enable them to fifh any lake or pond, whatever might be its fizé : and they were of great ufe to the lords and barons during Lent : but the commonalty made ufe of what provifions they could get. The king had, befides, thirty falconers on horfe-back, laden with hawks ; fluty couple of ftrong hounds, and as many greyhounds ; fo that every day he took the pleafure of hunting or fifhing either by land or water. Many lords had their hawks and hounds as well as the king. Their army was always in three divifions, and each perfon kept to his divifion : there was alfo a van-guard to every one of them, and their quarters were one league dirfant from each other, the king being with the third, and largeft divifion. This order was conftantly kept on their march from Calais, until they came before the town of Chartres. During the time the king of England remained at Guillon, where he was living on the provifion which John d'Alençon had found in Flavigny, his thoughts were employed in devifing means to keep and maintain himfelf in France. The young duke of Burgundy and his council, at the requeft of his fubje&s, fent to the king divers lords and knights, as ambaffadors to treat with him, fo that the duchy of Burgundy fhould not be deftroyed or pillaged. The under-named lords accepted this commiffion : firft the lord Anfelme de Sallins, great chancellor of Burgundy, fir James de Vienne, fir John Dèrie, fir Hugh de Vienne, fir William de Thoroife and fir John de Montmartin. Thefe 3*