[1] [2] Also in the beginning of this moneth the citie of London set foorth a thousand soldiors of archers,The Londo|ners set foorth a power into France. har|quebutters, pikes, and bils, which went to Douer, and so passed ouer vnto Calis, to serue the king in his wars on that side the seas.The death of the valiant lord Poi|nings. In the same moneth that valiant capteine sir Thomas Poinings knight, lord Poinings, and the kings lieutenant of his towne and marches of Bullogne departed this life, after he had to his great honor atchiued manie woor|thie enterprises in seruice of his prince against the enimies, so that his death was much lamented. A gentleman vndoubtedlie deseruing to be had in per|petuall memorie: and pitie it is, that diuerse such va|liant feats as he in his life time atchiued, were not committed to writing, to remaine for examples sake to posteritie.