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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 233
Tic Ctrl ©f Saliflrorjr, who Wàs al St. Maî# with his army, waà kifofmed of this affembly of Mm at arms,, and alfo that the whole of Brittany #as in opposition to the duke; He fet fail with his fleet, and bore away Until he came to Breft, which has one of the ftrongêft caftles in the .world-
When the duke of Brittany heard of the march of the conftable, fcc was afraid of trailing him-felf to the inhabitants of Vannes or Dinan, or in-* deed to any of his principal towns : he thought if he fhould ihut himfelf up in any one of them, he would run. great rUks* Hi went, therefore, to the câftle of Auray, which is fituated between Vannes and Rennes, and .was attached • to him ; for he had given the command of k to an Englifh knight, called fir John Auftin. The duke left his lady under the care of this knight, entreating him tù guard her well, which he promifed to do# After this, he rode to ât. M the ; but they fhut thé gates againft him : from thence he went ; to C6n-carnêatt *, where he embarked for England. •
The conftable of France entered Brittany, at~ tended by thofe barons and knights of the country who had been at the fiege of Becherel, they having left: the continuance of it to the knightà and lords of Normandy.
- Oft die arrival of the conftable before Rennes, the inhabitants knew that his vifit was to take pof-feffion of the whole country i for the king and hi*
• Contarneau.-—a fea-port in Brittany, about four leagues from Quiraper.
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