[1] In the meane while the marshall Montmerancie, with his armie, besieged the towne of Carmarden, and wan it by composition,Carmarden woone by the French. granting to the men of warre that kept it against him, licence to depart whi|ther they would, & to take with them all their mooue|able goods: the castell of Penbroke they assaulted not, estéeming it to be so well manned, that they shuld but lose their labour in attempting it. Notwithstan|ding they besieged the towne of Hereford west,

Hereford west manfullie de|fended.

Enguerant de Monstrelle [...] saith they burnt the townes but could not win the castell.

which neuerthelesse was so well defended by the earle of A|rundell and his power, that they lost more than they wan, and so they departed towards the towne of Denbigh, where they found Owen Glendouer abi|ding for their comming, with ten thousand of his Welshmen. Here were the Frenchmen ioifullie re|ceiued of the Welsh rebels, and so when all things were prepared, they passed by Glamorganshire to|wards Worcester,The suburbs of Worcester burnt. and there burnt the suburbes: but hearing of the kings approch, they suddenlie retur|ned towards Wales.