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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.5
page 63
and excited them to attempt all means to flay him *
for he was their bitter enemy. ' The lord de Langurant, being a knight eager for battle, was riding out one a^y attended by about forty lances: he advanced near to an Englifli garrifon called Cadillac *, which belonged to the captai de Buch and his brothers. He polled his men in ambufh in a wood, telling them that he would ride alone to the caftle to fee if any one would fally forth againft him. His men obeyed : when, riding to the barriers of Cadillac, he fpoke to the guards, afking, c Where is Bernard Courant, your captain ? Tell him that the lord de Langu-rant wiflies to tilt with him; and, fincc he is fo valiant a man at arms., he will not refufe my re-queft for the love of his lady. If he (hould not cohfent, it will turn to his fhame, and I will publiih every where that he had refufed to break a lance with me'through cowardice.1
One of the valets of Bernard, at that time at the barriers, replied ; c Lord de Langurant, 1 have per-fectly heard what you have faid : I will go and in-form my maften for cowardice fhall never be a re-proach to him, if you will be fo good to wait.'
f By my faith,' anfwered the lord de Langurant, c that I will.' The valet went to his mafter, whom he found in his chamber, ' and told him what you have heard.
When Bernard heard this, his heart fwelled with-
* Cadillac—a village in Guyenne, feven leagues fcom Boor* deaux.
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