CHAP. CXCIX. Ml FRENCH REFUSE TO RATIFY THE TREATY WHICH mmm JOHN HAD ENTERED INTO WITH ENGLAND* J HAVE been a long time filent with regard to the king of England ; but until this moment there has not been any caufe for fpeaking of him ; for as long as the truce lafted, fyis people did not carry on the war in his name. The truce haying expired' the firft day of May' 1359, from that period the Engliih and Navarre garrifons made war for him as king of France, and continued fo to do daily. . It happened that foon after the peace between the duke of Normandy and the king of Navarre had been concluded, as has been related, the lord Arnold d'Andreghen, marfhal of France, returned to England ; for he was not yet ranfomed fince he was made a prifoner at Poitiers. At that time alfo, the king of England and the prince of Wales came to Weftminfter, to meet the king of France and lord James de Bourbon ; when thefe four aflembled together in council, and agreed on a peace, without any arbitrator between them, upoà certain conditions which were written down, and alfo a letter was indi&ed to be fent to France to the duke of Normandy. « The earl of Tancarville and fir Arnold crofted the fea with thefe difpatches, landed at Boulogne* and .458