[1] [2] [3] [4] Shortlie after, the lord of Raix, calling himselfe lieutenant generall for the Dolphin, entred into Maine with an armie of three thousand men, and by force tooke the castell of Malicorne, wherof was cap|teine an Englishman, one Oliuer Osbatersbie. In like maner, they tooke the little castell of Lude, and therein William Blackborne, lieutenant for Willi|am Glasdale esquier. After this, the Frenchmen re|turned backe to the Dolphin, and kept not on their iourneie to Pontorson, for that they vnderstood by e|spials, that the earle of Warwike, and the English|men there, determined to giue them battell, if they once attempted to raise the siege. They within the towne, being streictlie besieged perceiuing no like|lihood of succours, and seeing the English armie dai|lie increase, fell to treatie for doubt to be taken by force,Pontorson rendered to the English|men. and so rendered the towne vpon condition, that they might depart with horsse and harnesse onelie. Which being granted to them, the erle like a valiant capteine entered into the towne, and there appoin|ted for gouernors, the lord Ros, and the lord Talbot, and leauing there a conuenient garrison, returned to the lord regent.