bitants of the country, and to make excurfions fometimes in bodies of two thoufand, many of whom had from ten to twelve horfes, who, if they had not kept up this war, wquld perhaps have gone on foot. After the fiege of Melun had been raifed, the duke of Normandy befought the lord Broquart de Feneftrages, who was from Lorraine, and who had in his pay five hundred faen, to affift him in driving the Englilh out of the province of Champagne, where they had eftabliflied themfelves, and were harafling the country day and night. Sir Broquart confented, on condition of receiv-ing a large fum of florins for himfelf and for his people. Upon this, the bifhop of Troves, the count de Vaudemont, the count de Jouy, the lord John de Châlon, and the lord Broquart de Feneftrages, aflembled men at arms in the provinces of Cham-pagne and Burgundy : they amounted to full two hundred lances, and fifteen hundred footmen, who advanced and polled themfelves before the ftrong caftle of Hans* in Champagne, which the Englilh "frftd taken and kept pofleffion of a year and a half. They carried it by affault at the third attack ; and there were upwards of fourfcore Englifh flain, for none were fpared. The French then retreated to the city of Troyes; and, when they had refrefhed themfelves, they fal- * Hans,—;a, village in Champagne, in the election of St. ijensheuki. * . 'lied 448