th its enclosure, the Scala Sancta, fountain, and
miraculous bush, all date from the seventeenth century. There is a railway
station for Ste. Anne, within two miles of the church.

Returning to Auray, we went to the Chartreuse, which owes its origin to
the chapel of Saint Michel-du-Champ founded (1382) by John de Montfort,
afterwards Duke John IV., on the spot where, in 1364, he gained the battle
of Auray, which obtained for him the duchy of Brittany. The chapel is
close to the railway station. In the fifteenth century it was given to the
Chartreux, and became a monastery of the order which existed until the
Revolution. The present church was built at the end of the reign of Louis
XV.

The battle was fought on the marshy plain by the side of the muddy river
Alree. It is fully described by Froissart. In the two armies were
assembled all the chivalry of England, France and Brittany. The
Breton-English were commanded by Sir John Chandos; the French, by Du
Guesclin; with de Montfort were also Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Hugh
Calverley and Olivier de Clisson; with Charles of Blois, Du Guesclin, the
Comte d'Auxerre, the Viscomtes of Rohan and Tournemine, and Charles de
Dinan. At the moment of the battle, the white greyhound of Charles of
Blois deserted his master and ran to his rival de Montfort, who was on
horseback, and caressed him, standing on his hind paws. De Montfort
recognised the dog by his collar, ornamented with the arms of Brittany,
and this incident passed through his army as a favourable omen. The dog
was known to have been the gift of a witch to Duke John the Good, who
bequeathed it to his niece Jeanne, wife of Charles of Blois.

Both armies heard mass, confessed themselves, and received the Communion
before they opened the battle. The war cry of Charles was, "In the name of
God and St. Ives," Montfort repeated the motto of his family, "Malo mori
quam foedari" (better to die than be sullied), and his troops advanced to
the onset to the cry of "Malo." Both chiefs wore the ermines emblazoned on
their armour and their standards; and relatives and friends were ranged in
battle array against each other. Following the tactics which had been
successful at Cressy and Poitiers, Chandos quietly awaited the impetuous
attack of the Franco-Breton army, which was unable to shake their
antagonists, who returned the charge. The melee was fearful, but the
battle was in favour of the English. Charles performed prodigies of
valour.