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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.12

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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.12
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known to fiich* gallant lords and ' knights as arc defirous to fee him, and have him for their fo-vcreign.' Many perfons were then fcleéted to publifh this intelligence, and carry it to the barons, knights* and (quires of their party. Upwards of five hun-dred Londoners mounted their horfes, and were lb impatient to fee the earl of Derby, that they would fcarcely wait one for another. • The earl made no long ftay at Plymouth, but on the morrow, when the horfes were difembarked, mounted them and took the road to London. Sir Peter de Craon and the Bretons ftill accompanied the earl of Derby. The mayor of London and the chief citizens were the firft who met the earl and the archbifhop on the road. The meeting was very affeftionate on both1 fides j and as they rode onward, they met * more of the Londoners. They lay the firft night at Guildford, twenty-eight miles from London. On the morrow, all the city of London knew that the earl of Derby was coming thither, and men, women, children and clergy, dreffed in their beft clothes, went to meet him, fo eager were they to fee- him. * The moment he came in fight, they fhouted out, c Welcome long-wilhed for. earl of Derby and duke of Lancafter : may all joy and profperity attend you !* They faid,—c that ever fince he had left England nothing good had be- • fallen it: by him all things wdbld be reftored, and put on a proper footing s for we have lived in # wretched 121


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