ford ▁H aven . ▁O wen ▁was ▁a ▁pret ender ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁the ▁Aber ff raw ▁princes , ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁plan ▁was ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁French ▁expedition ary ▁force ▁army ▁with ▁the ▁now - ren eg ade ▁Min ster worth . ▁Sum ption ▁also , ▁however , ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁benefit ▁Min ster worth ▁would ▁be ▁likely ▁to ▁get ▁from ▁this ▁esc ap ade ▁or , ▁indeed , ▁what ▁particular ▁advantages ▁the ▁French ▁expected ▁him ▁to ▁bring ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 7 ▁Min ster worth ▁travel led ▁to ▁Cast ile ▁from ▁France ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁h ire ▁of ▁troops , ▁mater iel , ▁and ▁trans ports ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁force , ▁including ▁weapons ▁to ▁be ▁distributed ▁to ▁Wel sh ▁rec ruits ▁after ▁they ▁land ed . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁Pam pl ona , ▁Navar re ▁in ▁March ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁by ▁a ▁Gas con ▁s quire , ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁carrying ▁letters ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁proposed ▁invasion . ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Bor de aux ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁taken ▁to ▁Br istol , ▁but ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁some ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁royal ▁council ▁discovered ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁rescue ▁Min ster worth ; ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Tower . ▁Inter rog ated ▁and ▁tort