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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

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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
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The Scots knights had received information from their foragers of their enemies being near: they therefore made all hafte to refrefh their horfes, to arm and draw themfelves up in order of battle, alongfide and under cover of - the wood. They were full feven hundred lances, and two thoufaud others, whom I call lufty varlets, armed with hunting fpears, durks and pointed flaves* The lord Archibald Douglas and his coufin the earl of Douglas faid j € We cannot fail to have fome bufinefs finçe the Englifh are abroad : |et m therefore be on our guard, for we will fight with them if the parties be nearly cquaL' They fent two of their.men at arms to obferve the order of the Englifh, whilft they remained fnug in their ambuih. N CHAP. LXXli SIR THOMAS WUSGRAVE AND THE ENGLISH UNDER |fIS COMMAND ARE DEFEATED BV TMM SCOTS. ' A OIR Thomas Mufgrave and the knights of Northumberland, being defirous of meeting . the Scots on equal terms, fet out from Melrofe, and took the road to Morlane : they left the Tweed on 35Ô


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