ihould be provided becoming the ftate of her and her fon from his treafury. t in ailiort time afterward Charles aiTembled many great lords and barons of his kingdom, to have their advice what was moil proper to be done in the bufinefs of his fifler, the queen of England. Their advice was, that the queen ihould be allowed to purchafe friends and affiftance in the kingdom of France, and that he fliould appear ignorant of this enterprife, left he ihould incur the enmity of the king of England, and bring a war upon his country —but that underhand he ihould affifl her with gold and filver, which are the metals wherewith the love of gentlemen and poor foldiers is acquired. The king acceded to this advice, and caufed his fitter to be informed of it by fir Robert d'Artois, who was at that time one of the greateft men in France. CHAP. VII. SIR HUGH SPENCER CAUSES THE QUEEN ISABELLA* TO BE SENT OUT OF FRANCE. TvjOW let us fpeak a little of this fir Hugh Spencer. —Whe n he faw that he had the king of Eng land fo much in his power, that he objected to nothing he faid or did, he caufed many noblemen and others to be put to death without law or juflice, but merely becaufe he fufpefted them of being ill-inçlined to him. His pride was alfo become fo into*