[1] [2] [3] [4] About the same time, the duke of Excester laid siege vnto Chateau Galiard,Chateau G [...]|liard besieged. which siege continued from the last of March, vnto the latter end of Sep|tember, or (as some write) vnto the twentith of De|cember, as after shall appeare.Yuri taken by assaul [...]. The duke of Gloce|ster being sent to win the towne and castell of Yuri, tooke the towne by assault, and the castell was deliue|red by composition after fortie daies siege. After this the Englishmen ouerran the countrie about Char|tres, and did much hurt to their enimies in all places where they came. The hearts of the Frenchmen were sore discouraged with the losse of Rone, and the other townes which yeelded one after another thus to the [page 569] Englishmen, so that such as loued the wealth of their countrie sore lamented the imminent mischéefes, which they saw by the diuision of the nobilitie, like shortlie to fall on their heads, namelie bicause they saw no remedie prepared.