[1] [2] [3] In the meane time king Edward sent his brother Edmund earle of Lancaster to be his attornie,Edward earle of Lancaster sent to the French king. and to make answer for him before all such iudges as might haue hearing of the matter: but the iudges meaning nothing lesse than to trie out the truth of the cause, admitted no reasons that the earle could al|ledge in his brothers behalfe, and so pronounced king Edward a rebell, and decreed by arest,K. Edward condemned in the French kings court. that he had for|feited all his right vnto the duchie of Guien. These things thus doone, he sent priuie messengers vnto Burdeaux, to procure the citizens to reuolt from the Englishmen,Arnold de Neale sent into Gas|coigne with an armie. and appointed constable of France the lord Arnold de Neale to follow with an armie, who comming thither easilie brought them of Burdeaux vnder the French dominion, being alreadie min|ded to reuolt through practise of those that were latelie before sent vnto them from the French king for that purpose. After this, the said constable brought the people néere adioining vnder subiection, partlie mooued by the example of the chéefe and head citie of all the countrie, and partlie induced therevnto by [page 291] bribes and large gifts. The Englishmen that were in the countrie, after they perceiued that the people did thus reuolt to the French king, withdrew incon|tinentlie vnto the townes situat néere to the sea side, but speciallie they fled to a towne called the Rioll, which they fortified with all speed. Thus saith Po|lydor.