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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.4
page 192
Sainton^ attached to the Engi|fh, entreating and* çnjoining them ftridtly to meet him, at a cer-tain fixed place, armed and prepared in the bç$ jnarper they could.
Eyery knight and fquire wfyo received thefe letters made all poffible difpatch to make himfelf ready, and took the field to meet the captai Speedily as he could. Among the principal were, the lord de Partenay, fir Louis de Harcourt, fir Hugh de yinoue, fir Thomas his brother, fir Perci-yal de Coulonge, f*r Aimcry de la Rochechouart, fir Jame$ de Surgeres, firGeofFry d'Argenton, the lords de PuiflTanccs, de Rouffillon, de Çrupenac, fir John fT Angle, fir William dc Montendrc, and many other barons and knights -, fo that they muttered fviU nine J}Ufldrc4 lances and five hundred archers.
CHAP, XLI.
f HE GARRISON OF ST- SEVERE, AFTEJl A SHAR9 ASSAULT, SUR^ENpERS TO SIR BÇRTRAND Dll CUESCLIN.—THE CITY OF POITIERS TURBfS TO
THE f^lNCH PARTY.
INTELLIGENCE was brought to fir Bertrand du Guefcîin ^nd the arpiy before St. Severe, fjiat the Engliih, Poitevins and their allies were faft approaching with a great force, un order to pbligc them to raife the fiegç.
W{ien the conftable heard of this, he was no Wgy ^lariped? but ordered every one to arm anc}
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