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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
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nauton de Sainte Colombe, Ernauton de Roftent, John de Morfen, Peter d'Anchin, Remonnet de Copane, with other gafcon and béarnois men at arms of the Englifh party, and entice them by fair fpeeches to enter Auvergne for the fake of plunder, and then to advance to la Roche de Vandais, fome morning or evening, and capture the knights and fquires before it, which would bring them more than one hundred thoufand francs for their ranfoms, without counting fmaller articles of pillage. He explained his whole plan to his uncle, Guyot du Sel, and afked his opinion. He replied, that he very much approved of it, for that he faw no other means of being delivered from the French. c Well, uncle/ faid Aymerigot, € fince you approve, I will undertake it ; but I muft beg one thing.of you before I fet out.' 4 What is that?* replied Guyot. * It is, that during my abfence. you never fally out of the caftle, nor open the barriers, whatever (kirmifhes the French may make, for you may lofe more than you can gain/ 'f I will take care not to do it/ anfwered Guyot : c we will remain {hut up here, until your return or until we hear fome news of you/ 4 In-deed, my good uncle, I beg it of you, for we cannot vex them more than by keeping withih our walls: as for their attacks and {kirmifhes, we do not value them/ Within three days after, Aymerigot left the caftle attended only by a page, and began his journey 172


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