[1] Moreouer, when the French king had woone Lo|ches, he went to Chinon,Hubert de Burgh a vali|ant capteine. within the which Hubert de Burgh was capteine, a right valiant man of warre as was any where to be found, who hauing prepared all things necessarie for defense, manfullie repelled the Frenchmen, who inforced themselues to win the towne with continuall assaults and alarms, not suf|fering them within to rest neither day nor night, who yet for certeine daies togither, by the valiant in|couragement of their capteine defended the towne, with great slaughter of the Frenchmen. Neuerthe|lesse, at length beginning to despaire by reason of their incessant trauell, certeine of them that were somewhat faintharted stale ouer the walles in the night, and ran to the Frenchmen, and for safegard of their liues instructed them of the whole estate of the towne. The French vnderstanding that they within were in no small feare of themselues, Polydor. Chinon taken by force of assault. with such violence came vnto the walles, and renewed the assault vpon all sides, that streightwaies they entred by force. A great number of Englishmen were ta|ken, and amongst other their capteine the foresaid Hubert de Burgh. [This chanced on the vigill of S. Iohn Baptist.]