[1] [2] The same moneth also the lord Lisle admerall of England with the English fléet entered the mouth of Saine, and came before Newhauen,The English fléet commeth before New|hauen. where a great nauie of the Frenchmen laie, to the number of a two hundred ships, and six and twentie gallies, wher|of the pope (as was reported) had sent twentie well furnished with men and monie, to the aid of the French king. The Englishmen being not past an hundred and thréescore saile, and all great ships, de|termined not to set vpon the Frenchmen where they laie: but yet approching néere vnto them, shot off cer|teine péeces of ordinance at them, and thereby cau|sed the gallies to come abroad, which changed shot a|gaine with the Englishmen. The gallies at the first had great aduantage, by reason of the great [...]alme. Twise either part assaulted other with shot of their great artillerie, but suddenlie the wind rose so high, that the gallies could not indure the rage of the seas, and so the Englishmen for feare of flats were com|pelled to enter the maine seas, and so sailed vnto [page 969] Portesmouth where the king laie, for he had know|ledge by his espials that the Frenchmen intended to land in the Ile of Wight, wherefore he repaired to that coast, to see his realme defended.