Achard, Castel, taken by the French, ii.
220. Saved by the lady of, 220
Acts of Parliament, mode of promulga-
tion of, i. 77, 78

Adrian IV., Pope, his bull authorising

the English invasion of Ireland, ii. 3
Agace, Gobin, points out to Edward

III. a ford over the Somme, i. 251,
252. The King's reward to him, 252,
253

Agenois, the Lord of Montpezat's castle

of, taken by and from the French, i.

41

Agenois, withheld from England by
Charles IV., i. 42. Conduct of the
French seneschal of, 72. Various
towns of, besieged by Philip VI., 127.
Towns of, taken by the English un-
der the Earl of Derby, 240. In-
vaded by the French, under the Duke
of Anjou, ii. 172
Agnes, Black, her defence of the castle
of Dunbar, i 190

Agworth, Sir Thomas d', placed in com-
mand in Brittany, i. 243. Commands
the English in Brittany, 274. His
defeat of a French force under
Charles of Blois, 274, 275. Relieves
Roche Derien, 275. His death, i.
334

Agworth, Sir N. d', engages in the
French expedition against Pedro the
Cruel, ii. 111
Aiguillon, Castle of, taken by the Earl
of Derby, i. 242. Reinforced by the
Earl of Derby, 243. Escape of John
of Norwich into, 244. Besieged by
the Duke of Normandy, 244, 271.
The siege raised, 272. Taken by the
French, ii. 173

Airaines, Edward III. at, i. 250. His
hasty retreat from, 251

ANG

Albret, Lord of, joins the Black Prince
on his expedition into Spain, ii. 123,
124. At the battle of Navarrete, 181.
Gained over by the King of France,
141. Marries Margaret of Bour-
bon, 141. Opposes the Prince of
Wales's hearth-tax, 142. His defi-
ance of the Prince, 143

Alençon, Count of, watches the English
on the frontiers of Aquitaine, i. 44.
Attacks and captures Saintes, 45.
Which is restored to England, 47.
Commands an army at Boulogne, 125.
Joins an expedition into Brittany,
198. Joins Philip VI. against Ed-
ward III., 249. At Crécy, 259. Slain,
260. Disgraced for his flight at Poi-
tiers, ii. 20. One of the King's hos-
tages, 58. Joins the Duke of Berri in
Poitou, ii. 202. Accompanies the
Constable into Brittany, ii. 222
Alfonso IV., King of Aragon, agrees to
suppress letters of marque, i. 61
Alfonso XI., King of Aragon, makes an
alliance with Edward III., i. 187
Ambrecicourt, Eustace d', begins the
battle of Poitiers, i. 389. Taken
prisoner by the French, 389. Re-
leased in the fight, 391

Amiens, meeting of Edward III. and
Philip VI. at, i. 28, 29. Defeat of
the citizens of, by Harcourt, 250.
Flight of Philip VI. to, after the
battle of Crécy, 261

Angely, St. Jean d', recaptured from the
English by the French, i. 329. Taken
by the French, ii. 208
Angers, an army collected by the Duke
of Normandy at, i. 215

Angle, Guichard d', favoured by Ed-
ward III., ii. 198. Taken prisoner
by the Spaniards, 199. His widow
saves his castle, 220

Angoulême, the nobility of, roused by
the Duke of Normandy, i. 241.

ANJ

Taken by the Earl of Derby, 242.
Besieged by the Duke of Normandy,
and abandoned by the English, 243,
244. Rent-charge on, given to
Charles the Bad, 356. Returned to
John II. of France, 356. The Eng-
lish army gathered at, ii. 158. Taken
by the French, 208

Anjou, House of, origin and kings of the,

i. 1

Anjou, Duke of, one of the hostages for
the King of France in England, ii.
58. Breaks his parole, 90. His re-
turn demanded, but without effect,
99.

