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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.2
page 303
Banner, ai. far aft one thoufand litres *~ye*r. Âs for the furniture of thofe noblemen who did not poflefs a hundred livres a-year, it was to be valued as high as one thoufand livres, and no higher ; and for thofe who were not noble, and had not four todred livres aryear, their furniture was to be va-lued as far as four thoufand livres, that is to fay, at the rate of one hundred livres for every ten livres of rent ; and they were to pay the tax in the man-mer above fpecified. If it fhould happen that any nobleman poffeffed but juft the rental of one bun* dred livres, and his furniture of no higher value than one thoufand livres ; or that any one, not noble, had a rental of four hundred livres, and fur-aiture to the amount of four thoufand livres, then their rentals and furniture fhould be entered to-gether, as high to the nobleman as one thoufand livres, and to others as far as four thoufand livres, and no more.
- ' On Saturday, tbe 5th of March 1356, there was mdiffetffionitt the town of Arras, between the higher and lower ranks of inhabitants : the lower fort killed, that day, Seventeen of the higher rank in the town. On the Monday following, they murdered four others, and banifhed many more ; fo that they remained maflers of the town of Arras.
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