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SIR JOHN FROISSART Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.2

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SIR JOHN FROISSART
Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.2
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bis perfon, bis uncle tbe lord Robert Dauphin, the lord of Mpntagu, the lord of Talençon, the lord of Rocbefort, the lord of Serignac, the lord Godfrey of Boulogne, and many young fquires from Li-moufin, Quercy, Auvergne, and Rouergue. In the fécond battalion, were the count 'de Fo-refts, the lord John of Boulogne, the count d'Au-vergne, the lord d'Archer and his fons, the lord d'Achon, the lord d'Uzes, the lord Reginald de Forefis, brother to the count, and great numbers of knights and fquires, with a thorough good will for the combat, as was apparent. On the other hand, fir Robert Knolles and his troops fliewed an equally good countenance to en* gage. Thus than they remained until the evening, each In their entrenchments, without moving, except fome young knights and fquires, who, in hopes of gaining glory by feats of arms, defcendcd into the meadow, with the leave of their marlhals, in order to tilt with their opponents. He who conquered bis adverfary carried him off prifoner. Towards night, each party retired to his quarters, and kept a good and great guard. The lords of France held a council, and refolved at the hour of midnight to defcend the mountain, not on the fide next the Englifh, but by that which they had afcended; when, by making a circuit of only two leagues, they would come to the oppofite fide of the hill where the Englifh were polled, which part was not higfar nor difficult of afcent : thej had hopes to arrive there fo early, that the Englifh would ê not 466


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