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 page0336

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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CHAP.LXVIL . THE DUKE OF ANJOU TAKES THE TQWN ANQ, CASTLE OF ST.MAÇAJ^E Mf CAPITULATION,— THE TOWN OF DURAS BY STORM, BUT THE CASTLE RECEIVES QUARTER. 'T^HE; army of the duke of Anjou was daily • încrèafing from all quarters ; for fuch knights .and fquires as were delirous of renown came to wait on him, and to fervc him. The fiege was ^formed, before St. Macaire in a very haadfomc maoner* . for thofe men at arms had retreated thither who had quitted the garrifbns which had .fqrrcndered. ;The town, -therefore, had been gready reinforced, and better guarded; There were many grand afiàults and fkirmifhes, as well - before the town as at the barriers* Whîlft the fiege was going forward, the duke of Anjou and the conftable of France ordered the leaders of the diffèrent corps to make excurfions in -various parts. Large detachments, therefore, fet out, under the orders of the marfhal of France, fir Perceval de Marneil and fir William de Mon-contour. . Thefe -detachments remained for fix days in the field, took feveral towns and fmall caftles, and put all the fur rounding country under the fubjc&ion of the |pg of France. None went out to op-fiofe them, for the whole country was almoft empty •324