[1] Now to procéed in our processe of France. After the thus winning of the towne and castell of Mon|streau; the king departing from thence,Melun be [...]|ged by king Henrie. came to Melun vpon Seine, the thirteenth daie of Iulie, and [page 577] besieged it round about, hauing then in companie with him the French king, and the yoong king of Scots, the dukes of Burgognie, Clarence, Bedford, Glocester,The king of Scots in K. [...] armie and Bar, the prince of Orainge, and one and twentie earles, besides lords, barons, & knights, equall to lords in degree, to the number of seauen and fiftie, what of England and France; and beside also fiftéene maister soldiers. This siege continued the space almost of seuen moneths,Eightéene w [...]kes haue the chronicles of Flanders. [...] Liuius. or (as Thomas Wal|singham saith) fouretéene wéekes, and foure daies, with skirmishing, scaling, assaulting, and defending, to the losse (no doubt) of both parts. Capteine of this towne was one monsieur de Barbason, a Gascoine of such experience and approoued valiancie in wars,Monsieur de Barbason a valiãt captein. that his renowme and fame was spred through the world.