[1] [2] [3] [4] On the same day was the towne of saint Seuere deliuered vnto the Englishmen,Saint Se|uere taken. Nic. Triuet. Hugh Ueer Charles de Ualois. the which Hugh or (as Abington saith) Robert Ueer, brother to the earle of Oxenford tooke vpon him to keepe as capteine there with two hundred men of armes. Charles de Ualois aduertised thereof, departed from Rion with all spéed, to besiege the foresaid towne of saint Se|uere,Saint Se|uere besiged. yer the Englishmen should haue time to fortifie it. But the foresaid Hugh Uéer kept him out the space of thirtéene or (as Abington saith) nine wéekes, to the great losse of the Frenchmen, no small part of their people dieng in the meane time, both of pesti|lence and famine. At length, when vittels began to faile within, a truce was taken for fifteene daies, within the which it might be lawfull for them within the towne to send vnto Baion for succour, which if it came not within that tearme, the towne should be yeelded vnto the Frenchmen,Saint Se|uere yeelded by composi|cion. and so it was vpon these conditions, that the Englishmen and other that would depart, should haue libertie to take with them their armour and goods, and be safelie conueied two daies iornie on their waie from the French armie. Also that those which were minded to remaine still in the towne, should not susteine any losse or damage in their bodies or goods. The pledges also which afore|time were taken out of that towne by the French kings seneshall, should returne in safetie to the towne, and haue their goods restored vnto them. This doone,Charles de Ualois retur|neth into France. Charles de Ualois appointed a garrison of sol|diers to remaine there for the kéeping of the towne, and then returned backe into France. The English|men, which escaped out of those places from the Frenchmens hands, repaired vnto Baion, Polydor. to de|fend that towne with their capteins the foresaid erle earle of Richmond and the lord Iohn de S. Iohn, the which of some are vntruelie said to haue béene slaine at Rion. Shortlie after that Charles de Ualois was departed and gone out of the countrie, the towne of saint Seuere was recouered by the Englishmen.