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. NEWLY TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH EDITIONS, WITH VARIATIONS AND ADDITIONS FROM MANY CELEBRATED MSS. BY THOMAS JOHNES. vol.7 page0107

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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CHAP. XXI. • • ' THE TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN DUKE PHILli* OF BURGUNDY, EARL OF FLANDERS, IN RIGHT OF HIS WIFE, WITH THE TOWN OF GHENT AND ITS ALLIES. TpHILIP of France, duke of Burgundy, earl of **• Flanders and Artois, palatine of Burgundy, lord of Salins, count of Rethel and lord of Mech-lin, with Margaret, duchess and countess of the countries aforesaid, to all whom these presents shall come, greeting : be it known, that our well beloved subjects, the sheriffs, deacons, council and [commonalty, of our good town of Ghent, having humbly supplicated our lord! the king, and us, to have mercy upon them, and that our said lord together with* us having had compassion on them, by other letters than these present, and for the reasons contained in them, have pardoned and forgiven all misdemeanours and offences commit-ted by them, our subjects of Ghent ; andhavefully confirmed all their said customs, privileges and franchises, provided they place themselves wholly under the obedience of otir faid lord and us. Which : grace and pardon the aforesaid subjects of Ghent and their allies have vefry humbly received from our said lord and us* by their letters and ambassadors, which they have sent to our faid lord and us, beirig VOL. VIL • H1 at 91