Restrained from fighting the
English, 105. Advises the King of
France to send an army to support
the King of Castile, 124. His hatred
of England, 136, 137. Commands
an army against the English, 171.
Transfers the command to Du
Guesclin, 172. Accomplishes no-
thing, and breaks up his army, 202.
Takes Roche-sur-Yon, 223. His
treatment of his hostages, 224. Re-
called to defend France in the north,
224. His advice as to the mode of
treating the English, 224. Marches
to reduce Gaston de Foix, 233, 234
Annan, surprise of Edward Balliol's
camp at, i. 58

Antwerp, Edward III. at, i. 132, 134
Aquitaine, Lord Montacute appointed
seneschal in, i. 35. Occupied by the
French under Charles of Valois, 41.
The whole of, except Agenois, re-
stored by France to Edward II., 42.
Interference of Philip VI. in the
affairs of, 72. Edward's preparations
for its defence, 73. Determination
of Philip to wrest it from England,
and of Edward to keep it, 94. A
fleet provided to protect, 112. Events
in Aquitaine during Edward III.'s
invasion of France, 271. Given up
to Edward III., ii. 55. Edward the
Black Prince created Duke of, 68.
Departure of the Black Prince for his
duchy, 87. The kingdom of Aqui-
taine a thorn in the side of France,
98, 99. Unpopularity of the Prince
of Wales's hearth-tax, 142. Local
warfare in the duchy, in 1371, 186.
Invaded by Henry of Trastamare,
136. Pillaged by the "Companies,"
139. Declared confiscated by the
Parliament of Paris, 171. The Duke
of Lancaster left in charge of, by the
Black Prince, 179. Losses of the

ART

English in, 203-209. The duchy
surrendered by the Black Prince to
his father, 215. No help sent to the
duchy, 233. Lost to England, 234
Aragon, kingdom of, after the defeat of
the Moors, i. 322

Arche, Pont de l', burnt by Edward III.,
i. 247

Archery, practice of, commended by the
King, ii. 85

Armagnac, Count of, advises the people
of Toulouse not to attack the English
and Gascons, i. 366. Collects an
army to meet them, but retires into
the city, 368. Detached by Charles
V. from the English, ii. 142. Opposes
the Prince of Wales's hearth-tax, 142.
His defiance of the Prince, 143.
Armourers, dispute with the, i. 364.
Army, the first recorded as clothed in
uniform, i. 120

Arques, visit of Edward III. to, i. 142
Arrows, prices of, i. 187
Artevelde, James van, history of, i. 109.
Enters into an alliance with England,
110. Negotiations for an alliance
between England and Ghent opened
with, 123. His statesmanlike views,
124. Advises Edward III. to assume
the title of King of France, 124. His
grandfather put to death by the Count
of Flanders, 124, 125. Driven by
Count Louis to Cadsand, 125. Causes
the Flemings to expel Count Louis
from Flanders, 134. Brings Flanders
and Brabant into close commercial
union, 156. Thrown into prison, but
released, 205. Conference of Edward
III. with him in Flanders, 232. His
wise rule of his country, 233. His
enemy, Gerard Denys, 234. Murdered
by him, 235. His character, 235
Artois, Robert, Count of, his influence
over the conduct of Edward III., i.
95. History of him and of his coun-
try, 100, 101. His claim to the
earldom decided against him, 102,
103. His escape to Brussels, 103.
Resorts to sorcery to harm Philip VI.,
104. And flies to England, 105.
Proclamation of Philip VI. against
all persons harbouring him, 105.
Friendship of Edward III. for him,
106. Joins Edward III. at Mechlin,
150. Defeated by the French at St.
Omer, 177. At the English court,
197. Goes to Brittany with the ex-
pedition under the Earl of Northamp-
ton, 207. His expedition to Brittany,

ART

212. Takes Vannes, 213. His wound

and death, 214

Artois, ravaged by Edward III., i. 361.
Raid of the Duke of Lancaster in, ii.
46, 48. Ravaged by Sir Robert
Knolles, 174

