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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.4
page 224
of tic Englifh force, arid that there was not any ambufcade. On hearing this* the conftable wai more tafy than before * and having ordered his men to form, he advanced jfith his. banner, martiiing on the wing of the two battalions. They had difmounted, and pufhed towards thé palifadœ* which they had allowed to remain ftand-ing, every one fhouting, c Nôtre Daihe Guefcitn !* The Eriglifh on feeing them iflue out of their fort, drew up alfo on foot, and advanced with great alacrity. Their firft onfet was againft the batalion of the . conftable, which was fierce and defperate. The Englifh drove quite through this battalion, and overthrew many. But the Bretons had wifely drawn up their army : there were two battalions on the wing* who, being quite frefh, followed the conftable, and, falling upon the Eng* lifh who were tired, beat them moft dreadfully* They, however, like men of courage, turned about, without fhrinkirtg from their ill-fortune, and combated moft valiantly with the arms they had, fuch as battle-axes and fwords of Bourdeaux, with which they dealt many hard blows. Several excellent knights of each fide adventured boldly* to exalt their renown. This battle was as well fought, as many gallant deeds performed, and as many captures and refcues took place as had been feen for a long time m all that country j for both armies were on foot, on a plain, without advan* tage to either. Each laboured ro perform his duty well, ahd many were flain outright or defperately wounded. In fhort, all the Englifh who had
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