[1] [2] The Frenchmen,The English loose all in France. hauing perfect vnderstanding of the vnreadinesse of the realme of England, dis|plaied their banners, and set foorth their armies, and in short space got (by yeelding) Constance, Gisors, ca|stell Galliard, Ponteau de Mere, saint Lo, Fe|stampe, Newcastell, Tonque, Mauleon, Argenton, Lisieux, and diuerse other townes and places within the countrie of Normandie. Likewise in Guien was the towne of Maulisson rendered to the earle of Fois. These townes were not yeelded voluntari|lie by the English souldiers: but they were compel|led thereto by the inhabitants of the townes, which hauing intelligence of the féeble estate of the realme of England, rose against the capteins, opened the gates to the enimies, or constreined them to render vpon composition. By which inforcement was the rich citie of Rone deliuered:Rone yeélded to the French men. for suerlie the duke of Summerset and the earle of Shrewesburie had well kept that citie, if they had béene no more vexed with the citizens, than they were with their enimies.