He was, hpwever, fcarcely got into the fields, when his hôrfe began to caper, and to play fuch violent tricks that no ope dared to approach him : after many plunges, they both fell to the ground with their necks broken, and were immediately turned into cinders and duft. His companions, fee-ing this, made a vow, that from henceforward they would never violate the fanôiity of any church. The garrifon of Mauconfeil, not having any pro*-yifions, fold the place to the inhabitants of Noyon*, and thofe in its neighbourhood, for about twelve thoufand gold "moiitonsf, with liberty to go away in fafety, which they did carrying off all that be-longed to theqi. They withdrew into the fortrefles lf Creil, Clermont, la Herielle, Vely, Pierrepont, Roucy, and Siffonne, which, for a length of time, bjid been held by the Navarre party; but, fince the conclu^pn of the peace with the king of Na-varre, they had remained with the Englilh. As foon as thofe of Noyon were in pofieffion of Mauconfeil, they razed it to the ground. Sir Johp Segar fold alfo Nogent to the bifhop of Troyes, and g^ve it up to him for a large fum of florins, which he was to receive, and had it ratified to him under the hand and feal of the bifhop. Upon this, he went to the city of Troyes, and dif-piQoptpd at the hôtel of the bifhcp, who faid to \xim; John, yo^i will ftay with me two or three * Noyôn,—àn ^ncient town in Picardy. Its bifhop is fuffragan to the biihop of Rheiins. t Moutons,-rfee note, p. 360. 4 • * flays j 456