lied forth with twelve hundred lahcflfc*, and nine hundred footmen, taking the read to Nogent fur Seinef. . f« 'Sir Euftace d'Ambreticourt, who was informed df litis expedition, colleéted thofe garrifons under his command to the amount of four hundred lances and two hundred archers, with wliom be fet out from Pout fur Seinef. He was completely armed., except his helmet, and was mounted on a hackney which had been given to him, but he had a ly&j fine war horfe led by one of his people. He had not rode far before he heard of the French from his fcouts, who brought intelligence that they had feen his^nemies. Had fir Euftace known that they were in fuch numbers, he would have afked aifrftanee from the lord Peter Audley and lord d*Albret who could eafily have fent to his aid four hundred combatants.' Sir Euftace having drawn up his men beyond Nogent, placed himfelf on altaall hillock, in the midft of a vineyard, his archers in front. As foon as the French arrived, they formed themfelves into three battalions : the firft under the command of the biihop of Trayes and fir Rroquart; * Denys Sauvage hm on tills paffege tbe following note, in f he margin : s La dedu&ion fidvante me femble montrer, que chacune lance n'etoit qu'un homme tant d'un côte que d'autre/ f Nogent fur Seine,—a town in Champagne, between Paris and Troyea, diocefe of Sens. I Pont fur Seine,—a town in Champagne, diocefe of $ens, election of Notent* VOJL. Il ' G. g _ thè' iê9 • •