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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.5
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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.5
page 373
to London/ and ériedout,—r They arc killing the king! they- are "killing thé king-and ..our mayfav* Upon this alarm, every man, of the king5* P&TTF faîlifd out towards Smuhfield, and to tfife fields whither the % king had retreated RTND IHERMUÈTÉ inftandy coHefted from fev^n to. eight thoufand men in arms. - • . . ' v- .
Among the firft; came Tit* Hobert KtiéBes arte fir Perducas d1 AibretKj well attended* ? and fe-veral of the tldermen, with upward! of fix hundred men at arms, arid à powef fbl man of the city called Nicholas' Brambfcr, thfe king's -draper, bringing" lÉkh'h}» a ïar^e forde, who, asA they camel up, ranged themfelves 'm order,' Otf foot*,- ûn each fide of him. The rebels were drawn up oppofite them they had the king's banners, and ftiewed asif they iifterkted to maintain « flieir ground by offering
• The king created three: kèîghls ; fir Wifflam Walworth mayor of London,* fir John Standwich and fir Nicholas Bfamber. The lords began to
• In one of py MSSt th«fe is'th*-&ll*tti*|r addition : *'
* Sir Robert dt I^amuf^ fir Robert Knifes and fir Perdocar d'Aihreth ycre vjery angry that thefe wiçked peoplç.fq eafdy efcap^d, for they had put the town into great alarm for three days. Sir Henry de ^autfelics, a young knight from Hainault who hadaccortrfpahteA §r Robert de Namur, a&ed why forme revengéi #as \sM •lad1 ft* having kept 't|e tatitft in foch alarm. Sir Robert, upon this, afted him if he had be*n frightened:.
* Yes by God* MM JL xery much ; why fhould I conceal it ?
And was. no* y eta?* , «« by my trpt&,_ I was not j but if the king had not been here with us, we ihould have run great rift/
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