📔 The History of England

Without delay, he briskly attacked them, as they were defiling from a lane and forming themselves.

Several bodies of troops defiled towards the frontiers under various pretences; and the whole being suddenly assembled, formed an army with which the duke of Guise [Francis, Duke of Guise] made an unexpected march towards Calais.

It is now full time to free him from all these necessities, and to apply cordials and lenitives, after those severities which have already had their full course against him.