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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.8
page 123
paid him every poflible honour, and offered him handfome prefents of gold and lilver ; but he re-fiifed them all, though he had need of them, and would only accept a fingle ring, worth one hundred francs. After the dinner, which was fplendid and good, he returned to his lodgings, for he had re-ceived his anfwer, and on the morrow fet out for Dover, making two days journey of it. He there took leave of the englifh lords, and embarked on board a paffage-boat to Calais, whence he went to Sluys. He related to the king of France and his uncles the journey he had made to England, and what anfwer he had received ; but the king and his lords paid no attention to it, and fent him to France ; for they were refolved to fail the firft fair wind for England, after the arrival of the duke of Berry and the conftable. Hitherto^the wind had been unfavourable : it would fnever have ferved them to land in thofe parts they intended to at-tempt, but was very fair to carry them to Scot-land.
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THE DUKE OF BERRY LEAVES PARIS FOR SLUYS.— • THE CONSTABLE, AFTER SUFFERING MANY DE-LAYS FROM CONTRARY WINDS, AT LENGTH JOINS THE KING OF FRANCE.
^HE duke of Berry arrived at Paris, and, after hearing mafs at the church of nôtre Dame,
took
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