[1] Whilest he there remained, manie princes and great lords came from the court, that laie at an ab|beie called forrest Montier, eleuen leagues from Bullogne beyond Muttrell, on the waie towards Abuille, in hope that battell should haue followed be|wixt the English and French armies. Among other that came thither are these remembred as principall, monsieur Danguien, monsieur Daumalle, mon|sieur le duc de Neuers, monsieur le conte de La|uall, and monsieur de la Trimouille. Monsieur Dau|malle eldest sonne to the duke of Guise, being lod|ged in the vantgard that was gouerned by monsieur de Brissac, chanced on a daie to be present at a skir|mish, where shewing himselfe verie forward, he was striken through the sight of his helmet, with a light horssemans staffe, that pearsing in betwixt his nose and his eie, entred halfe a foot into his head, as mon|sieur de Langeie writeth,Martin de Bellaie, seig|neur Langeie in his memo [...]|res. and breaking off a two sin|gers beneath the iron, the same iron remained still within his head: but yet escaping out of the English mens hands, he came backe to the campe, had the truncheon and iron pulled out of his head, and being dressed was conueied in a litter to Piquignie, where he laie for two or thrée daies in such danger, that no man looked that he should haue escaped with life.