With PhiKp de Valois, king of France, were, the kings of Bohemia, of Navarre, and of Scotland ; the dukes of Normandy, Brittany, Burgundy, Bourbon, Lorraine, and Athens; the earls of Alençon (the king's brother), of Flanders, of Hainault, of Bios, of Bar, of Forets, of Foix, of Armagnac, the earl dauphin of Auvergne, the earls of Longueville, of Eftampes, of Vendôme, of Harcourt, of St. Pol, of Guines, of Boulogne, of Rouffy, of Dammartin, of Valentinois, of Àuxerre, of Sancerre, of Geneve, of Dreux j and from Gafcony and Languedoc fo many earls and vifcounts, that it would take up too much time to name them. It was afinefight to fee the banners and pennons flying in the plain, the barbed horfes, the knights and efquires richly armed. The French were formed in three large battalions, each confifting offifteen thoufand men at arms, and twenty thoufand men on foot. CHAP. XLI. TWO JUN^S RETIRE FROM VIR0NF05SE WITH* 'WIT GIVING BATTLE. jT was a matter of much wonder how two fuch * fine armies eould feparate withoutfighting; But the French were of contrary opinions among themfelves, and each fpoke out his thoughts. Some faid it would be a greatfliame, and very blameable, if the king did not give battle when hefew hisenemie* lb near him, and drawn up in his own kingdom in battle