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Du Guesclin died while besieging a castle, and such was his fame that the English captain would place the keys in no hand but that of his corpse. DUGISCOUN DIED WHILE BESIEGING A CASTLE AND SUCH WAS HIS FAME THAT THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN WOULD PLACE THE KEYS IN NO HAND BUT THAT OF HIS CORPSE
 of the War.--This expedition ruined the prince's health, and exhausted his treasury. A hearth-tax was laid on the inhabitants of Aquitaine, and they appealed against it to the King of France, although, by the Peace of Bretigny, he had given up all right to hear appeals as suzerain. The treaty, however, was still not formally settled, and on this ground Charles received their complaint. The war thus began again, and the sword of the Constable of France--the highest military dignity of the realm--was given to Du Guesclin, but only on condition that he would avoid pitched battles, and merely harass the English and take their castles. This policy was so strictly followed, that the Duke of Lancaster was allowed to march from Brittany to Gascony without meeting an enemy in the field; and when King Edward III. made his sixth and last invasion, nearly to the walls of Paris, he was only turned back by famine, and by a tremendous thunderstorm, which made him believe that Heaven was against him. N THIRTEEN SIXTY SEVEN FIVE RENEWAL OF WAR THIS EXPEDITION RUINED THE PRINCE'S HEALTH AND EXHAUSTED HIS TREASURY A HALF TAX WAS LAID ON THE INHABITANTS OF AKITAN AND THEY APPEALED AGAINST IT TO THE KING OF FRANCE ALTHOUGH BY THE PEACE OF BRUTINI HE HAD GIVEN UP ALL RIGHT TO HEAR APPEALS AS SUZERIN THE TREATY HOWEVER WAS STILL NOT FORMALLY SETTLED AND ON THIS GROUND CHARLES RECEIVED THEIR COMPLAINT THE WAR THUS BEGAN AGAIN AND THE SWORD OF THE CONSTABLE OF FRANCE THE HIGHEST MILITARY DIGNITY OF THE REALM WAS GIVEN TO DUGISCON BUT ONLY ON CONDITION THAT HE WOULD AVOID PITCHED BATTLES AND MERELY HARASS THE ENGLISH AND TAKE THEIR CASTLES THIS POLICY WAS SO STRICTLY FOLLOWED THAT THE DUKE OF LANCASTER WAS ALLOWED TO MARCH FROM BRITTANY TO GASCONY WITHOUT MEETING AN ENEMY IN THE FIELD AND WHEN KING EDWARD THE THIRD MADE HIS SIXTH AND LAST INVASION NEARLY TO THE WALLS OF PARIS HE WAS ONLY TURNED BACK BY FAMINE AND BY A TREMENDOUS THUNDERSTORM WHICH MADE HIM BELIEVE THAT HEAVEN WAS AGAINST HIM
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