[1] Monsieur de Biez, perceiuing that the English footmen began thus to approch, made forward againe with his armie, so fast as was possible for his people to march, drawing still his armed men and best soul|diors to the hindermost ranks, there to be readie to withstand the Englishmen, as they should offer to assaile them: and in this order the Frenchmen made away, and rested not till they came to Hardilo sands, being a place of such strength and aduantage,Hardilo sands. by rea|son of the streict, that after they were once got thither, they might account themselues out of all danger, and therefore there they staid, and dispatched an he|rald vnto the chiefteins of the English armie, to sig|nifie vnto them, that there they ment to abide and to giue them battell, if they would aduance forward to fight with them: but yet they would not in anie wise come foorth of their strength vnto some euen ground, although they were earnestlie required therevnto. Wherevpon the Englishmen, to light them a candle that they might sée where they were, set all the villages & houses about on a light fire, con|tinuing the same all that afternoone, and most part of the night following, and the next morning betwixt [page 968] foure and fiue of the clocke, they came backe a|gaine vnto Bullongne with all their spoiles and pri|soners.