▁late ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 7 , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Von its a ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 3 7 8 . ▁Her edia ▁immediately ▁set ▁about ▁to ▁take ▁Ar ta ▁but ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁G hin ▁Bou a ▁Sp ata , ▁lord ▁of ▁A et olia ▁and ▁Ac arn ania , ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Tur ks . ▁He ▁was ▁quickly ▁r ans omed , ▁for ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁G lar ents a ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 3 7 9 , ▁though ▁during ▁his ▁absence , ▁his ▁command ant , ▁G au cher ▁of ▁La ▁Bast ide , ▁h ired ▁the ▁Navar res e ▁Company ▁of ▁mer cen aries ▁and ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Ach ae a ▁for ▁eight ▁months . ▁▁ ▁After ▁his ▁release , ▁Her edia ▁went ▁to ▁Rh odes , ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁order , ▁in ▁July . ▁Power ▁was ▁readily ▁c eded ▁to ▁him , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁ad her ent ▁of ▁the ▁Av ignon ese ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VII . ▁Her edia ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁Navar res e ▁turn ▁over ▁the ▁cast les ▁they ▁were ▁holding ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁prince ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁order . ▁The ▁Navar res e ' ▁pre ponder ant ▁dem ands , ▁however , ▁quickly ▁s unk ▁any ▁possible ▁agreement . ▁Her edia ▁ignored ▁the ▁powerful ▁company ▁and ▁instead ▁de alt ▁directly ▁with ▁Marie ▁of ▁Blo is , ▁who ▁claimed ▁the ▁princip ality ▁on ▁beh alf