First, espials were sent on both sides, to discouer the state and condition of their enemies.
Valeries, certaine English espials were taken, whom King Harold had sent to discouer both the purposes and power of the Duke.
Then she imbracing hir husband the companion of hir death, both did voluntarily throw themselues also into the sea: And when the kinge's espials were come aborde the ship, they found the same abandoned of theyr praye.
Of whose dooings the duke of Yorke by espials hauing still aduertisement, with all his power, being not past three thousand men (as some write) coasted the countrie, and came to saint Albons the third daie next insuing.
Sidenote: Espials sent into Flanders from the king for a subtill policie.
When the king had knowledge of the chiefe capteins of this conspiracie (by the ouerture of his espialswhich were returned) he caused them to be apprehended, and brought to London before his presence.
He caused also espials to be laid vpon the marches, fore against Scotland, that no person should go out of the realme to king Henrie and his companie, which then soiourned in Scotland.
In the end, fearing that the Aragon espials woulde come and discrie them in those priuities, Bologna tooke his leaue, and bad his Lady and spouse Farewell.
And suddenlie he was by his espials ascerteined, that sir Walter Herbert, and Rice ap Thomas were in harnesse before him, readie to incounter with his armie, and to stop their passage.
The French king aduertised by espials of their determination, prepared also for the warres.
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