[1] [2] And so by the high valiancie of sir Nicholas Ar|nalt, and the other capteins that serued in that fort vnder him, and chieflie by the assistance of almightie God, the giuer of all victories, the enimies were re|pelled, to their great dishonor, and the péece reser|ued to the immortall renowme of the defendants. Within a daie or two after, the generall of the Frenchmen sent to know of prisoners taken; but sir Nicholas Arnalt answered the messenger,

that he knew of no warre: and therefore if anie had attemp|ted to make a surprise of his péece by stealth, they were serued accordinglie to their malicious mea|nings. Indéed (said he) we haue taken none of your men, but we haue got some of your braue guilt ar|mour & weapons. Well (said the messenger) it is not the cowle that maketh the moonke, and no more is it the braue armour or weapon that maketh the man of warre: but the fortune of warre is such, sometime to gaine, and sometime to lose.

Sir Nicholas recei|uing him into the fort, made him good chéere, and gaue him fiftie crownes in reward, and so he de|parted.