull courage, and sore fighting wan the entrie of their campe; yet at length they compassed him about, and shooting him through the thigh with an handgun, slue his horsse, and finallie killed him lieng on the ground, whome they durst neuer looke in the face, while he stood on his féet.