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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 220
and God, who is Truth itfelf, knows that our claim on Caftille is juft.* The lady, when fpeaking of her lather don Pedro, could not refrain from tears, as fhe doated on him. Sir Reginald de Roye bowed to her, and thus replied : 1 Madam, we know that what you have faid is true ; but our lord, the king of France, holds a different opinion from yours, and, as we are his fubje&s, we muft make war for him, and go whitherfoever he may fend us, for we can-not difobey him/ ' At thefe words, fir John Hol-land and fir Thomas Percy handed the lady to her chamber, and the wine and fpices were brought. The duke and his company drank of theni, and the frènch knights took their leave : the horfes being ready at their lodgings, they mounted and left En-tença. They rode that day to Noya, which was at-tached to the king of Caftille, where they repôfed themfelves, and then continued their journey to ¥alidolidtt
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