This expedition ended, however, as "the duke of Brittany had foretold ; and I will relate what occafioned its being broken off. About Candle-mas, intelligence was brought to the king • and his council, which they had not thought of. nor fore-feen. Part of the king of ^England's cabinet-council were fent in handfome ft ate to wait on the king of Franc? at Paris. At the head of this le-gation were, fir Thomas Percy, fir Lewis Clifford, fir Robert Bricquet and other knights, whofe names 1 never heard. I he arrival of thefe knights at Paris was a great furprife though the king had been informed of their coming ; for the king of England had written to him, to fay he (hould in a few days fend fome of his council to Paris, if he would be there. The king of France was very anxious to learn why thefe ambaffadors had been fent in fuch hafte, and what they had to propofe. The Engiifh knights difmounted at the fign of the Château de Feftu, in the ftreet of la Croix du Tiroir, where they had fixed their lodgings. The king of France was at the^Louvre, and the duke of Touraine with him : his three unclçs, and the conftable of France, were likewife at their dif-ferent hôtels in Paris. The Englifli arrived at %Paris in the afternoon, and ftaid .the remainder of that day and the night at their inn : on the mor-row, about nine o'clock, they mounted their horfes, which were handfomely decorated, and went in ftate to the Louvre, where the king was 'waiting for them. He was attended by his bro-ther, his uncles,1 the count de St. Pol, the# lord - de 850