HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 241 



ening of the English marches, drew out of the garrisons 

 of Calais, Hammes, and Guines, to the number of a 

 thousand men more. So that with the fresh succours 

 that came under the conduct of the Lord Morley, 

 they made up to the number of two thousand or 

 better. Which forces joining with some companies 

 of Almains, put themselves into Dixmude, not per 

 ceived by the enemies ; and passing through the 

 town with some reinforcement, from the forces that 

 were in the town, assailed the enemies camp negli 

 gently guarded, as being out of fear ; where there 

 was a bloody fight, in which the English and their 

 partakers obtained the victory, and slew to the num 

 ber of eight thousand men, with the loss on the 

 English part of a hundred or thereabouts ; amongst 

 whom was the Lord Morley. They took also their 

 great ordnance, with much rich spoils, which they 

 carried to Newport ; whence the Lord D Aubigny 

 returned to Calais, leaving the hurt men and some 

 other voluntaries in Newport. But the Lord Cordes 

 being at Ipres with a great power of men, thinking 

 to recover the loss and disgrace of the fight at Dix 

 mude, came presently on, and sat down before New 

 port, and besieged it ; and after some days siege, he 

 resolved to try the fortune of an assault. Which he 

 did one day, and succeeded therein so far, that he 

 had taken the principal tower and fort in that city, 

 and planted upon it the French banner. Whence 

 nevertheless they were presently beaten forth by the 

 English, by the help of some fresh succours of archers, 

 arriving by good fortune, at the instant, in the haven 



