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. NEWLY TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH EDITIONS, WITH VARIATIONS AND ADDITIONS FROM MANY CELEBRATED MSS. BY THOMAS JOHNES. vol.4 page0032

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.4
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foot, and fome riding double. Much joy was fhewn on both fides at this meeting ; but fir John faid, he was forely vexed that he had not been in time to have met the French. They rode toge-ther converfing for about three leagues, when they took leave of each other and feparated. Sir John Chandos returned to Poitiers ; the earl of Pern* broke to Mortagne, the place he had marched from ; • and the marfhal of France and his army to la Roche-pofay, where they refrelhed them-felves and divided their booty ; they then retired to their garrifons, carrying with them their pri-foners, whom they courteoufly admitted to ran-fom, as the French and Englifh have always bzm accuftomed to aft towards each other. : We will now return to the armies in Tournehem ; and fpeak of the death of the moft courteous, noble and liberal queen that ever reigned in her time, the lady Philippa of Hainault, queen of England and of Ireland. CHAP. V. THE DEATH OF QUEEN PHILIPPA OF^ENGLAND i SHE MA&ES THREE REQUESTS TO THE KING ON HER DEATH-BED. SOME FRENCHMEN, HAV-ING ATTACKED THE ENGLISH CAMP AT TOUR-NEHEM, ARE REPULSED BY SIR ROBERT ÙE N AMUR. DURING the time that fuch numbers of noble-men of the kingdom of France were af-fembled at Tournehem under the command of the duke 20