Huntiug&m must have sailed very quickly, for, on St. James's

Day, July 25th, 1417, he fell in with the French, and engaged thcm vith great gallantry, and with so much impetuosity that, iu the shock of collision, several vessels had their foreparts carricd away, and the people on them hurled overboard. The forces engaged, and the scene of the action are alike unknown. All that is certain is that, after grappling and fighting at close quarters for nerly the whole day, the French and Genoese were completely dcfeated. Four carracks, besides other ves,ls, seem to have been taken, and carried into Southampton on or about July 29th. = The king, who awaited the earl's return, and the assurance that the seas were clear, must have sMlcd very soon afterwards; for on August 8th, he wrote to the Council from France, and made mention of the victory.

Henry seems, in fact, to have departed on July 29th or 30th, mid to have arrived at Touques, a few miles from Harfieur, on August 1st. He had with him two hundred and thirty vessels of wtrious kinds, including one hundred and seventeen which had been obtained from Holhmd, and a considerable army2 Having landed his troops, he sent his tmnspcrts home, retaining only those vessels on board of which were stores and artille too heavy for hind cmaSage.

This invasion of France was perhaps the first one that was attempted on scientific principles. The manner in which it was prepared indicates that Henry had a full understanding of the importance of sea poxver, and of the danger of making any effort of the kiud in face of a "potent" fleet. Instead of crossing at once, while the enemy was still undetbated, and so rmmiug the risk of having to fight an action with his huge convoy of transports in company, he first sent out a squadron to clear the way, and then, as soon as hc had learnt of the success of the preliminary step, passed mnnolested over the path freed for him.

While Henry was ab,nt, measms were taken to reuder Portsmouth a securer haven than it h;td previously been for the x Iterbourne, 278.

An,,n. Chrt,n. in Add. MSS. 1776, f. 72; ()tterb,rne, 278; Ellnham, 92. Among the prizes were the vesls which were ad,led to the navy, as the Christopher ,Nl,,tytt' , .]l, trie ,Spallte , Iloligost ,S}ttyu% etr ,tttl, and a I}r August [lth. Add. MS. 4;01, f. 95. N,,rlnan R,_,11s, 5 llen. V. 320-32 (IIardy). The list gives names of ships, BllleS of lnaSters etc.

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