[1] [2] [3] The lord Ne|uill sent into Britaine.King Edward foorthwith sent ouer the lord Ne|uill, with foure hundred men of armes, and as manie archers, the which arriuing at saint Matthewes de fine Poterne, remained there all the winter. Wherevpon the Britaines being sore offended there|with, closed their townes and fortresses against their duke, and shewed much euill towards him. The con|stable of France sir Berthram de Cleaquin,Englishmen discomfited by the con|stable of France. laieng siege to the towne and castell of Sireth in Poictou, discomfited a number of Englishmen that came to raise his siege, by meanes whereof he got not onelie Sireth, but also Niort, Lucignen, and all other the townes and fortresses which the Englishmen held till that day within Poictou,Townes woone by him. Xaintonge, and Rochel|lois. Shortlie after this, the constable returned into France, and was appointed by the king there to go with an armie of men of warre into Britaine, and there to take into his hands all such townes and for|tresses as belonged to the duke of Britaine,The constable of Frãce sent into Britaine bicause he had alied himselfe with the king of England, and receiued Englishmen into his countrie, to the preiudice of the realme of France.