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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.8
page 105
fcarccly any dared fliew themfelves ; and this attack was long continued, many on each fide being killed or wounded. Towards evening, it ceafed, on the trumpets founding the retreat ; and the En-gliih returned to their camp, where they made themfelves comfortable, and attended to their wounded. Thierry de Soumain was fo badly wounded in the arm, at the barriers, by a bok from a crofs-bow, that it was necefTary to have it forced through the arm : he was upwards of a month unable to ufe it, and obliged to bear it in a fcarf.
• ' While the marihal of the duke of Lancafter's army was thus overrunning and turning Galicia to his intereft, the duke and duchefs, with their chil-dren, refided quietly at Sant Jago. They heard frequently from the king of Portugal, as a conti-nual intercourfe was kept up between them on their mutual aftairs.
4 King John of Caftille held his court at Valido-Kd, attended by the french knights, whom he fre-quently confulted on the ftate of his kingdom ; for he was perfeftly acquainted with every thing that was paffing around him. He faid to them,-—* My fair firs, I greatly marvel that no fuccour comes to me from France, to affift me in my diftrefs ; for my country will be loft, if no reinforcements ar-rive to prevent it. The Engliih keep the field; and I know for truth, that the duke of Lancafter and king of Portugal have had an interview,, and that the laft is to marry one of the duke's daugh-ters, for (he has been betrothed to him ; and, as
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