ˈæftɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt ɐ jˈɪɹ ɪn hɪz vˈæsəlz kˈʌstədi, kˈɪŋ lˈuːi nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd hɪz fɹˈiːdəm baɪ ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ hjˈuː ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈeɪɑːn, wˌɪtʃ hjˈuː ðˈɛn ɡˈeɪv tə θiːəbˈɔːld.
After about a year in his vassal's custody, King Louis negotiated his freedom by offering Hugh the city of Laon, which Hugh then gave to Theobald.