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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.1
page 187
They, returned together to Hainault, when they feparated, and each went to his own houfe ; but fir John went to his brother, who was at that time at Valenciennes : he'was received by him with great joy, as he was mueh beloved by him. The lord of Beaumont then related to him all the above mentioned hiftory.
CHAP. XVIII.
KING IDWAR0 MARRIES THE LADY PHILIPPA OF HAINAULT.
CHORTL Y afterwards, the king, queen, the earl
of Kent, his uncle, earl Henry of Lancafter,
the earl of Mortimer, and all the barons who were
of the council, lent a bifliop*, two knights ban
nerets f, and two able clerks, to fir John de
Hainault,
* Dr. Roger Northborough, biihçp of Litchfield and Co ventry. A s H MOLE.
f On knights bannerets, tranQated from a manufcript which was in the Lamoignon library, but is now at Hafod ; vol. iv.
p. 227, firft part.
** Knights bannerets were formerly gentlemen of great power, by landed poffeffions, and vaflals, of whom they formed companies in times of war : they were called bannerets from their having the right of bearing banners.
" It was ûeceflary, in order to obtain the prerogative, to be not only a gentleman by name and arms, but alfo to have for vaffals-gentlemen who would follow their banners to the wars, under the command of the banneret.
" DUEASGE cites AN ancient manufcript ceremonial, which. point»
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