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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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, '. CHAP. XXXIX. tiÌE KIÎ*GSOE FRANCE AND OF ENGLAND APPOINT . . A DAY FOR THEIR ARMIES TO ENGAGE. T^ING Edward fet out from Sarnaques, and came to Montrieul, where he lay one day* and on the morrow to la Flamengrie, where he can toned all his people near him : their numbers amounted to more than forty thoufand men. He held a council, and refolved, that he would wait for king Philip and his army, and would there offer them battle. The king of France had left St. Quentin, where he was daily receiving reinforcements, with all his army, and advanced as far as Vironfoffe^ where he flopped, and ordered his army to halt, faying he would not move further, before he fought the king of England and his allies, who were not more than two leagues diftant. As foon as the earl of Hainault, who ha 4 re mained at Quefnoy with his men at arms, was in formed that the king of France was at Vironfoffe, in expectation of giving battle, he pufhed forward *and joined the army of France with about five - hundred lances, and prefented himfelf before his uncle, who did not receive him very gracioully, becaufe he had been with his adverfary before Cambray : neverthelefs the earl excufed himfelf fo handfomely, that the king and his counfellors were well enough fatisfied. It was ordered by the marfhals, that is to fay, by the marfhals Bertrand and


          
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