▁King ▁Edward ▁III ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 7 . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁secret ▁deal ▁with ▁Sir ▁Geoff rey ▁de ▁Char ny , ▁a ▁French ▁kn ight , ▁to ▁sell ▁Cal ais ▁for ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁é cus ▁( appro xim ately ▁£ ▁in ▁ ▁terms ). ▁After ▁discover ing ▁the ▁plot , ▁Edward ▁sum mon ed ▁Am ery ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁confront ed ▁him , ▁ordering ▁him ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁b arg ain ▁with ▁Geoff rey ▁and ▁say ▁nothing ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁knowledge . ▁As ▁Geoff rey ▁gathered ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Edward ▁brought ▁an ▁army ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁French . ▁The ▁English ▁then ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁the ▁failed ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Cal ais ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 3 4 9 , ▁and ▁Edward ▁transferred ▁govern ance ▁of ▁Cal ais ▁to ▁John ▁de ▁Be auch amp ▁and ▁ab ated ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Am ery ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 3 5 2 , ▁Am ery ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁tort ured ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁Char ny . ▁ ▁Captain ▁of ▁Cal ais ▁After ▁Edward ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁Cal ais ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 3 4 7 , ▁he ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁Philip ▁VI ▁of ▁France ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁under ▁the ▁med iation ▁of ▁the ▁Pope , ▁which ▁tr uce ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁exp ire ▁on ▁ 8