[1] [2] The duke of Sauoie and other capteins of the armie that laie at siege before the towne, aduertised of the conestables comming towards them, assem|bled the most part of their horssemen togither, and with all speed made towards a passage distant from the place where the French armie stood houering a|bout a two English miles: and being got ouer, they diuided themselues into eight troopes of horssemen, led by the earles of Egmond, Horne, Mausfield, the dukes of Brunswike and others, being in all to the number of fiue thousand men of armes, beside the swart Rutters and light horssemen. Which gaue such a furious & cruell charge vpon the Frenchmen, that they not able to resist the same, were altogither de|feated, and their battels as well horssemen as foot|men put to flight. Wherof king Philip hauing know|lege, pursued them with all his force, in which pursute there were slaine of the Frenchmen a great num|ber, the chiefe wherof were these that follow. Iohn of Burbon duke of Anghien the vicount of Tur|raine & eldest sonne of Roch du Maine, the lord of Chandenier, with a great number of other gentle|men that bare armes in the field. There were taken these prisoners following;Prisoners of [...]. These nine knights of the order. the duke of Montmo|rencie constable of France hurt with an harquebuz shot in the hanch, the duke of Montpenser hurt in the head, the duke of Longueuille, the marshall of saint Andrews, the lord Lewes brother to the duke of Mantoa, monsieur de Uasse, the baron of Curton, monsieur de la Roch du Maine, the Reingraue coro|nell of the Almans: moreouer the counte de Roch Foucault, monsieur d' Obignie, monsieur de Meru, monsieur de Montbrun, monsieur de Biron, sonnes to the conestable, monsieur de la chapelle de Biron, monfieur de saint Heran: beside manie other gen|tlemen and capteins of good account and estimation. Yet there escaped the more part of the French horsse|men, and manie of their footmen, with certeine of their capteins of honor; as the duke of Neuers, the prince of Conde brother to the king of Nauarre, the earle of Montmorencie eldest sonne to the conesta|ble, the earle of Sancerre, monsieur de Burdillon, and other of the barons of France.