The "Earl of Ewe," alluded to at p. 130, was Raoul the third, Count of Eu and Guisnes, and Constable of France, who, with the Count de Tancarville, had been sent by the French King to take charge of the defence of Caen. On the appearance of the English forces before that town, the Bourgeois persuaded the two Counts, against their better judgment, to lead them out to attack the English. At the first sight of the British array, and at the sound of their cheers, the Bourgeois fled in dismay, leaving the two Counts at the Bridge, who, seeing themselves deserted by their followers, at once surrendered themselves prisoners, to save themselves from the indiscriminate slaughter which the British archers were mercilessly inflicting. The account which Froissart gives of the scene is so charmingly graphic, that it is impossible to resist the temptation of transcribing it. It must be observed, however, that some chroniclers accuse the two Counts of traitorous dealings with the English, and of passing over to them without fighting.
   "Si tres tot que ces bourgeois de la ville de Caen virent approcher ces Anglois qui venoient en trois batailles, drus et serres, et aperpurent ces bannieres et ces pennons a grand foison ventiler et baloier (voltiger), et onirent ces archers ruire (crier) 'qu'ils n'avoient point accoutume de voir ni de sentir, si furent si afirayfe et dtfconfits d'eux memes, que tous ceux du monde ne les eussent mie retenus qu'ils ne se fussent mis a la fuite: si se retraist (retira) chacun vers leur ville sans arroy (ordre), voulut le constable ou non.
   "Adonc put-on voir gens fremir et ebahir, et cette battaille ainsi rangee deconfire a, (avec) peu de fait, car chacun se pena de rentrer en la ville a surete. La eut grand enchaz (embarras) et maint homme renverse et jete par terre; et cheoient (tomboient) a mont 1'un sur 1'autre, tant etoient ils fort enhidez (epouvantefse). Le Connetable de France, et le Comte de Tancarville, et aucunt chevaliers se mirent a une porte sur l'entree du pont a sauvete, car bien veoient (voyoient) que, puisque leurs gens fuyoient, de recouvrer n'y avoit point; car ces Anglois ja