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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.5
page 193
inforcc all the towns, cities and caftles in that pro-vince.
!The lord de Coucy duly obeyed the king's or-ders, and iflued his fummons at Peronne in the Vermandois, for the inftant aflembling all knights and fquires of Artois, Vermandois and Picardy. The lord de Saimpi was at that time governor of Ardrés, and fir John de Bouille of Boulogne.
The earl of Buckingham arrived at Calais with his army three days before Magdalen-day, in the month of July 1380.
CHAR XXXIV.
THE EARL OT BUCKINGHAM MARCHES WITH HIS 'ARMY FROM CALAIS*
*TPHÊ garrifon in Calais were much rejoiced at * the arrival of the earl of Buckingham, for they well knew it would not be long before they began their march. The earl having refreshed himfeif for two days at Calais, on the third de-parted, and took the field, following the road to-wards Marquignes*. It is proper I fhould name
• Marquignes—iifoppofe muft be Marquife, a town in the Boulonnois, between Calais and Boulogne, five leagues from Caais. . .
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