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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.7
page 202
this answer ; ib we continued our journey until we arrived at Morlens.
CHAP. XXXI.
SIR JOflM FROISSART ARRIVES AT ORTHES.—AN OLD SQUIRE RELATES TO. KIM THE CRUEL DEATH OF THE ONLY SON OF THE COUNT DE FO|X, AND HOW STRANGE DREAMS AFFECTED SIR PETER DE BEARN, BASTARD-BROTHER TO THE COUNT.
Montgerbal, when having^ remounted* and drank a cup at Ercie, we arrived by fua-fet at Orthès. The knight dismounted at his own houfe : and I did the fame at the hôtel #f the Moon, kept by a fquire of the count, called Eraauton du Pin, who received me with much pleafure on account of my being a Frenchman.
Sir Efpaign du Lyon, who had accompanied me, went to the caftle, to speak with the count on his affairs : he found him in his gallery, fora little before that honor be had dined. It was a cofitom with tie count, which he had fol-lowed from his infancy* to rife, at noon and fn§t at midnight
The knight informed him of my arrival, and I vas- mfi&Dtly fent fou ; foc he m a lord above all
others
iN the morrow we let out,- and dined at
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