be matters of our town/ iThey were immediately attacked, and, after a long contçft, were roughly driven down the ftreets, as numbers were againft them'; and five knights were flaip, among whom were fir Robert and fir Thomas de h Hourdrie, which was a great pity. Sir Henry d'Antoing was in imminent danger of his life, and with great diffi-culty could fome of the principal inhabitants fave him : at làft, they did fucceed in it, and many of the others were faved alfo. The gate was opened, fo that the men of Ghent entered the town, and be-came the matters of it, without doing any damage. When they had remained there for two days, and had taken hoftages from the inhabitants, who entered into a fimilar treaty with thofe of Bruges, Courtray, Gramont and Damme^ they fet out from Ypres in § moft courteous manner, and returned to Ghent. f HE MEN OF GHENT 11SÏ101 THE : TOWN OP OUD5NARDE ON ALL SIDES.-*-THEY MA&E Â GRAND ASSAULT ON THE EAEÏ, OF FLANDERS IN DENDREMONDI. . . '. " . T^HE earl of Flanders, who refided it Ollei htard . bow the inhabitants of Ypres hadturned agaftift him, and what the fmall handicrafts bid -dçne : he was forely vexed, as well for the, loff of thofe "knights who had there been flain as for other K j caufes. 133