[1] [2] [3] After this, he besieged a castell that stood vpon the banke of the riuer of Loier, called La Roch au|moyne, inforcing his whole indeuour to haue woone it.The French kings sonne came to fight with king Iohn. But yer he could atteine his purpose, he was ad|uertised that Lewes the sonne of king Philip was comming towards him with a great power to raise his siege. Wherefore hauing no great confidence in the Poictouins, and vnderstanding that Lewes brought with him a verie strong armie, he tooke ad|uise of his councell, who iudged that it should be best for him to breake vp his siege and to depart, which he did,

K. Iohn re|moueth to Angiers.

The Poicto|uins subdued by the Frẽch. The battell at the bridge of Bouins,

and went streight waies to Angiers. Lewes (af|ter king Iohn was thus retired) brought the Poicto|uins againe to subiection, and put the chiefe authours of the rebellion to death. In the meane time also his father king Philip with like successe, but in a fough|ten field, vanquished the emperour Otho at the bridge of Bouins on the 28 day of Iulie, as in the hi|storie of France more at large appeare. There a|mong other prisoners, the thrée earles of Flanders Salisburie and Bullogne were taken.