He afterwards came to the caftle of Breteuil, which was defended for the king of Navarre: The king of France remained before this caftle the fpace of fwo months, when it was furrendered on capitula-tion, that the garrifdn might go whither th£ pleafed, and all they could carry with them. CHAP. CL¥. •TUB ipNG OF FRANCE ISSUES OUT SUMMONS FOR ASSEMBLING AN ARMY TO COMBAT THE PRINCE OF WALES, WHO WAS OVERRUNNING TfiE PRO* VINCE OF BERRY. "^THEN king John of France had finifhed his expedition, and had re-conquered all the towns and caftles in lower Normandy which be-longed to the king of Navarre, whom he detained in prifon, he returned to the city of Paris. He had not long been there before he heard that the _ prince of Wales with his whole arnày, had invaded his kingdom, and was fall advancing towards the fertile country of Berry. • ' When this was told him, the king faid, with an oath, that he would immediately fet out after him, and give him battle wherever he fhould find him. He iffued out a fpecial fummons, to all nobles and others who held fiefs under him, that they fhould not,, under any pretence whatever, abfent them-felves, without incurring his higheft difpleafure, but, immediately pn the receipt of thefe letters, fet : , " ¥3 -out 293 -