The
late
newes
from
France
.
THey
of
Paris
haue
made
a
sally
,
in
the
which
they
haue
lost
a
great
many
of
their
men
:
The
Duke
de
Nemors
their
gouernour
,
and
brother
to
the
Duke
de
Main
,
issued
out
of
Paris
with
them
,
and
as
it
is
thought
is
slaine
.
The
King
doth
prosper
in
all
his
actions
.
It
is
sayd
that
the
King
hath
taken
Pontoise
&
S.
Denis
.
Paris
is
in
great
distresse
and
in
desperation
.
Rouen
is
in
lyke
sort
.
The
Duke
de
Maine
is
within
Peronne
,
with
verie
small
hope
of
any
great
succour
.
The
King
hath
taken
Gisors
.
The
Lord
Vigues
had
besieged
Ponterson
,
and
had
alreadie
made
two
breaches
,
the
one
of
fiue
and
twentie
paces
,
and
the
other
of
fiftéene
,
and
had
giuen
thrée
assaults
,
in
the
which
hee
had
bene
repulsed
,
but
hee
hearing
that
the
Earle
of
Torigny
was
comming
with
great
force
to
rayse
vp
his
siege
,
he
retyred
within
mount
Saint
Michael
,
and
wrote
his
Letters
to
the
Duke
of
Mercurie
who
was
at
Nantes
,
requiring
him
to
come
to
his
aide
,
for
his
honour
and
profites
sake
,
or
else
he
should
be
forced
to
yéeld
He
that
carried
the
Letters
,
came
straight
to
the
Earle
of
Torigny
,
who
did
sée
his
Letters
,
&
sent
the
coppy
of
it
to
the
Prince
of
Ombes
,
who
was
betwéene
Saint
Malo
and
Vitre
,
and
forthwith
sent
the
messenger
to
the
Duke
of
Mercurie
with
his
Letters
,
who
after
hee
had
séene
them
,
did
write
by
and
by
an
answere
to
the
Lorde
Viques
,
and
praied
him
to
be
strong
,
saying
,
that
within
thrée
dayes
hée
would
come
to
his
aide
with
thrée
thousand
men
,
to
the
end
that
their
forces
being
ioyned
together
,
they
might
set
vpon
the
Earle
,
being
assured
that
he
could
not
haue
the
helpe
of
the
Prince
,
because
hee
knew
him
to
bee
verie
busie
in
base
Britaine
.
The
messenger
came
againe
to
the
Earle
,
and
shewed
him
the
answere
of
the
letters
,
the
coppies
wherof
were
sent
to
the
Prince
,
who
caused
al
the
horsemen
to
march
in
hast
betwéen
Nantez
&
the
Duke
,
when
he
did
know
that
hee
was
out
of
Nantez
,
and
when
the
Duke
did
knowe
that
he
was
betwéene
two
armies
,
hee
ventured
to
fight
with
the
Prince
,
but
whiles
they
were
fighting
,
the
Earle
came
vpon
him
,
and
the
Duke
was
there
so
sore
beaten
,
that
he
lost
seuentéene
Ensignes
and
twelue
hundred
of
his
men
,
who
were
there
slaine
,
besides
them
that
were
taken
and
wounded
,
and
hee
himselfe
fled
to
a
little
Castle
called
Chasteau
Iosselin
,
in
the
which
he
is
besieged
,
and
cannot
long
indure
.
This
Castell
Iosselin
is
in
Britagnie
,
and
is
thought
to
be
the
strongest
place
in
the
world
,
beeing
a
tower
,
builded
vpon
a
high
rocke
,
and
almost
not
possible
to
be
batterrd
.
When
the
Lord
Vignes
vnderstood
this
,
he
yelded
,
and
to
make
his
peace
,
hee
gaue
to
wife
his
daughter
and
onely
heire
,
to
the
yonger
brother
of
the
Earle
Montgomery
,
who
was
his
prisoner
,
and
kepte
onely
mount
Saint
Michael
for
the
safetie
of
his
person
.
The
inhabitants
of
Dinau
,
which
is
the
strongest
place
of
Britanie
,
hearing
the
discomfiture
of
the
Duke
,
did
chase
out
of
their
Citie
their
gouernour
,
who
is
the
Dukes
brother
,
and
did
kill
many
of
his
men
,
amongst
which
was
the
chiefe
of
his
Captaines
called
Captaine
Iean
,
and
yéelded
themselues
to
the
King
.
WIthin
the
riuer
of
Bilbow
,
there
are
4.
great
ships
.
In
the
Passage
there
are
thirtéen
great
ships
&
two
pataches
,
that
haue
béene
ready
sixe
wéeks
since
,
and
haue
staied
only
for
the
Kings
order
:
which
was
,
that
they
should
with
all
spéed
go
to
Saint
Andrewes
,
there
to
take
in
men
,
bisket
,
and
other
prouosion
for
the
whole
Fléete
,
and
from
thence
presently
to
go
to
Farole
.
At
Farole
there
are
sixe
Pinnaces
,
of
ten
and
twelue
tunnes
a
péece
.
It
is
supposed
that
the
Kings
force
will
be
in
this
action
one
hundreth
and
fiftie
sailes
,
that
is
,
thrée
score
and
ten
,
or
foure
score
great
ships
,
eight
gallies
,
foure
galliasses
,
and
thrée
score
and
ten
,
or
thrée
score
and
fiftéene
pataches
and
pinnaces
of
small
effect
.
It
is
sayd
also
,
that
he
hath
caused
to
bee
made
certaine
broad
Boates
,
for
the
landing
of
men
,
which
the
ships
shall
drawe
after
them
.
There
be
thrée
thousand
oares
carried
out
of
Biskay
to
Farole
.
One
hundreth
Dutch
gunners
are
come
into
Spaine
,
to
go
in
this
Fléete
.
Their
greatest
want
is
Mariners
and
gunpouder
,
but
they
haue
great
store
of
other
prouision
.
The
chiefest
general
in
this
Fléete
,
is
Don
Iuan
de
Belsam
,
brother
to
the
Marques
of
Saint
a
Cruce
.
For
sea
Captaines
of
same
,
there
be
few
or
none
:
but
ordinarie
and
new
found
fellowes
are
allowed
.
The
souldiers
for
this
action
are
verie
simple
and
vnexpert
in
warres
.
The
Fléete
is
appointed
to
come
forth
in
the
end
of
May
,
or
about
the
tenth
of
Iune
.
The
report
is
,
that
this
Fléete
shall
go
for
Bel
I
le
,
or
for
Nantz
,
and
some
saie
,
that
it
is
onely
to
kéepe
their
owne
coast
,
and
not
for
England
.
There
are
in
the
Court
of
Spaine
diuers
Embassadours
,
one
is
from
the
Duke
de
Maine
,
another
from
the
Duke
de
Mercury
,
and
another
from
the
Duke
of
Lorain
,
and
another
from
the
whole
bodie
of
the
League
.
They
demand
thrée
millions
of
gold
,
and
thirty
thousand
men
.
There
came
of
late
to
the
Court
of
Spaine
,
an
Irish
man
,
about
forty
yeares
of
age
,
as
Embassador
,
who
was
well
receiued
,
and
is
well
thought
off
:
but
what
his
busines
is
,
that
is
not
knowen
.
There
be
sixe
thousand
Germans
looked
for
in
Spaine
,
about
the
end
of
May
.
It
is
sayd
that
the
king
of
Spaine
is
very
sicke
,
and
it
is
thought
that
he
will
hardlie
escape
.