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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 275
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Montlehery, having for z earn furrendered Ms officV It was faid, that the lord Guy de la Trimouillewas to fucceed him ; but it was not fo : he was too pru-dent and wife evçr to have accepted it over the head
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CHAP. XLL
TBB 1HJJCS «f GUILDRES SENDS A CHALLSKOB TO
wmmm9 in favoue of England.
^pHE fame week in which the news came to Paris of the conftable** imprifonment, there was in-telligence from Germany highly difpleafing to the king, Ms uncles and the council* The duke of Gueldres, fon to the duke of Juliers, had entered into an alliance with England, to make war on France, and had accepted of a fubfidy of four thou* had francs yearly. TMs penfion his father, the duke of Juliers, formerly poffefled, but had re-nounced it; and the fon, who was young, had taken it, at the felicitations of the king of Eng-land and his council, on condition he (hould fend Ms challenge m the king of France, and carry on a war againft him to the utmoft of his power. He was the more inclined to fnpport the Engliih be» eaufe he wp already at war with the duchefs and
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