. CHAP. XLIII. PHILIP VON ARTAVELD AND HIS FLEMINGS QUIT THE STRONG POSITION THEY HAD TAKEN IN THE MORNING, TO ENCAMP ON MONT D*OR, NEAR TO YPRES.—THE CONSTABLE AND AD-MIRAL OF FRANCE, WITH THE BASTARD OF LANGRES, SET OUT TO RECONNOITRE THEIR ' SITUATION. /~\N the Thurfday morning all the men at arms of the army, the van-guard; the rear-guard and the king's battalion, armed them* felves completely, except their helmets, as if they were about to engage: for the lords well knew the day could not " pais without f battle, from the reports pf the foragers: on the Wed-nesday evening, who had .feen the Hemings m their march demanding a b$Ul$, . . . . The king of prance heard imrfs, m did the çther lords, who all devoutly prayed to God, that the day might turn out to thefr .honour. In the morning there was a thlcjc mist, which continued fo long that no one could fee the distance of an acre : the lords ' were much vexed at this, but they could not remedy it. • After the king's ma&, whioh hgd been at-tende^ by the constable and other grest lords, it was ordered th#t thofe valiant jknights jk Oliver de CJiflon constable pf France,.fir John de Viec^e admiral pf fwiçe ^nd fir William ide Poitifr|i^astard of Langres, who h#d &een bag • .... ' • . • nfed 21|