▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁relative ▁few ▁who ▁could ▁buy ▁a ▁passage ; ▁the ▁French ▁soon ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁remained ▁and ▁mass ac red ▁them . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁England ▁ ▁Min ster worth ▁returned ▁to ▁England . ▁His ▁return ▁" beg an ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁rec rim ination ". ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁as ▁cul p able ▁as ▁Kn ol les ▁or ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁command ers , ▁Min ster worth ▁managed ▁to ▁avoid ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁military ▁dis aster ▁that ▁had ▁bef allen ▁them , ▁by ▁putting ▁the ▁responsibility ▁on ▁to ▁Kn ol les . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 3 7 2 , ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Council ▁effectively ▁agreed ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁condem ned ▁Kn ol les ▁for ▁the ▁defeat . ▁Min ster worth , ▁however , ▁was ▁not ▁ex cul p ated : ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁traduc ing ▁Kn ol les . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁failed ▁to ▁appear ▁before ▁the ▁council , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁Min ster worth ▁ren ounced ▁his ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Edward ▁III . ▁ ▁Later ▁years , ▁tre ason ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Service ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁ ▁Min ster worth ▁left ▁England ▁for ▁France ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 2 ▁as ▁he ▁felt ▁" hum ili ated " ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁while ▁being ▁" fr ustr ated ▁in ▁his ▁amb itions ", ▁and ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Charles ▁V ▁of ▁France .