Are not all these that runnes directlie to the Devill in one Categorie.
Then it appeares that there are more sortes nor one, that are directlie professors of his service: and if so be, I pray you tell me how manie, and what are they?
For the citizens had laid such peeces of ordinance directlie in their waie, that although the passage had beene wholie open, they should haue had hard entering that waie foorth.
On the further side of the riuer were lodged the earles of Warren and Huntington, the lords Neuill and Ferrers, sir[2] Gilbert Umfreuile with a well furnished companie of warlike soldiers directlie before the gate called Port de Pont.
Shortlie after, the king himselfe came, and lodged in the abbeie of Pharon, the duke of Excester in the abbeie de Chage, the earle of March at the greie friers, and the earle of Warwike directlie against that part that is called la March.
This place of strength vvas furnished of sixe great peeces, demi-Culuerins, and Sakers, vvhich shot directlie in front vpon vs as vve approched.
Howbeit the flame of the fire was by force of the wind driuen so directlie into the citie, that what with heat and assault of the enimie, the king being without any store of souldiers to defend it longer, was constreined to forsake it.
Wherein he dealt not so directlie or discréetlie as he might; for, Homines volunt allici non impelli.
And that Reginald Breie had collected and gotten togither no small summe of monie for the paiment of the wages to the souldiers and men of warre: admonishing him also to make quicke expedition, and to take his course directlie into Wales.
On the morow, being the sixt daie of Iulie, the king with queene Anne his wife, came downe out of the White hall into the great hall at Westminster, and went directlie into the kings Bench.
From Chertseie it hasteth directlie vnto Stanes, and receiuing an other [Sidenote: Cole.
Clowart water from Guimer, south of Phelacke, which hath two heads, the said village standing directlie betwixt them both.
For after we had passed nine or ten mils thereon vp into the land, suddenlie the crosse waters stopped vs, so that we were inforced to turne either east or west, for directlie foorth right we had no waie to go.
Dauids in Wales (wherevnto we must needs come, after we be past another little one, which some men doo call Gresholme) & lieth directlie west of Schalmey.
Scalmeie, directlie west is the Midland Ile, full so great as the Gateholme.
The first of them entring west of Trewardith, the other east of saint Blaies, and both directlie against Curwarder rocke, except I mistake my compasse.
Next of all vnto a brooke that ran from south east, directlie north into the Sauerne sea, and within halfe a mile of the same laie a great blacke rocke like an Iland.
So that albeit their seuerall risings be half or a whole mile in sunder, yet haue they (in a maner) like distance from Aberpirgwin, and their finall confluence in the edge of Glamorganshire, which they directlie doo crosse.
The Gresholme lieth directlie west of Scalmeie, from whence if you saile thither on the south side, you must needs passe by the Mewstone rocke: if on the north of Scalmeie, you must leaue the Yarland stone on your left hand.
In the borders of Northamptonshire directlie ouer against Luffeld a towne in Buckinghamshire, I find a parcell of Oxfordshire not passing two miles in compasse.
They within the citie well perceiued this tooting hole, and laid a peece of ordinance directlie against the window.
Then come we to Bedenham creeke (so called of a village standing thereby) the mouth whereof lieth almost directlie against Porchester castell, which is situat about three miles by water from Portesmouth towne, as Leland dooth report.
Carneseie, the other Laine, and comming in the end to full notice of the matter, I sée them to issue on seuerall sides beneath Woodbridge almost directlie the one against the other.
And how glasse was first found I care not greatlie to remember euen at this present, although it be directlie beside my purposed matter.
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