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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

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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
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on bis foul ! He lies buried in tbe abbey of Van-cler, near Luxembourg. The lady Jane, his duchefs, remained a widow,1 and never had any inclination to marry again. All who loved the duke were exceedingly concerned at his death. CHAPLXVL ' • DURING THESE CONFERENCES THE GHENT MEN INSULT TOURNAY.—A TRUCE IS CONCLUDED BETWEEN*THE KINGS OF FRANCE AND ENG- • LAND AND THEIR ALLIES. WE will now return to the conferences which were holding between the lords of France and England, half way between Calais and Boulogne, at the before-mentioned village. Nei-ther fide feèmed -willing to accommodate the other. Some faid it was owing folely to the earl of Flanders, at the mitigation of the town of Bruges, who would not confent that the Ghent men fhôuld be included in the treaty. This the Englifh refented, and of courfe the treaty was flopped ; for they had formed fo ftrong a con-nection with Ghent, that • they would not con-clude a peace unlefs that place were included. They had fworn to obférve this during the time they were together at Calais, and this compact frequently interrupted the negotiations. - Since there feemed no probability of a foM peace leing made, they propofed a truce, and on Ail 336


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