hew comers very roughly, and in à fliort rilhc com-pletely defeated. An able fquire of Vermandois, called Peter Danvilliers *, advanced and came fo near the captai de Buch that he made him his prifoner by a gallant deed of arms. The captai was, at this period, the knight of Gafcony attached to' England whom the king of France and the French-men wiflied mol to gain, for he was a hardy ûtté enterprifing captain. Lord Thomas Percy was alfo that day made prifoner by a Wellh pricft, called David Howclf. Sir Maubrun de Linieres, fir Henry Haye, and feveral other knights and fquires were taken like-Wife. Sir Walter Hewett, fir Petiton de Courton, fir William Farrington and Carmille J efcaped with great difficulty : they made for the town of Soubife, but would have failed of help if the lady had not been on the walls, who had the gate in-ftantly opened. They entered the place with feveral others. On the next morning, Evan of Wales ordered all his barges and boats to be drawn Up before Soubife, on which he made a briflc attack. Thé • Danvilliers. FroilTart calls him Pierre Danielle* ; but I copy from Villaret's hilt. 4c France, mm. v. who fays that Charles V. gave the fquire twelve hundred livres for the ranfom of the captai, and cites le T re for de Chartres for the receipt. f David Howe!. Villaret calls him Pavid Honnel. I fuppofe it foould be David Howei. in thofe days, it was common for • priefts to engage in war, notwitfcûanding their prielthood. J Carmille- lord Î88