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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.10
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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.10
page 105
lord de Saimpi hit fir Peter, whofe horfe fwerved # little ; but fir Peter fbuck off his helmet, and rode m at a gentle paoe to his poft.
Sk Boucicaut now came to complete the two other çpurfes | and sit their onfet they (truck each other on the fhiela fo rudely that the two faorfes were fuddenly checked in their career : no other damage enfced* At thç fécond courfe, they were both unhelmed* When thefe fix tilts were done, fir Peter requefted, as a favour, to run onç more, with apy of the three knights who pleafed, but it was refufçd i and hç was told, that he had donc though that day.
An £nglifh knight, called fir John Gouloufre* c^»e forth, armed frop head to foot, and Cent his fquife to touch the war-fhield of fir JjjUginalddk £oye* The knight1 obeyed the fummona, and both advanced full gallçp» They hit each other's helmets, but were neither unhelmed nor had their lances broken. Their horfes refold to ran th& fécond courfe, to their gncat v^xatioa. At the third tilt they ftruck their fhields and broke their lances* They were fupplied with others, andt from the fwerving of their horfes,. pafffed their fourth career without ftriking a blow. The fifth lance was too well employed* for they were both unhelmed, and then each rode to his own pqgty.
Sir John Rouffeau *, an expert and valiant knight from England, but well known for his pçowefs iq
* He is caUed before RoufliL In the MS. in the BmUk Mufeuoa, RuufllL ^ /
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