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.8 page0294

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.8
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founded their ttutnpets, and, with other figns of joy, continued playing until the whole were out of hearing. The army marched that day for Pont-ferrant, in Galicia, in their route to Val-Sainte-Csu. tharine, and arrived at Ferrol, which k a tolerably ftrong town, and in the intereft of the king pf C$£» fille, and they halted before it. CHAP. XL1V. THE KtNO OP PORTUGAL, NOT BEïtfG ÀÉLM TO TAfcg FERROL BY STORM, GAINS IT BY AN AMBUSCAPE, AND PUTS IT UNDER THE OBEDIENCE OF fH§ DUKE OF LANCASTER. 'JpHE king of Portugal and his army found a plen-tiful country at Fertol, which they furrounded | and the conftable and marihal faid, they would ftorm it, as it was to bé taken. They were two days, however, without making any attempt, for they expeûed that it would furrende* without an aflault, but they were miftakenj for there were & it fome Bretons and Burgundians, who faid they Would defend it to the laft. The machines were brought forth on the third day, and the mar&al'? trumpets founded for the attack, wheh all made thçmïelves ready, and advanced te the walls* The men 281