▁describes ▁how ▁he ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁" po or ▁and ▁low ly ▁v alet ". ▁Min ster worth , ▁though , ▁called ▁Kn ol les ▁an ▁" old ▁brig and " ▁and ▁a ▁" fre eb oot er ." ▁He ▁may ▁even ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁" vir ul ent ▁hat red " ▁of ▁him . ▁ ▁Although ▁Min ster worth ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁" com par atively ▁obsc ure " ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁society ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁of ▁" very ▁mod est ▁means ", ▁he ▁never theless ▁commanded ▁the ▁largest ▁ret inue ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁kn ights ▁in ▁Kn ol les ' s ▁army . ▁His ▁cont ing ent ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁ten ▁kn ights , ▁ 1 9 9 ▁men - at - ar ms ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 ▁arch ers . ▁Much ▁of ▁this ▁force ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁composed ▁of ▁" foot lo ose ▁profession als ", ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁called , ▁often ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁" out cast s , ▁apost ate ▁cl erg ymen ▁and ▁crim inals ▁on ▁the ▁run   ... ▁who ▁served ▁for ▁lo ot ▁and ▁p ard ons ." ▁Min ster worth ▁had ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁such ▁rec ruits ▁because ▁he ▁lack ed ▁the ▁" ext ensive ▁rec ruit ing ▁networks ▁in ▁England ▁based ▁on ▁land hold ings ▁and ▁social ▁connections " ▁that ▁a ▁great ▁lord ▁would ▁have ▁possessed . ▁ ▁Land ing ▁at ▁Cal ais , ▁the ▁army ▁comm enced ▁a ▁che v auch ée ▁across ▁northern ▁and ▁south western