clofed, they attended to their wounded. The army returned to their quarters, but did not difmifs the guard : on the contrary, additions were made to it. , No fally was attempted on Ghriftmas day, nor on the fucceeding feafh. The Englifh expe5ted to be attacked every night ; but vhat troubled them the moft was their nbt receiving any intelligence from the duke of Brittany. Their provifions were be-come very ffhort, for it was with difficulty they could forage. The garrifon was well fupplied, by means of the river Loire, from the rich countries of Poitou, Sa'ntonge and la Rochelle. CHAP. XLVI. THE ENGLISH BREAK UP THE SIEGE OF NANTES, THÉ DUKE OF BRITTANY SENDS HANDSOME /EXCUSES TO THE EARL *OF BUCKINGHAM. _ % ' A FTER the earl of Buckingham and the Englifh 4 X beef1 before • Nantes two months and four days, they found they could gain nothings fod that die duke of Brittany would not keep any of his en-gagements, for he neither came nor fent to thçm. They thought it beft to decamp from, thence (fince they could. not fucceed), and march tow&dl Vannes, to have fome converfatioh with the .diike, . • ( and 254 •