waye, and Determyn to Invade Normandie Bretayn or sum other Contraye in the possession of his enemye vpon the Ryvage of the see and make o_ur_ preparacions here w_i_t_h_yn this noble Realme suche as showld be thowght conuenable for suche an armye Royall Thys thyng passith the streche of my pore wyt to speke for oon_e_ thing I suppose, besid_es_ the Inestymable molestacion and charge whiche I ymagyn this noble Realme showld sustayne for theyr p_re_paracion for ware I can se nothyng but manyfest dawngier on eu_er_y syde to be toward_es_ the saide Armaye not onely at their Arryvall amongest their enemyes at all tymes and so long as they shall there tarry Whiche to shew theym their saide enemyes showld have no smale aduauntage, and that in sundry wyse, but also how they should surely be victayled for thowgh we made here neu_er_ so good dylygence to prepare victailes for them in due tyme yet stode bothe we and they in daungier of the wynde in whose oncerteynte god defend that the Flower, nay in mann_er_ the hole Chyualry of this noble Realme showld so be hazardid for thereby myght Chaunce the most lamentable losse ye and w_i_t_h_out Recou_er_y that eu_er_ heretofore to me happenyd For thowgh we be indowtyd ryght sore dymynysshed of o_ur_ Treasure, We haue yet a farr gretar want of defensable men whiche to any good Englysshe man that ys not affeccionat to his owne pryuat lucre but w_i_t_h_ good harte and true zele louyth the Commen wele ys to moche manyfest at the yee, and hyt pleasid god of the contrary Wherby Supposid that Almyghty god sent o_ur_ souerayne his desiryd purpose how showld we be Able to possede the large Cuntreye of Fraunce whiche haue o_ur_ owne Realme so meruelous rarely storyd of inhabytaunt_es_ and hable men, but there paraadventure yt myght be saide vnto me Why puttyst thow so many dowtt_es_ ayenst this my most redowtyd souerayns enterpryse, he beyng so high in courage of maruelous wysdome and well tryed experyence in all m_ar_ciall Condutt_es_ seyng other his progenito_ur_s of farre lesse graces w_i_t_h_ an handfull of men in comparyson to his armye haue geuyn them soo notable ou_er_throwes To thys question breuely to show my pore mynde Trewly the manyfold victoryes that we haue had ayenst theym bryngyth theym in playne dyspayre to trye hyt anye more w_i_t_h_ vs In raunged battayll and to the experyence that they haue of o_ur_ Condicions bothe in warre and pease hathe geuyn the saide Francoys hardynes thus haynowsly to prouoke o_ur_ Souerayne as he doyth for lyke as he knowyth that in Armys o_ur_ nacion ys ynvincible so knowyth he o_ur_ Impacience to Contynew in warre many yeres and in especiall in wynter for we desier nowght elles but to trye hyt w_i_t_h_ o_ur_ hand_es_ at ones and that the Maruelous charge far aboue any other nacion that we most nedys co_n_tinually be at for victuayles and other necessaryes ys so grete that at the length we most nedys wery o_ur_self