surrender yourself, or you are a dead man.' In
that part of the field was a young knight from St. Omer, who was
engaged by a salary in the service of the king of England: his name
was Denis de Morbeque, who for five years had attached himself to the
English, on account of having been banished in his younger days from
France for a murder committed in an affray at St. Omer. It
fortunately happened for this knight, that he was at the time near to
the king of France when he was so much pulled about. He by dint of
force, for he was very strong and robust, pushed through the crowd and
said to the king in good French, 'Sire, sire, surrender yourself.' The
king, who found himself very disagreeably situated, turning to him,
asked 'To whom shall I surrender myself; to whom? Where is my cousin
the Prince of Wales? if I could see him I would speak to him.' 'Sire,'
replied Sir Denys, 'he is not here; but surrender yourself to me, and
I will lead you to him.' 'Who are you?' said the king. 'Sire, I am
Denys de Morbeque, a knight from Artois, but I serve the king of
England because I cannot belong to France, having forfeited all I
possessed there.' The king then gave him his right-hand glove, and
said 'I surrender myself to you.' There was much crowding and pushing
about, for every one was eager to cry out 'I have taken him.'"

Most of the witnesses to Du Troy's declaration were celebrated peers
and knights both of England and France.

L'RA D'NI EDWARDI PRINCIPIS GALL' MAIOR ALDR'S ET COM'ITATI CIVITATIS
LONDON' DIRECTA DE NOV' BAT'I IUX^{ta} POYTERS.

Tresch'e et tres bien ameez endroit des novelles es p'ties ou nous
sumes voillitz savoir qe puis l'eure qe nous certifiasmes a n're
tresredoute S^{r} et piere le Roi qe no' estoions en p'pos de
chivaucher env's les enemis es p'ties de Fraunce no' p'smes n're
chemyn p' le pais de Peregort et de Lymosyn et tout droit v's Burges
en Were ou no' entendismes davoir troues le fitz le Roi le counte de
Peytiers et la sov'aigne cause de n're aler v's celles p'ties estoit
qe nous entendismes davoir eu noveles de n're dit S^{r} et piere le
Roi come de son passage et puis q' no' ne trovasmes le dit counte ne
nul autre g'unt poair illeosqes nous no' treismes dev's leyre et
maundasmes noz gentz au chivaucher a conoistre si no' p'uons nulle p't
avoir trovez passage lesqueles gentz encontrerent les enemis et
avoient faire assemble si qe les uns des ditz enemys estoient mortz et
pris les queuz p'son