where they kept in a body, and then proceeded to lay fiege to a caftle called Monmorillon. On their arrival, they affaulted it brifkly and gained it, putting all within to the fword. They rein-forced it with another garrifon. They then marched to Chauvigny *, on the jiver Creufe, and befieged it. They remained there two days, but on the third it furrendered, and the garrifon were fpared. They continued their march towards Lufiacf, where there is a town and caftle, which furrendered immediately without waiting the aflault* They advanced to-wards the city of Poitiers, and lay one night in the vineyards, which very much alarmed the city, as they were fearful of beinç befieged; but for this time they were free, for they marched off the following day, advancing towards Moncontour. John Crefsweli and David Hollegrave commanded in the place, and had under them about fixty good companions, bold and hardy, who had very much handled the furrounding countries of An-jou and Touraine, as well as all the French gar-rifons, lb that the conftable declared he would not undertake any thing before he had gained îMs town. • QnimgDys-»0x leagues from Polders, f Lt«flaB,»-near Mojunorilion. m CHAP.