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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
page 411
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Went to Hennebon, where the countefs of Montfort was, who had not had any tidings of Sir Amauri de Cliffon, or of his company.
CHAP. LXXIX.
THE LORD CHARLES OF BLOIS BESIEGES THE COUNTESS OF MONTFORT, IN HENNEBON.
gOON after the furrender of Rennes, and when
the inhabitants had performed their homage and fealty to lord Charles of Blois, he was advifed to fet out for Hertnebon, where the countefs of Montfort refuled ; for as her hufband was fafe confined atParis, if he could but get poffeffion of her perfon, and of her fons, the war mud be concluded.
The countefs had with her in Hennebon, the bifhop of Léon, uncle to fir Hervé de Léon, who was attached to lord Charles, and had ever been fo finee the capture of the earl of Montfort; fir Yves , de Trefiquidi, the lord of Landreman, the beforementioned fir William de Cadoudal, the governor of Guingamp, the two brothers de Quirich, fir OUver, and fir Henry de Spinefort, and many others-
When the countefs and her knights heard that their enemies were coming to befiege them, and that they were HATD by, they ordered the alarm bells to be rung, and every one to arm himfelf for defending the town.
Lord Charles drew near to Hennebon, and then encamped his men. Some of the youths among the Spaniards, French and Genoefe advanced to the
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