Their fathers had watched the English closely, and put their city in a state of defence.
They themselves, in the year 1425, had so firmly expected a siege that they had collected arms in the Tower of Saint-Samson, while all, rich and poor alike, had been required to dig dykes and build ramparts.[492] War has always been costly.

They devoted three quarters of the yearly revenue of the town to keeping up the ramparts and other preparations for war.

Hearing of the approach of the Earl of Salisbury, with marvellous energy they prepared to receive him.
[Footnote 492: _The Monk of Dunfermline_, in _Trial_, vol.v, p.

341.
Le Maire, _Antiquites_, pp.

283 _et seq._ Lottin, _Recherches_, vol.
i, pp.