[1] [2] Herevpon the councell brake vp, and Iaques Ar|teueld tarieng with the king a certeine space, after the other were departed, promised him to persuade the countrie well inough to his purpose, and suerlie, he had a great gift of eloquence, and had thereby in|duced the countrie wonderfullie, to consent to manie things, as well in fauour of king Edward, as to his owne aduancement: but this suit which he went now about to bring to passe, was so odious vnto all the Flemings, that in no wise they thought it reason to consent vnto the disheriting of the earle. At length, when Iaques Arteueld should returne vnto Gant, Ia. Meir. Welshmen appointed to Iaques Ar|teueld for a gard against Gerard De|nise. king Edward appointed fiue hundred Welshmen to attend him as a gard, for the preseruation of his per|son, bicause he said, that one Gerard Denise deane of the weauers, an vnquiet man, maliciouslie pur|posed his destruction.