mi ,Wkà tiien feperated. Qrdem wéte Head to M the quarters. lu and round Calais, that evefy .one •jpwgfat be prepared for- the expedition in the morning. When morning came, the trumpet foipted, and all marched off, taking the road towards Gravelines, They were, according to a niufier m^de, three thoufand armed heads. They continued their march until they came to the •port of Gravelines ; but it was at the time of «fejb, they therefore paffed by the port, and air' tacked aaad pillaged A monaftery wMdi'tbe townfmen had fortified.. The town could not bold out long, for it was only inclofed by palifar-doesi and the inhabitants were feament. If there had been any genttemsni in the %own it would bave held out longer! than ilr did... ; NfeitMtr had 4bm jQonntry any notice df this w^r* nor.did'they «yr, way fufpeot tfeSiEnglifl* of thus attacking them. The Englifh therefore conquered the town of Gravelines by ftorm; and, havingieaded it* advanced towards the monaftery, whither thefe good people had retreatfed, cftrryirigWfth;them their wives, children and fortunes, which they placed therein, depending the ftrehgth.of the walla. They f bad . made deep ditchçs ' aU --rtmodi this ftroaig place, FPR that the Englifc could not immediately win it, but remained two day* in the town before they took it. In the end; they conquered, and flew thofe who defended it* do* ing with the remainder according to their plea* fure.. . Thus were they lords and mailers of Gravet Jines* .where the whole army was quartered, and . . found