Arundel, Richard, Earl of, commands

the English army in Scotland, i. 129.
At the battle of Crécy, 255, 260.
Sent on an embassy into Flanders,
277. At the battle of "L'Espagnols-
sur-Mer," 325

Athole, Earl of, concludes a treaty of
peace with Edward III., i. 70. Ap-
pointed governor of Scotland, 70.
Murdered, 70

Aubenton, pillaged by the Count of
Hainault, i. 173

Auberoche, taken by the Earl of Derby,
i. 240. Besieged by Lille Jourdain,
and relieved by the Earl of Derby,
241, 242

Audeneham, Marshal Arnoul d', his
command at Poitiers, i. 386. Taken
prisoner, 389

Audley, Hugh de, created Earl of Glou-
cester, i. 111

Audley, James, his gallant exploits at
Poitiers, i. 390. His interview with
the Prince of Wales, 394. Retires
from his command in Poitou, ii. 158,

159

Auray, given up to John de Montfort, i.

196. Besieged by Charles of Blois,
211, 212. Battle of, ii. 104
Austria, Duke of, enters into an alliance
with Edward III. against France, i.
147

Auvergne, plundered by the Prince of
Wales, i. 378

Auvergne, Dauphin of, joins the Duke
of Berri in Poitou, ii. 202
Avignon, the "Babylonish Captivity"
of the Popes at, i. 66, 137. March of
the " Companies" to, who obtained
money and absolution from the Pope,

BEA

307

Scotland, joins Edward in his march
against the Scots, i. 12. Sent back
to France for a time, 12. Returns
to England and joins Lord Beaumont
in a descent on Scotland, 54, 55. His
rapid successes, 56. Defeats the
Scottish army, and is crowned King
at Scone, 56, 57. His army sur-
prised, and he is compelled to fly
into England, 58. Determination of
Edward III. to march to his help, 59.
Defeat of the Bruce party at Halidon
Hill, 63. Balliol reseated on the
throne, 65. Gives up all Scotland
south of the Forth to Edward III.,
65. Alienates his subjects, and
causes the rise of the Bruce party
again, 66. Again flies to Berwick,
67. Joined by Edward III. and
overruns the country, 68, 69. Ap-
pointed by Edward constable of the
army, 69. His insecure hold of his
dominions, 189. Not recognised by
the Scots as king, 401. Surrenders

all his rights to King Edward, 407.
Resides as a private gentleman in
England, and charged with poaching,
407. His death, ii. 97
Bamborough, Sir Richard, governor of
the castle of Ploërmel, i. 333. In
the battle of the Thirty, and killed,
333, 334

Bardi, Lombards, or Longobardi, the,
in London, i. 15. Lend money to
Edward III., 15, 28. Their failure,
15. Forthcoming history of the, 16,
note *

Barfleur, taken by the King, Edward
III., i. 245

Barons, band themselves together
against Mortimer, i. 25. Their
charges against him, 25. Baffled by
him, 26

Baseille, St., taken by the Earl of Derby,
i. 242

Basset, Lord, sent to confer with the
garrison of Calais, i. 285
Batefol, Sir Thomas de, his treachery,
ii. 173, Struck dead by the Captal
de Buch, 173

Bayonne, called upon to supply ships of
war, i. 113. Earl of Derby lands at,
with an army, 239

Beauchamp, Earl, sent to relieve St. Jean
d'Angely, i. 331. Retreat followed
by the French, who are defeated, 331,
332

BEA

Beauchamp, John, of Warwick, ap-
pointed governor of Calais, i. 405
Beaumanoir, Robert de, his adventures,
i. 333. Gets up the Battle of Thirty,
i. 333
Beaumanoir, Lord of, his parley with
John of Chandos, ii. 104
Beaumont, Lord, his residence in France,
i. 54. Joins Edward Balliol in a de-
scent on Scotland, 54, 55. At the
meeting of Edward's allies at Halle,
137. His desertion from Edward III.
to the French, 236

