to the king of Navarre, to entreat he would come to this conference at Bayonne. This refolution was adopted ; and the conference broke up. They had all a wifh to attend the meet-ing at Bayonne ; and a day wp$ fixed for hold-ing it. During this interval, the prince fent fir John Chandos and fir William Felton to the king of Na-varre, who was at that time in the city of Pompeluna. Thefe two knights, having wifdom and eloquence, exerted themfelves fo effectually with the king of Navarre that he agreed to their requeft, and gave it under his feal that he wbqjd attend the conference at Bayonne. Upon which they returned to the prince, and related to him what they had done. On the appointed day for this meeting in the city of Bayonne, the king of Spain, the prince, the earl of Armagnac, the lord d'Albret, and all the barons of Gafcony, Poitou, Quercy, Rouergue, Saintonge and Limoufin came thither. The king of Navarre was alfo there ; to whom the king of Spain and the prince paid every attention, thinking they fhould not lofe by it. This conference in the city of Bayonne was long. It lafted five days. The prince and his council had many difficulties before they could get the king or Navarre to confent to their wifhes ; for it was not eafy to make any thing of him whenever he found that his fervices were wanted. However, from the great influence which the prince had over him, he brought him at laft to fwear, promife and feal a treaty of peace, alliance and con- ' ' federation ^39