[1] [2] [3] The Englishmen sore discontented with their idle lieng still in the field, misliked with his excuses, sup|posing the same (as they prooued in déed) to be no|thing but delaies. In the meane time that the Englishmen thus lingered without attempting any exploit, their vittels were much part garlike, & they eating thereof with all their meats, and drinking hot wines, & féeding also on hot fruits, procured their bloud to boile within their bellies,

Great death of the flix by vnwoonted diet.

The lord marquesse sendeth to the K. of Spaine to performe promise.

that there fell sicke thrée thousand of the flix: & thereof died an eightéene hundred persons. The lord marquesse perceiuing this mischeefe, sent to the king of Spaine certeine of his capteins to know his pleasure. The king told them that shortlie the duke of Alua should ioine with them, bringing with him a mightie power; so that they might the more assuredlie procéed in their en|terprise. With this answer they returned to the lord marquesse, who liked it neuer a deale; bicause he iud|ged that the king meant but to driue time with him, as after it prooued.