[1] [2] As king Edward with saile and ore was thus ma|king course towards the duke of Burgognies coun|trie (whither he determined at the first to go) it chan|ced that seuen or eight gallant ships of Easterlings, open enimies both to England and France, were a|brode on those seas, and espieng the kings vessels, be|gan to chase him. The kings ship was good of saile, and so much gat of the Easterlings,King Ed|ward arriued at Alquemar [...] that he came on the coast of Holland, and so descended lower before a towne in the countrie called Alquemare, and there cast anchor as néere the towne as was possible, bi|cause they could not enter the hauen at an ebbing water. The Easterlings also approched the English ship, as néere as their great ships should come at the low water, intending at the floud to haue their preie: as they were verie like to haue atteined it in déed, if the lord Gronture,The lord Gronture. gouernor of that countrie for the duke of Burgognie, had not by chance béene at the same time in that towne.