OF fche former ones. Being covered with large ihields, and armed -with pick-axes and mattocks*-they came up clofe to the walls, which they imi mediately battered, puling out ftones in various places, infomuch that die garrifon began to bo». alarmed: they, however, defended themfelvea m wdl as cmtr garrifon did. John Crefswel and David HoUegravç, the go-vernors, faw làe peril they were in» and guefled that fir Bertrand, from this manner.of proceeding, would aottqirit the place before he had conquered ki la tha^ ftould they be taken by aflàult, they would certainly be pet to death ; aod, not feing iMr hcar-r tag of any fuccour coining to them, they-opened a treaty to forrender the placenta their lives being Ipared. . . .... ; The conftable, who did hot wiûi to harrafsKia own people, nor to pufli too far the garrifojrv whui» hck&èw to be refolwte • mem at arms, accepted *he tepow* and agreed they fhould leave. the caftjcg mkîng fidthiog with then but gold or filver, and that they ihould be efcorted to Poitiers. • . . : In this manner did. the conftable get, the caille of Moacontour, of which took peifeflkw, apd had it weH repaired.- - He' remained in it to refrefli hsmfelf and men* for he was ôot determined mU^ thdr he âiould march next, te Poitiers or elfc-, vàeit» • • '..,*; When the news was. knipwn m the cky of Poi-* tiers, that aie torçftaljlc and his $*efiQps Jiad tttken. the câffite. • of {Moncontotir, theyf wpre - npovo alaÉiiedfliiii Mi^^ij^m«dlne^ %t off fjpf, * fengers