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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.6
page 304
Ypreé. Thefe Bretons had not any expecta-tion of their coming, and fell into their hands* There was a (harp engagement at the foot of the bridge of Commines, where the Bretons de-fended themfelves marveHoufly well, and, if they had been fupported by as many again as themfelves, they would have efcaped without
As it was they were conftrained to fly, for they were too few to oppofe fuch numbers* The greater part were (lain, or taken as they were efcaping towards Lille, The lord de St. Léger was deffcerately wounded, and left for dead on the field. Fortunate were thofe who efcaped from this engagement : and the purfuit of the Englifh after the Bretons lafted to within half a league of the town of Lille. The lord de St. Léger, although mortally wounded, was carried to that town with great difficulty, where he died five days afterwards. Five of his fquirei died alfo, and thus ended, this adventure.
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THE BISHOP OF LIEGE, NOT BEING ABLE TO BRING ABOUT A PEACE BETWEEN THE BISHOP
• OF NORWICH AND THE EARL OF FZANDERSf
RETURNS HOME. : ' . •
THE fiege of Ypres was continued with great activity on the part of the Englifh and, Flemings* who made many affauits which
much
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