Oh' die-other handj the king bf Spain had or-dered his brother, the baftard of Spairi, to enter Navarre with a powerful army : ht attacked towns and catties, and gained much touhtïy, in fpite of the king of Navarre, • who could do but little' to defend himfelf. He fent to inform king Rich&rd of England how he was fituated, in the hope that he would aid him in oppofing the king of France in Ms courtty of Evteux ; for that he himfelf would remain in Navarre, so guard his fortreflfes agâïïrfi the king of Spain. • • • - ' King Richard, in confequence of a council which had been called on this btffinefs, fent fir Robert le Roux* with a body of men at arms and arthert, to Cherbourg. The garrifon* of the dif-fèrent fortreffes won by the conftable in the county of Evreux were alio colledted at that town. • When all were afiembled, they were a numer-ous and handfome body of picked men, who had provided the caftle with ftores, for they "concluded ft Would be befieged, ' - The conftable and the loïd de là Riviere, hav-ing vifited every place in the county of Evreu* with their army, found that all the towns for-merly belonging to the king of Navarre were no* under the obedience of the king of FMttte i they then eame before Cherbourg, which is a ftfttog pid noble place, founded by Julius Caifar, when he conquered England* and UkeWife a fea-fJoi%. • « Probably fir Robert loofe, or'Eoufe. /; . »M» i. JT ; " ;" . ' »; : --;p:^ { -, / " u 3 The