[1] [2] But in Normandie, whilest others in other places, made their hand in fetching preies and booties out of the enimies countrie, king Lewes besieged Uernu|eil,Uernueil besieged. which towne being strong of it selfe, Hugh Beau|champe and others that had charge thereof valiant|lie defended, R. Houed. Hugh Beau|champe. so that the French king was a moneth before it, yer he could win anie part thereof. This towne of Uernueil was in those daies diuided into three portions, beside the castell, euerie of them a|part from other with mightie wals and déepe ditches full of water. One of these parts was called the great Burrow without the wals, where the French king had pitcht his field & planted his engins. About a moneth after whose cõming thither, vittels began to faile them within, so that at length they required a truce onlie for thrée daies, & if no succour came with|in those thrée daies, they promised to yeeld that part of the towne called the great Burrow, & the perempto|rie daie was the vigill or eeue of S. Laurence. Here|vpon were hostages deliuered by the burgesses vnto the French king. Now it was agréed that if they yéelded the towne at the daie appointed for want of succor, king Henrie the son, and Robert the French kings brother, with the earls of Trois & Blois, Hen|rie and Theobald, and William archbish. of Sens, vndertooke vpon their othes that the hostages should then be restored free & without any hurt or damage.