[1] [2] The admerals perceiuing the power of the coun|trie greatlie to increase, and hauing intelligence that the duke of Estampes the French kings lieute|nant in Britaine was verie neere, comming on with a great number of horssemen and footmen, e|stéemed to be about twentie thousand (as the French|men themselues affirme) thought not best to at|tempt anie assault against the towne of Brest, or to make longer abode there. But yet in hope to doo some further exploit elsewhere,The adme|rals remooue for feare of losse. they laie there houe|ring on the coast a while, to vnderstand the demea|nour of the Britains: but by this time there was such numbers of people raised in all those parts for defense of the same coasts, that the admerals after|ward attempting in diuers places to land their men, and finding ech where more appearance of losse than of gaine, returned home without atchiuing anie fur|ther enterprise. Anno Reg. 6. In this meane time, while king Phi|lip and the French king, with two most puissant ar|mies affronted ech other, néere vnto the water of Some, either of them was obstinatelie bent to driue the other out of the field, for which cause they intren|ched their campes.