M The king of France held a weekly correfpond-ence with the lord Boucicaut on the (late of Be-nedict ; and the kiqg ordered him not to depart until he had completed the bufinefs with the pope. He therefore increafcd the guard round the pa-lace, to prevent him ifluing forth. The conclu-Ion was? that Benedict, finding himfelf thus con-ftrained, that fliere was no fuel, and that thei* proyffions were daily decreafing, without any affift-ance coming to his aid, begged for mercy, through the mediation of fome of his cardinals. The terms of the treaty were, that he was not to leave the palace of Avignon until union fhould be re-stored to the church *, that he fhould be put under the guard of proper perfons, and that the cardi-* nals and richcft citizens of Avignon fhould be rc-fponfible for his appearance, dead or aliye. This fitisfied the marfhal. Thofe cardinals who had be-nefices in France exerted themfelves much to con-clude this treaty, declaring unaniraoufly they would comply with the orders of the king of France. Thus ended this bufinefs, and the men at arms marched away from Avignon, every one to his own home* VpuXIL •O . ' CHAP.