The Eoglîfh, who had before fo gallantly de-fended the place, feeing the great preparations which were making againft • them, ' as well as the numerous army of the befiegers, and having heard the manner in which fir Thomas' Wake had given up the ftrong places in Rouergue, at the fame time not expe&ing any fuccours to come to their affiftance, held a council, and refolved to fur-render upon capitulation, but not upon any other terms. They entered into a treaty with the con-ftable, which was fo well • condu&ed on all fides, that they were- to march out without danger or blame, carrying off whatever they could take with them, and befides were to be efcorted as far as St. Severe1 in Limoufin. This treaty was ftriâJy obferved, and the Englifh marched out, having furrendered whatever they had held in the town and caftle of Uzes, and were condu&ed without peril to the garrifon they had fixed upon. Sir Bertrand gained by this expedition a very large extent of country, of which-the Englifh had had poffeffion, and then returned to prance. 187 CHAP.