text:  Rumour of the reinforcements of English troops dispatched to the heretics by Queen Elizabeth at the instance of the diet of Worms rendered him anxious; and bent upon ascertaining the exact cantonments of Colonel Norris and his Scottish companies we set forward before daybreak towards the forest of Marlagne as for a hunting expedition; then exchanging our dresses for the simple suits of civilians at the house of the verderer made our way across the Sambre towards Gembloux