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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 485



They paffed by St. Omer, riding on towards Be-' thune*, which they alfo left unmolefted, and came to Mont St. Eloyf, where there was a large and rich monaftery, fituated two leagues diftant from Àrras. Here they halted four days, to refiçefh them-* felves and their horfes, as they found a fufficiency for both in the monaftery. When they had robbed and plundered the coun-try round about, they advanced until they, came to the town of BrayeJ, which they attacked a whole day. A knight-banneret § of England was flain there, with many others; for the townfmen de-fended themfelves valiantly, owing to a reinforce-ment which the count de St. Pol and the lord de Lameval, with others, to the amount of two bun* dred lances, had thrown into the back part of the town. When the Engliih perceived they could make no imprefiion, they marched off, following the courfe of the river Somme, being in great dif-trefs for bread and wine, until they came to a town called Cherify ||, where they found enough of both. They crofted the river at this laft place by the bridge, which was not deftroyed, and remained there that night and the feaft of All-Saints. That day, a meflenger brought the news to the duke, that the king was arrived at Calais, with * A ftrong town in Artois. \ A village of Artois, diocefe of Arras, t Braye fur Somme,-—a village in Picanly. § Barnes fays it was fir Thomas Murrers, but gives no au-thority* II A village in Picardy, diocefe of Noyon. orders 470


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