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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.10
page 235
*' The count d'Oftrevant took leave of his father, gfrid4, on his departure from the Hague, returned
to his lady at Quefnoy. Many noble knights were ;bufy in preparations for this feaft that had been fo
pompoùfly proclaimed*
. The count Walerande Saint Pol, who had mar-ried the ; half-filler to king Richard, affemblçd a handfome body of knights and fquires, and with -them made for Calais, where paflage-veflels were ^waiting to convey to Dover the lords and knights going to this tournament. From Dover, they .continued their journey to London, where their fervants had previoufly fecured their lodgings. . : The count d'Oftrevant fet out from Hainault with a numerous attendance of knights and fquires, and travelled through Artois to Calais, where he met the count de St. Pol When the wind was fa* vourable, and their attendants embarked, they croffed the channel ; but it was told me, and I believe it, that the count de St. Pol arrived firft at London, where he found the king and his brother-in-law, fir John Holland, who, with many other nobles, made him a hearty welcome, and enquired thjs news in France. . :
' THe count d'Oftrevant having croffed the fea, -Hopped it Canterbury, and. on the Friday morn-ing, without breaking his faft, paid his devotions at the (brine ' of Thomas à Becket, making at the .fame time a vefy rich offering at that altar. . - Jie remained that whole day * at Canterbury, .and on the following went to Rochefter. On ac-count of his numerous train, he travelled but a fhort
day's
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