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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.7

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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.7
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chefs, if the admiral of France had npt at that time been in Scotland with fo large a force. It Was confidently faid, that the conftable was to reinforce the admiral with a greater body : by which means the Flemings were not aHftedj and those of Damme were forced to make a bad bargain of it; for on the 29th day of July, 1385, was the town of Dâmme conquered back again. When Francis Atremen found, after the king of France had befieged him for a month, thathé was not to expect any fuccour, and that his artil-* lery began to fail, he was much caft down, and faid to those of his council,—( I will, that all of us from. Ghent return home : but let it be made known to them fecretly, fo that none of the town be informed of our intended departure, and at* tempt to fdve thertifelves, with their wives and children, by facrificing us. They would obtain peace, and we fhould be flaim but I muft take good care to prevent this ; for we will keep in a body, and go round the town to vifit the guard. We will tenure all the inhabitants, not having arms, in the churches, and give them to under* ft and, we do fo becaufe we expect a grand attack to be made to-morrow, and do not wish them to faflferfrôm it. We muft tell the guard of the nightthat we intend to beat up the enemy's quar-ters, and the moment we are in the plain we Nvili fpor for the fasteft to Ghent/ His council replied, that he had well fpoken. Everyman made his preparation accordingly, and in the erairag packed up their ail, and put the women, êi


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