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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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^Touloufaiiii and at this moment is fénéfchaî of Carcaffone. Upon which I alked, k What re-lation was this fir Roger d'Efpaign to fir Charles d'Efpaign, conftable of France ?' * Hé is not of that family/ replied the knight ; * for fir Lewis and fir Charles d'Efpaigni of whom you, are fpeaking, camé originally from Spain, and were of Spanish extraction ;. but by their mothers are of French alfo, and coufin germans to king Alfonfo of Spain. I ferved in my youth Under fir Lewis d'Efpaign, in the wars of Brittany : for he was always of the fide of St. Charles àé Blois against the count de Montfort/ » Here ended our conversation on this fubject. We came that day to St. Çkmffers, a good to wit belonging to the count de Foix* and on the mor-row to dinner at Moncuil, a ftrdng town alfo.; which belongs to the king of France and is held by fir Roger d'Efpaign. After dinner* we mounted and took the road towards Lourde and Malvoifin, and rode over heaths that extend fifteen leagues : they are called Lane^bourg^ and are well calculated for thofe who are evil-inclin^ ed. Amid the heaths of Lane-bourg is fituated the caftle de la Mefere, belonging to the count de Foix, a good league above the town of Tournay and below Malvoifin, which caftle the knight fhewed me# faying,—1 See, yonder is Malvoifin i have you not inferted in your hif-tory (of which you have been fpeaking ttf me) how the duke of Anjou, when he was in thitf country, advanced to Lourde, befieged and con-* %M 3 quered 147


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