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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 213
row, and, being formed in thflsè fcotalfen*, ai* vanced into Ac plain before Treves, where ' THEY halted. THE two heralds. Gloeefter and Aqiiitâiae, were called,. when the earl of Buckingham faid TÔ them ; € You will go-TO Trôyes, and tell the ldftfc within the city, that we we come from England in fcarch ôf deeds of arms: wherever we think they can be found, there we fhaU demand them : ttid becaufe we know that a part of the lillits ààd chi-valry of France repofe in the town ôf Troyes, w* have purpofely some THIS road. IF they wifh to FTY âhy thing to us, they will find us M the Cfpch plain m the form and manne/in which you fhall leave u*, and in fuchwifc as we ought » meet our enemies-/
T^ie heralds replied, f My lord, we FLAIL Jtibtf yow commands. *
They then fet off* and rode TO tfëftê. The en-trance c£ the redoubt was opened to them, where they ttdppci s for they coold not get to the gate of the t®wn from the numbers of men at mttt§ TAD crofs-bowmea ÏIBING forth* and drawing tip before Ihis redoubt. TM two heralds Wore THE e&fela* zoned arms of thfe earl of Buckingham : THEY WeiW afked by the lords, What they WJWKrft they Hn-fweréd, they wifhed, IF h Were Jàoffîbfe, to fpeàfc WITH the duke ÈF Burgundy.
During Ac TIME TFFE heralds weté «îdeâvbtinng to deliver tfeeir mefikgé TÔ THE duke of Butguftdyy the Englifh were arrahgiftg their -battalion*; for they looked on * battle as certain. All who were' defirous of knighthood were called : firft catoe fir THOMAS Trivet^ wMi his b&mxr mÈêê ôp, TO THE : earl
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