p_er_sone to happyn by any adu_er_se fortune, whiche almyghty god defend to cum into the hand_es_ of o_ur_ enemyes, how shuld we then be hable to Redeme hym agayne yf they wyll nought for their wynes but golde they wold thynck grete skorne, to take lether for o_ur_ prynce, ye and how moche the Inhabitaunt_es_ of the saide Archedukedome be desirows to haue moche of o_ur_ monaye for Lytyll of their victuaylis whiche showld the sonner bryng this inconuenyence to passe, we haue hadde ryght good experyence aswell whan o_ur_ moste Redowbtid Souerayne last went ou_er_ in His owne Royall parson as in the last yere, whan my lorde of Surrey was sent by o_ur_ saide Souerayne in to those parties whose Soldyers at their Retto_ur_ne made of the raryte and high prysed victuales no lytyll complaynt. But yf we nedys wold conuaye o_ur_ armye by their possessions and to make o_ur_ way as short as myght be, to goo the most nere and dyrect way to Parrys where vndowbtyd were no small spoylle to be gotten and in mann_er_ the place self not hable in strength to kepe vs owte Assone as eu_er_ we were Dep_ar_tyd owte of the Marchys of the saide Archedukedome, we showld then clerely p_er_sayue whatt mann_er_ warre the Frenche men wold vse ayenst vs whiche neu_er_ wyll offer to medyll w_i_t_h_ o_ur_ Armye, but lye yn wayte yf any of o_ur_ saide Armye happened to straye or stragle abrode or to destroye the Conducto_ur_s of o_ur_ victuayle. And as for victuaylys in o_ur_ waye we shuld be sure none to fynde that other hadde legges to convey hyt sylf from vs or elles by the diligence of the paysans myght convaide[58] to the next strong holdys and then myght we p_er_ch_au_nce (whiche god defend) p_er_sayue what high daunger to leue any strong holdys behynde vs, whiche the most Saugge and Poletyke Prynce Kyng Henry the vij^{th} of gracious memory thowght not best to doo. For when he passed the Sees to wyn the ryght in Fraunce he began fyrst to lay Seige to Bolayn, or eu_er_ he wold enter anye farther in to the land. And o_ur_ most Redowtyd souerayne now raynyng beyng in purpose as I harde reportid goo as farre as Parres after the occupacion of his sawge Counsayle began Fyrst at Tyrouenne and the Empero_ur_s mageste Imployed A whosoeu_er_ be in To_ur_nay bycawse yt was thowght to his high wysedome and hys noble councellers euydently dawngerous yf he wold at any tyme hereafter passe any farder by that way in to Fraunce, to leue suche strong hold in the possession of his enemyes behynde hym at hys bakke, and soo yf we showld for any dyspleasure done vnto vs ammuse o_ur_ Coscions armye abowte the wynnyng of any those holdys, what maruelous Inconuenyenc_es_ Let of purpose and Importable Charg_es_ we showld sustayn therbye o_ur_ most drad souerayne lorde hathe theryn to good experyence in the wynnyng of Tyrouen which cost his highnes more then xx^{ti} suche vngracious Dogholes cowld be worthe vnto hym But yf we wold vtterlye leue this