they no longer thought they had any thing to apprehend. ,A$ they advanced, their forces were ftity inçreafed ; fo that a council was called to confider if they ihould not march dire&ly to Briftol, where the king and the two Spencers then were. Briftol was at that time a large town, well inçlofed, and lituated on a good port. Its caftle was very ftrong, and fuproundcd by the fea. The king and fir Hugh Spencer the elder, who was about ninety year.s of age, and fir Hugh Spencer, his fon, the chief governor of the king, and advifer of all his evil deeds, fhut themfelves up in it. The earl of Arundel, who had married the daughter of the younger Spencer, was alfo there, as well as divers knights and efquires, attending the king's court. The queen, with all her company, the lords of Hainault, and their fuite, took the ihorteft road for that place ; and in every town through which they pafled were entertained with every mark of diftin&ion. Their forces were augmenting daily until they^arrived at Briftol, which they befieged in form. The king and the younger Spencer Ihut themfelves up in the caftle ; old fir Hugh and the earl of Arundel remained in the town. When the citizens faw the queen's force, and the affedions of almoft all England on her fide, alarmed at their own perilous fituation, they deter mined in council to furrender the town, on con-, dition that their lives and property ihould befpared. They fent to treat with ,the queen on this fubjeft ι but