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The peace had only let these wretches loose on the peasants. Some had seized castles, whence they could plunder travellers; others roamed the country, preying on the miserable peasants, who, fleeced as they were by king, barons, and clergy, were tortured and murdered by these ruffians, so that many lived in holes in the ground that their dwellings might not attract attention. THE PEACE HAD ONLY LET THESE WRETCHES LOOSE ON THE PEASANTS SOME HAD SEIZED CASTLES WHENCE THEY COULD PLUNDER TRAVELLERS OTHERS ROAMED THE COUNTRY PREYING ON THE MISERABLE PEASANTS WHO FLEECED AS THEY WERE BY KING BARONS AND CLERGY WERE TORTURED AND MURDERED BY THESE RUFFIANS SO THAT MANY LIVED IN HOLES IN THE GROUND THAT THEIR DWELLINGS MIGHT NOT ATTRACT ATTENTION
ds of Edward III. John died in 1364, before his ransom was paid, and his son mounted the throne as _Charles V_. Charles showed himself from this time a wary, able man, and did much to regain what had been lost by craftily watching his opportunity. The war went on between the allies of each party, though the French and English kings professed to be at peace; and at the battle of Cocherel, in 1364, Charles the Bad was defeated, and forced to make peace with France. On the other hand, the French party in Brittany, led by Charles de Blois and the gallant Breton knight, Bertrand du Guesclin, were routed, the same year, by the English party under Sir John Chandos; Charles de Blois was killed, and the house of Montfort established in the duchy. These years of war had created a dreadful class of men, namely, hired soldiers of all nations, who, under some noted leader, sold their services to whatever prince might need them, under the name of Free Companies, and when unemployed lived by plunder. ARD THE THIRD JOHN DIED IN THIRTEEN SIXTY FOUR BEFORE HIS RANSOM WAS PAID AND HIS SON MOUNTED THE THRONE AS CHARLES THE FIFTH CHARLES SHOWED HIMSELF FROM THIS TIME A WARY ABLE MAN AND DID MUCH TO REGAIN WHAT HAD BEEN LOST BY CRAFTILY WATCHING HIS OPPORTUNITY THE WAR WENT ON BETWEEN THE ALLIES OF EACH PARTY THOUGH THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH KINGS PROFESSED TO BE AT PEACE AND AT THE BATTLE OF COCHERELLES IN THIRTEEN SIXTY FOUR CHARLES THE BAD WAS DEFEATED AND FORCED TO MAKE PEACE WITH FRANCE ON THE OTHER HAND THE FRENCH PARTY IN BRITTANY LED BY CHARLES DE BLOIS AND THE GALLANT BRETON KNIGHT BRETON DE GISCON WERE ROUTED THE SAME YEAR BY THE ENGLISH PARTY UNDER SIR JOHN CHANDOS CHARLES DE BLOIS WAS KILLED AND THE HOUSE OF MONFER ESTABLISHED IN THE DUCHY THESE YEARS OF WAR HAD CREATED A DREADFUL CLASS OF MEN NAMELY HIRED SOLDIERS OF ALL NATIONS WHO UNDER SOME NOTED LEADER SOLD THEIR SERVICES TO WHATEVER PRINCE MIGHT NEED THEM UNDER THE NAME OF FREE COMPANIES AND WHEN UNEMPLOYED LIVED BY PLUNDER
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