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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.4

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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.4
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indignant at fuch a difgracè to his family, and fworc he would never again bear arms for the king of England. He crofled the feas to the holy fe-pulchre, and made feveral other voyages. On his return, he changed to the French intereft, placing himfelf and his territories under the obedience of the king of France. He immediately fent his challenge to the lord & l'Efparre, and made war upon htih, becaufe he had been one of the judges of his nephew. Sir John Bltlac, fir Peter de. Landuras and fir Bertrand du Franc were alfo implicated- in thefe fufpfcions of treafon, as well as on account of the furrender of- the caftle of Fronfac, which.had been ieli vered up to the French, it being the inherit tance of the lord de Pommiers who hid been be-headed : they were detained in prifon at Bourdeaux upwards of feven months. They were at length fet at liberty, through the entreaties of their friends, for nothing could be proved againft them. Sir Gaillard Vighier, however, continued a long time in imminent danger, which furprifed many, as he was not of that country, but had come from Lorn-bardy with the lord de Couc^, and was in the fer-vicè of pope Gregory, who exerted himfelf in his deliverance as foon as he heard of his imprifon-ment, the knight having infilled on his innocence. By thefe means, much fecret hatred was caufed, from which many mifchiefs enfued. When the duke of Anjou faw the time was ar-, rived for his marching from Touloufe, and that the «M


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