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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.1

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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.1
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third degree cttmeSed, for their two mothers weW toufins german, being the iflue of two brothers. As ίαση as they'came to Avignon their bufmefsi was done, for the pope and the college gave tbeb confent moil bcnignantly. When théfe gentlemen were returnedto Valenciennes from Avignon with all their bulls, thi$ marriage was diréâly fettled and confented to on each fide, and immediate preparations were made for the drefs and equipage of fuch a lady, who was to be the queen of England. She was then marped by virtue O f a procuration, which the king of England had fent thither, and went on board a fhip at Wifian, and landed at Dover with all her fuite. Hfcr uncle, fir John de Hainault? conduiledher tq Londop, where ihe was crowned j and there were great crowds of the nobility, and feaftingp, tournaments, an4 fumptuous entertainments eyery day, which lafted for three weeks. . After fome days fir John took his leave, and fet put with his companyrichly loaded with jewels*, which had been prefented to them from different jquiarter$. But few of our countrymen remained with theyoung queen ; among whom was a youth called Wantelet de Manny, to attend on and carve for her, who performed afterward fo many gallanf deeds of arms, in fuch various different places, that fhey are not to be counted. CHAR


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