Hon of the duke, which they had incurred on his account (for they had delivered him out of prifon and brought him to Paris), and that in the name of God, they would not place any confidence in the duke, nor in his council. The king replied ; c Be affured, gentlemen and friends, that you (hall not fufier any ills without my partaking of them ; and, as you have at prefent the government of Paris, I would advife you to provide yourfelves tyith gold and fil ver, fo that, if there ihould be any neccfiity, you may know where to find it, and fend it confidentially here to me at St. Denis, trufting to my faith : I will take good care of it, and will keep fecretly a body of men at arras, and other companions, with whom, in cafe of need, you may make war upon your enemies/ The provoft of the merchants followed this ad-vice ; and, thrice every week afterwards, he con-duced two horfes laden with florins to the king of Navarre at St. Denis, who moft cheerfully received them. CHAP. CLXXXIV. SOME PARISIANS ARE SLAIN AT ST. CLOUD, BY THE ENGLISH WHO HAD BEEN SOLDIERS IN PARIS. ^HERE had remained in Paris a great number of the Engliih and Navarre foldiers, whom the pro-voft and commonalty of Paris had ia their pay, to affift 398