[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The one and twentith of Iulie, the conestable of France,The conesta|ble of France commeth to the siege. accompanied with the marshals Montmo|rancie and Burdillon, and manie other lords and knights of the order, came to the abbeie of Grauil|le, where the marshall Brissacke was lodged, who had the generall charge in the armie, before the com|ming of the said conestable. They dined togither there in the said Brissacks lodging, and after din|ner they sat in councell togither how to procéed in the siege. Fridaie the three and twentith of Iulie, the conestable came into the trench that was cast ouer against the bulworke of saint Addresse,The conesta|ble summo|neth the towne. alongst by the sea side, and sent his trumpet to summon the towne. The lord lieutenant appointed sir Hugh Paulet to go foorth, & make the answer in his name:Sir Hugh Paulets an|swer to the con [...]stable. which was in effect, that [...]he quéens maiestie of Eng|land had appointed him and others to kéepe that towne; and therefore they meant not to deliuer it to anie other person, without hir graces especiall com|mandement. In the meane time, there were diuerse of the English capteins and gentlemen, which ac|companied the said sir Hugh, offered the wine which they had brought out of the towne with them in fla|gons of siluer and guilt, vnto such capteins and gentlemen as accompanied the trumpet by com|mandement of the conestable, to surueie the state of the trenches, and Palisad, as the French writers themselues confesse. Amongst others,Capteine Monines. Capteine Leighton. there was capteine Monines the lieutenant of one of the en|signes coronels of monsieur Dandelot, with whom capteine Leighton, being of acquaintance, had some talke.