[1] [2] But to deliuer the duke and his souldiors from that care, there came to him glad newes from those that had charge to watch the said causeie, how the capteine hauing intelligence of the rendering of Guisnes, secretlie the same night had conueied him|selfe, [page 1141] with his small garrison by a secret passage o|uer the marish into Flanders.A prouiso of aduantage for the duke. Wherby the duke be|ing now past care of anie further siege to be laid in all the frontier, tooke order foorthwith to seize the said little fort into his own hands, as it was easie to doo, when there was no resistance. When this peece was once seized by the French, then remained there non [...] other place of defense nor strength of the Eng|lish on all that side the sea, for the safegard of the rest of the countrie. Whereby the French king became wholie and throughlie lord & maister of all the Eng|lish pale: for now (as ye haue heard) there was nei|ther towne, castell, or other fortresse, more or lesse on that side (sauing Boots bulworke neere to Graue|ling, which after king Philip kept as his) but that it was either taken awaie by force, or else abandoned, and left open to the enimie. And (as the French|men write) besides the great riches of gold and sil|uer, coine,This was a maruellous rich bootie for the enimie, and a great losse to the partie contra|rie. iewels, plate, wools, and other merchan|dize (which was inestimable) there were found thrée hundred peeces of brasse mounted on whéeles, and as manie of iron, with such furniture of powder, pel|lets, armour, vittels, and other munitions of war scarselie credible.