[1] The towne being thus abandoned, the Frenchmen had the more easie approch to the castell, who thinking to find quiet lodging in those vacant houses, entred the same without any feare. And being that night at their rest (as they thought) a chosen band of souldiors appointed by the lord Greie,The L. Greie taketh the French at a sléepie aduan|tage. issued out by a posterne of the said castell, and slue no small number of their sleepie ghests, & the rest they put out of their new lod|gings, and maugre the duke and all the French po|wer, consumed all the houses of the towne with fire. That notwithstanding, the said duke with all dili|gence began his trenches. And albeit the shot of the great artillerie from the castell was terrible, & gaue him great impeachment: yet did he continue his worke without i [...]termission, and for examples sake wrought in his owne person as a common pioner or labourer. So that within lesse than thrée daies, Rabutine. he brought to the number of fiue & thirtie batterie pée|ces, hard to the brim of the castell ditch, to batter the same on all sides, as well foorthright as acrosse. But his principall batterie he planted against the stron|gest bulworke of all, called Marie bulworke, thin|king by gaining of the stronger to come more easi|lie by the weaker.