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With the Duke Montpenſier there came betwixt twelue and fifteene hundred French Souldiers, and a good Troupe of the Gentlemen of the Countrey, & certaine Companies of men of Armes. Thoſe with in the Towne did neeur ſallye out: but otherwiſe made alwaies a good ſhewe of a reſolution in them, and in their words were ouer lauiſh, performing afterward ſo little as they did.
His Maieſtie pretending to make three batteries, two of which, from ſundrie parts ſhould batter at the breach of the ſaid Caſtle; and the third to bee placed vpon a Rocke, which ſhould ſcoure curtaine wiſe along, behinde the breach of the ſaid Caſtle. Hee began vpon Friday the fifth day of Ianuarie at eight of the clocke to beate two great towers, which flanked from the one vnto the other; the one of which ſerued for a defence vnto the breach, which he purpoſed to make. After the beſtowing of foure hundred Cannon ſhot, the top of one of the Towers beeing fallen, and a hole being made in the other tower that defended the breache, which hole opened into the ſaid Caſtle, his Maieſtie cauſed it to be battered for the ſpeedie breach which would be made in it: for there needed but the beating away of a little piece of the wall. Then he commaunded certaine Troupes of Souldiers, to goe and viewe if they could lodge in the ſaid Tower, vpon which certain of them entring the hole, which was pierced through the Tower into the Caſtle, finding no reſiſtance, called their companions, and ſo entring one after another, in verie ſhort ſpace they became Maſters both of Caſtle and Towne.
Thoſe
