[1] [2] [3] The citie of Terrouan was stronglie fortified with walles, rampiers, bulworks, and large ditches.The lord Pontremie capteine of Terwine. The lord Pontremie was gouernour within it, ha|uing with him six hundred horssemen, and 2500 Al|mans, besides the inhabitants. The walles & towers were full of ordinance, which oftentimes did much dis|pleasure to the Englishmen.Terwine besieged. The earle of Shrewes|burie planted his siege on the northwest side of the towne, and the lord Herbert on the east side, causing great trenches to be made to couer his people with|all: for on that side there was no hill to succour or defend him. The Frenchmen and Almans would di|uerse times issue out, but the archers were euer rea|die to beat them into the citie againe. The earle of Shrewesburie got into an hollow ground or vallie néere to the citie, and likewise the lord Herbert (by reason of his trenches) approched likewise verie néere to the ditches.