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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.3
page 107
who was at that time a hoftage in England, and committed the greateft damages.
When he had very much impoverifhed the whole country, he marched away, according to an agree-ment, carrying off with him great riches. Sir Seguin de Batefol * returned into Gafcony, whence he had originally come. Of this fir Seguin I know no more, except that by accident I heard it related that he died in an «traordkary manner. God pardon him for all his mifdeeds I
* SIR SEGUIN DE BATEFOL. MEZERAY CALLS HIM SIMON BATEFOL,—VILIARET CALLS HIM GENTILHOMME NAVARROSS» AND FAYS THAT HE DIED FROM FOME POIFONED OCASGES WHICH CHARLES LE MAUVAIS, KING OF NAVARRE, HAD IERVED AT DINNER, IN ORDER TO GET RID OF HIM. HE WAS DEFIROUS OF ENGAGING SIR SEGNIN DE BATEFOL TO SNAKE FREFLI DIILURBANCES IN FRANCE, CONTRARY TO THE PROMIFE HE HAD MADE KING JOHN* ON FURRENDERING BRIOUDE 2 BUT HE AFKED TOO LARGE A FUM ) AND, HAVING POF-feffion OF CHARLES'S FECRET, HE THUS POIIBNED HIM THAT IT MIGHT SOT BE DIVULGED.
, Hi/loire di Fraacef far Pillar**, TORN. v. p. 358.
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