downe diuerse of his enimies, namelie the said Crispine, [Sidenote: The
earle of Eureux taken prisoner.] who was there taken prisoner at the
kings feet. Now were the kings people incouraged at the valiancie and
prowesse of their king and chieftaine, so that at length they opened and
ouercame the maine battell, and setting vpon the rereward, ouerthrew the
whole armie of France, which neuer recoiled, but fought it out euen to
the vttermost. There died and were taken prisoners in this conflict
manie thousands of men. The French king leauing the field, [Sidenote:
Andelei. Nicasium.] got him vnto a place called Andelie: and the king of
England recouering a towne by the waie called Nicasium, which the French
king had latelie woone, returned vnto Rouen, where he was with great
triumph receiued, and highlie commended for his noble victorie thus
atchiued.

The earle of Flanders (as some write) was so wounded in this battell,
that he died thereof. [Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._ _Ia. Meir._] But others
affirme, that cōming into Normandie in the yeare last past, to make
warre against king Henrie in fauour of king Lewes, he wan the towne of
Andelie, and an other which they name Aquæ Nicasij. [Sidenote: The earle
of Flanders wounded. He departed this life.] But as he was come before
the towne of Augen in the moneth of September, and assailed the same, he
receiued his deaths wound in the head, wherevpon returning home in the
ninth moneth after, when he could not be cured of his hurt, he departed
this life at Rosilare the 17. daie of June.

[Sidenote: Foulke earle of Aniou became the king of Englands man.]
Shortlie after Foulke earle of Aniou (who before had aided the French
king against king Henrie) became now king Henries freend by aliance,
marieng his daughter to William king Henries eldest sonne. But the
French king (as their histories make mention) minding still to be