¶Howe the erle of Armynake toke great payne to treate with the cōpa∣nyons / to departe out of the realme of Fraunce. Cap. C.x. (Book 110)
IN this reason the erle of Army∣nake was in Auuergne / & was intreatyng of the companyons suche as laye in fortresses in ga∣ryson. In Auuergne / Quersy / & Lymosen. This erle hadde great desyre to cause these capitayns to departe out of the re¦alme of Fraunce / and to leaue suche holdes as they were in / for these lādes were sore op∣pressed by them and greatly impouerisshed. And so he was in cōmunycacion with them all / except Geffray Teate Noyre / who helde Wenchadore agaynst the erle of Armynake. These sayd capitayns shulde receyue at one payment / two hundred and .l. thousande frā∣kes. And to paye this sōme the sayde landes were bounde / for they were glad to be delyue¦red of these people / for otherwise they coude nat labour the erthe / nor occupy their feate of marchaundise / nor do any thyng for feare of these pyllers / without they were patesed by them. And ye charge of their patesyng drewe well yerely to the sōme that they shulde pay to haue them delyuered. And thoughe these countreis had warre with the Englysshmen yet there were amonge them but fewe of the nacyon of Englande: But there were Gas∣coyns / bretons / almayns / foyzons / and men of dyuers countreis / who were gathered to∣guyder to do yuell dedes. And whan the cō∣posycions of the redempcion was made and agreed: they excepted Geffray Teate noyre and his forterers / for he wolde do nothynge for them. Than the erle of Armynake prayed the erle Dolphyn of Auuergne / who was a great capitayne / that he shulde treate with ye