¶ Howe sir Robert Canol & sir John̄ Chandos departed fro Dōme with∣out any hurt doyng there / and went and toke Gauaches / Rochemandor / & diuers other townes / the which wet newly turned frenche. Ca. CC .lviii. (Book 258)
ANone after that Chā∣dos the heraulde was depar¦ted on his message fro ye oste {ser} John̄ Chandos and {ser} Ro¦berte Canoll / syr Thomas Pheltō / ye Captall of Beufz {ser} James Audeley / and the other knyghtes and squiers went to counsayle and concluded to breke vp their siege / for they perceyued well howe they coude geat nothyng there / and determined to go further into ye coū∣trey / and to wynne townes and garisons suche as were newly turned frēche / by the exhortyng of the duke of Berrey. So thus these knyghtes dislodged / and departed fro Dōme / & went to Gauaches / the whiche incontinent yelded vp to them / and became englisshe / and there they re∣sted them a .iii. dayes / and toke coūsayle / what they shuld do further. And whan they departed they went to a fortresse / the whiche the frenche companyons had newely taken / called Foins / but as soone as they within the fortresse sawe the englisshemē come to them with suche a pui∣saunce / and that Gauaches was gyuen vp to them / they also yelded vp theyr fortresse / and be¦came englisshe / and so sware alwayes to conti∣nue: but yet they wer forsworne / as ye shal here after. Than the englisshemen passed forth / and came before Rochmador. the garison was but easely fortified / and yet they with i thought nat to yeld vp the fortresse. So whan the englisshe¦men came to the towne / and wel aduised the ma¦ner of them within / than they set forth theyr ar∣tyllarie / and gaue assaute in good ordre / & ma∣ny wer hurt with shotte / both within and with¦out / the whiche assaute endured a hole day / and at nyght the englisshemen withdrewe to theyr lodgynges / and were in mynde to assayle it a∣gayne the next day: but the same night they wi∣thin toke coūsaile together / and perceyued wel howe they were sorely assauted / and the mooste wysest of them sayd / howe at length they coude nat endure / and if they were taken by force they shulde all dye / and the towne brent and spoyled without mercy. So all thynges considered the good and the euyll: they fell in treatie to yelde them vp to the englisshemen. So they agreed that fro that daye forth they shulde become en∣glisshe / and that to fulfyll they made solempne othes / and beside that at theyr 〈…〉〈…〉 charge to sende out of theyr town 〈…〉〈…〉 ••oste .xv. dayes to gether. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 somets 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with vitay∣les / and they to paye for the vitayle at a certayn price set amonge them. And thus Rochmador abode styll in rest. And than the englisshemen passed forth towarde Uille Franche in Tholo∣sain / wastynge and distroyenge the countrey / puttyng the pore people into great miserie / con¦querynge townes and castels / that were newe∣ly turned frēche / some by force and some by trea¦tye / and at last they came to Uille Franche / the whiche was well purueyed of all maner of vi∣tayle & artyllarie / for al the playne coūtrey was drawē thither. and there they besieged ye towne So that within foure dayes they gaue many a great assaute / werby dyuers were hurte bothe within & without. All thynges considered they within perceyued well they coude nat long en∣dure / nor they knewe of no maner apparant re¦skewe comyng to them warde. So than by cō∣posicion they became englisshe / so y• they shuld haue no domage. So thus Uile frāche became englisshe. wherof y• duke of Aniou (who lay at Tholouse) was sore displeased / whā he knewe therof / but he coude nat amende it as at y• tyme. Sir John̄ Chandos left there to be capitayne