[1] But the French hauing passed through the dich full of water,The French|men disap|point the Englishmens deuise. & thereby with their cloths wringing wet as they passed ouer the traine, they moisted so the powder, that it would not take fire when it was gi|uen. Herevpon the Frenchmen espieng the traine, auoided the same; so as that deuise came to no pur|pose, and without anie resistance they entered the ca|stell, and thought to haue entered the towne by that waie. But by the prowesse and hardie courage of sir Anthonie Ager knight, & marshall of the towne, with his soldiors they were repelled, and driuen backe a|gaine into the castell, and so hard followed, that our men forced them to close and shut the castell gate for their suertie, least it should haue béene recouered a|gainst them, as it was once attempted by sir Antho|nie Ager; who there with his sonne and heire,Sir Antho|nie Ager and his sonne slaine. and a purseuant at armes called Calis, with diuese others to the number of three or foure score Englishmen lost their liues.