su Mrete armed, for the greater part, with Mad-geons, iron caps, jerkins and with gloves, de fçr de bakine. Each man Jiad a ftaff with an iron point, and bound round with iron. Thé different townfmen wore liveries and arms, to diftingui/h them from one another. , Some had jackets of blue and yellow, others wore a welt of Majck on a red jacket, others chevroned with white on a blue coat, others green and blue, others lozenged" with black and white, others ^quartered red and white, others all blue. Each carried the banners of their trades. They had alfo large knives hanging down from their , girdles. In this ftate they remained, quietly waiting for day, which foon came/ I will now relate to you the proceedings of the French as fully as I have done thofe of the Flemings, * • ' CHAP. XLII. • KING CHARLES ENTERTAINS AT SUPPER HIS UN-CLES AND SOME OTHERS OF HIS PRINCIPAL BARONS, ON THE EVE OF THE BATTLE Of ROSEBECQUE. THE CONSTABLE DE CLISSON IS /EXCUSED FROM ATTENDING THE KING'S PERSON DURING THE BATTLE. npHE king of France, and the lords with him, knew well that the Flemings were advancing, and that a battle mull be the con-fequence ; for no propofals for peace were of-fered, and all feemed to have made up their minds for an engagement. It had been pro-claimed on the Wednefday. morning in ,the • - town