They fent Faucon the herald into the county of Vaudemont, to confer with the earl of that name, and with the lord Henry de Quenillart*, who had made him prifoner, touching his redemption. His liberty was granted, on condition of his paying 'downtwenty-two thoufand French livres for his ran-dom. Sir Euftace thus recovered his freedom; the; different garrifons in Champagne and Brie having made a fubfcription for that purpofe, when each man cheerfully paid his part. He obtained his hack-ney and war horfe that he had loll at the battle of Nogent, which had been fent to him by the lady-Ifabella de Juliers, countefs of Kent* from England, out of her affeélion to Jiim. The Englilh alfo fur-rendered at that time the caftle of Conflansf in Champagne, of which they were in poffeffion. When thefe troops, who were carrying on the war againft France, had thus ranfomed fir Euftace d'Ambreticourt, they elected* him their chief, and all forts of perfons eniifted under his banner. He made an excurfion into * the Ehetclois J, where no one had been before, and took by ftornt the good town of Attigny§ upon the Aifne, where they found upwards of a hundred tons of wine. Thiey fixed upon this as the principal garrifon, and overran from it the whole country in the environs * Barnes calls him fir Henry tie Quingey, but why, I know not. t Diocefe and election of Chalons, near Chalons. t A country of Champagne, near Rhetel-§ A market-town in Champagne, diocefe of Rheims, and near RheteL ' % of 461