▁According ▁to ▁the ▁An on imal le ▁Chron ic ler , ▁Min ster worth ▁bet rayed ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁trust ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁appointed , ▁and ▁deliber ately ▁" s old ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁French " ▁ ▁( contra ▁f ide m ▁et ▁l ige anci am , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁described ▁at ▁the ▁time - ▁" contr ary ▁to ▁his ▁faith ▁and ▁alleg iance "). ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁Min ster worth ▁was ▁still ▁communic ating ▁tre ason ably ▁with ▁the ▁French . ▁Pre cis ely ▁whether ▁he ▁gave ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁or ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁them ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 3 ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but , ▁either ▁way , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁with ▁them ▁from ▁that ▁point . ▁So on ▁after , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 3 7 3 , ▁that ▁the ▁E sche ator ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁conf isc ate ▁all ▁the ▁lands ▁Min ster worth ▁held ▁from ▁the ▁du ke . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 7 6 , ▁King ▁Charles ▁V ▁formed ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁in va de ▁England ▁with ▁a ▁Franco - Cast ilian ▁Navy . ▁Although ▁the ▁intended ▁log istics ▁of ▁this ▁campaign , ▁or ▁how ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁implemented , ▁are ▁uncertain , ▁Sum ption ▁has ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁a ▁French ▁fleet ▁was ▁to ▁" burn ▁their ▁way ▁west " ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁coast ▁of ▁England ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁land ▁O wen ▁of ▁Wales ▁at ▁Mil