[1] [2] So thus both parties being at a staie, and seuered somewhat asunder, the countie de Egmond himselfe with eightéene hundred men of armes, and his foot battels following,A recharge vpon the French scars [...] recouered. before the French had well reco|uered breath, recharged vpon them with all his for|ces togither, so terriblie that he choked all their bat|tell, and the number tooke them to flight, without fur|ther triall. So by that time that the footmen on ei|ther side came to the push of the pike, the victorie was soone had, by reason (as the Frenchmen report) that the Almans beaten back with artillerie, as well of the towne as of the ships before said, brake their order, and came not to the shocke, whereby the whole charge of the battell rested vpon the French bands onelie.A great victo|rie. This field was fought the thirtéenth of Iu|lie· 1558, vpon the sea sands neere to Graueling, where besides those that were slaine,Certeine French priso|ners taken, and what they were by name. being estéemed to the number of fiue thousand fighting men, there were taken prisoners the marshall de Thermes cap|teine of Calis, monsieur Senerpont gouernour of Bullongne, monsieur Uillebou gouernour of Pi|cardie, monsieur Annebault sonne to the late adme|rall Annebault, knight of the order, monsieur de Moruilliers gouernour of Abuile, monsieur de Channe gouernour of Corbie, beside a great num|ber of other gentlemen, valiant capteins & soldiors: but speciallie the bands of Calis went to wracke, so as verie few returned home to bring tidings. Which gaue such a terrour to the soldiors remaining in Ca|lis, that it is verelie beleeued,Calis might haue béene re|couered from the French. that if the admerals of England and Flanders had béene present there with their nauies, as the said other few ships of England were, and vpon this sudden had attemp|ted Calis, with the aid of the countie Egmond ha|uing his power present: the towne of Calis might haue béene recouered againe with as little difficul|tie, and happilie in as short time as it was before gai|ned by the duke of Guise. But the said admerals (as it appeared) knew nothing thereof. Wherfore follow|ing their prescribed course, & ioining togither at the place appointed, they sailed from thence with prospe|rous wind & weather, & by the nine and twentith daie of the same moneth, and in the said yeare, with sea|uen score ships of warre, appeared by the breake of [page 1151] the daie before the hauen of Counquest, commonlie called Conquet in Britaine; whereof the poet saith, touching the seat of the same, abutting vpon the sea:

Nobile Conquetum salsis Thetis alluit vndis.