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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.2

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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.2
page 467



brifkly againft'the French ; anil when the French attempted, by marching about, to fur round them, they kept their front to face the enemy. At this time, however, the French infantry, who could not make fuch hafte as the mjen at arms, arrived. This infantry were full nine hundred men,, and, being frmcd with lapce$ and .large tbiclds, broke through the line of the archers, and flung them in diforder; for their fhields were fo ftrong that the arrows made no impreffion on them. They kept up the fight as long as. they coujd,; but, being thrown into confufion, the fécond battalion pf the French men at arms gallopped after them, and flew them all. This fécond battalion then went to the boys who were guarding the Englifh horfesj and killed or wade prifoners the greater part of them, for very few efcaped. . During this time, the two othef: battalions of the French yereej^gaged with.thje Englifh ; and in the end they broke them, that tfcey ,nqver were able to rally: the pennôn of fir Euit^ce, which was their ftandard, waa taken and torn to. pieces. When the Englifh were thrown into, confufion, ^many were beaten dowir, and the. French made prifoners at their choice. Sjr Euftace fell into .the hands of a knight who ferved ijnder the .count de Yaude-çoont, whole naine was fir Henry de Quenillart, to whom he furrendered1 himfçlf, and who had great difficulty to fave his life ; for the common people of Troyes wanted to put him to death for the gal-lant deeds of arms he had performed in Cham-pagne. Lord m


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