Beauvais, destruction of the abbey of,
i. 250

Becherel, relieved by the Duke of Brit-
tany, ii. 235. Surrendered to the
French, 236

Belleperche, the English besieged in, ii.
170. Evacuated by them, 171
Benedict XII., Pope, his endeavours to
prevent war between England and
France, i. 71. Sends ambassadors to
Edward III. to make peace, 126.
Makes advances to the Emperor of
Germany, 138. His quarrel with
Germany and the Emperor, 140. His
remonstrance with Edward III. as to
his alliance with the Emperor, 145,
149, 158. Threatens the Emperor
with renewed excommunication, 148.
Excommunicates all Flanders, 156.
Endeavours to dissuade Edward from
continuing the war with France, 169.
Places Flanders under an interdict,
174. His death, 204
Benevolence, a, granted by the mer-
chants to Edward III., i. 67, 68
Bentley, Sir Walter, appointed com-
mander-in-chief in Brittany, i. 334
Bereford, Sir Simon, sent to the Tower,
i. 36. And executed, 39
Bergerac, taken by the Earl of Derby, i.
240, and note

Berkeley Castle, murder of Edward II.
in, i. 19

Berkeley, Thomas de, his trial for being
implicated in the murder of Edward
II., i. 39, 40.

Berri, Duke of, commands an army
against the English, ii. 171. Takes
Linoges, 173. His activity and skill,
202. Enters Poitou, 203. And
takes the castle of Montmorillon,
203. Seizes Chauvigny and Lussac,
203. Takes St. Sévère, 203, 204.
Grants the request of the Lady of
Castel Achard, ii. 220. See Charles
V., Edward III.

BOU

Berri, plundered by the Prince of Wales,
i. 378.

Bertrand, Cardinal, his visit to Edward
III., i. 126, 128.
Berwick-on-Tweed, offered by Edward
Balliol to be given up to Edward III.,
i. 57. Garrisoned by the Bruce
party, 60. Former conflicts for its
possession, 60. The Scots besieged
in, by Edward III., 61. Surrender of
the town, and Edward's endeavours to
promote its commerce, 64. Taken by
the Scots, 362. Town, but not the
citadel, taken by Earl Douglas, 405.
Journey of Edward III. to its relief,

405

Bidaus, i. 365

Ex-

Biscay, province of, handed over to the
Black Prince, ii. 119.
Black Death, breaking out of the, in
England, i. 302. Its origin and
course, 302, 303. Its contagious
character and symptoms, 303.
tent of the mortality in England, 304,
305. Its effects in various parts of
Europe, 306. Return of the plague
to England and France, ii. 67.
Black Prince. See Edward the Black
Prince

Blanche of Bourbon,
the Cruel, ii. 107.
husband, 108

married to Pedro
Murdered by her

Blanche of Lancaster, her marriage to
John of Gaunt, ii. 42.
Blanche Tache, Godemar du Fay, de-

feated by Edward III. at, i. 252
Blois, Charles, Count of, joins Philip
VI. against Edward III., i. 249.
Elected President of the States
General, ii. 20. See Charles, Count
of Blois

Boccaccio, his account of the Black
Death in Italy, i. 307

Bohun, William de, created Earl of
Northampton, i. 111.

Bois-de-Vincennes, treaty of peace of,
i. 45

Bolton, John, anecdote of, at Rennes,
ii. 17, 18

Bordeaux, Lord Derby takes up his
quarters at, i. 240, 242. The Earl of
Lancaster at, 273. Landing of the
Black Prince at, 362, 365. Arrival of
the Prince of Wales with the captive
King of France at, 397

Boucicault, Lord of, taken prisoner by
the English, i. 331. Defeated in an
attack on the English, 380. Retires.
into Romorantin, which is taken, 380,