weeks, planning new improvements with his matter of the works, Andrew Beau-neveu, in fculpture and painting ; for in fuch arts he took great de-light, and was well ikilled in them. There was not a more able man in this refpeft than mafter Andrew IJeau-neveu, in any country, as may %e judged from the many fine works he executed in France, Hainault (his native country), and Eng-land, where they now remain. CHAP. XV. • AYMERIGOT MARCEL HAVING LEFT LA ROCHE DE VANDAIS, TO SEEK SUCCOUR FROM OTHER PLLIAGERS, HIS LIEUTENANT, GÛYOT DU SEL, IS SURPRISED BY AN" AMBUSCADE, AND THE FORT SURRENDERS ON CAPITULATION. T WILL now relate what happened to Ayrae^ ' rigot Marcel, and to his fort of la Roche de Vandais. He had a quick imagination, and con-cluded, from the continuance of the fiege, that the letters from the king of England arid the duke of Lancafter had failed in the effeâ he looked to from them. .He therefore thought of another expe-dient, which was to leave his caftle and ride night • and day unto the garrifons in Perigord and other places, to call upon Guyoxmet de Sainte Foix, Er- . nauton 171