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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.6

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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.6
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depends upon the courage and ability of a fingle man. When the Ghent men faw five or fix days pafs over without any attempt being made On their town, nor any appearance of a fiege, tKey re-covered their courage, and became more pre-fumptuous than before. CHAP.'XLVJI. THE TREATY BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND FLEMINGS IS BROKEN.—THE KING OF FRANCE DEPARTS FROM FLANDERS. A70U have before heardhow fir William Fre-* miton, having been fent by the king of England and his council with letters to the principal towns in Flanders on the fubject of the intended treaties between them, had remain-ed at Calais, and with him Francis Atrçmen .and the fix citizens of Ghent. When the Flem-ings heard of the defeat at Rofebeoque, they were fo much aftonifhed, that the Englifh knight jaw he had no occafion to proceed further, for there was an end of the freaty. • He therefore .took his letters without having fealed tjiem, and returned to England as fpeedily as he coif Id, to relate the particulars of this event. . The nobles of England were not forry«on hear* ing it; for they faid, that if the commonalty of glanders had been victorious over the king 6f France, and his nobility had been ilain, the pri# of 240 i


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