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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.7
page 104
Calais. Retire now, therefore, peaceably tm your houfes, without ftirring thence for any thing you may fee or hear, as we are determin-ed to have for our lord the duke of Burgundy, and no longer to carry ôn the war/ ; '
The knight was much pleafed with this fpeech, and faid,—f My fair firs and good friends, fince it may not be otherwise, God assist you i and I thank yon for the offers you make me/
CHAP, XX.
§IR JOHN D'ELLE BRINGS LETTERS PATENT QV PEACE AND PARDON TO THE MEN OF GHE**T* FROIf THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY.—THIS PEACE IS CONFIRMED AT TOURNAY, BY 0TffEJ| LET-TERS PATENT ON EACH SIDE. - • *
THE lord Bourchier and his men quietly left the market-place, ' and thofe of Ghent who had been with him, flyly dipt away to hide themfelves, or mixed with the others, under their banner.
Shortly afterwards, fir John d'Elle entered the town and rode to the market-place, bring-ing with him letters patent, couched in fair lan-guage, and properly feàled, from the duke of Burgundy to the town of Ghent, which were publicly read and (heWn to all, and gave uni-» ; verfaï fatisfaction. Francis 'Atremen was now-sent
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