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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
page 375



• Soi artny to Scotland to lay wafte Eqgland. Thu twas planned by the dukes of Berry and Bur-gundy, who at that time governed the realm at their pleafure, and the conftable of France* but the whole was kept very fecret. T CHAP. LXXI. . THE LORD DESTOURNAY ASSEMBLES FORCES TO RETAKE OUDENARDE.—HE CONQUERS IT BY STRATAGEM. "VTOU have beforeiieard how Francis Atremen * took by fcalado the town of Oudenarde, while the treaties for a truce were negotiating before Bergues and Bourbourg, to the great fur-prife of Tournay and the adjacent towns. The garrifon of Oudenarde, during this time, had overrun the country : and done much mifchief to the territories of Tournay ; the whole eftate of the lord Deftournay was under their fubjec-tion. They had at the feaft of Chriftmas col-lected his rents and duty-fowls, from the towns belonging to him, for their own ufe, which dif-pleafed him and his friends exceedingly. He therefore-declared, that whatever truce or res-pite there might be between the kings of France and England with the Flemings, he fhould not pay any attention to it, but would exert him-felf in doing thejn as much damage as he was able,


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