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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.11

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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.11
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to makt Wtr [prçvthe. Jrtth, as àe prefent king* He remained upwards of nine months in Ire-land, at,.great.:expénfç, which, however, was cbçcrfully , df ffijçf d by his, kingdom ; fpr th£ principal ^riticrs ap# towns off JEttgland thought it was well, laid, jp&jt,; whe&. they- faw their king return, home with hOnou*; ^ Only, gentlemen and archers had beeji employed ofr. this expedition ; andfherçwçiteWiethe! kkig four thoufond. knights andt fquifcs ^ad ;thii$y thpufend arched, regit-! larly paid eVefy week, and fo well they were fa-tisfied. . - : : . . • * To tell you the truth, Ireland is one of the worfjt countries to spake war m3 or to conquer 5 for thepe are f^ch ^p^nçtrabk aftd e*tenfive fc, rets, lakes and bogs, there is #0 knowing how to pais them* apd cai^y^n pm ^dvantageoufly : it is fo thinly inhabited, that, whenever the Irifli ptetifei they defert the towns, and take refuge in thele fo-refts, and live in huts made of boughs, like wil4 beafts; and whenever they perceive my fc parties advancing .with, hoftile difpoÉtio»%jfûd about to otter their country, they fly to fuch narrow paiFes, it is iropo(fib^e:tp follow tjiem. -Wk^ they find a favourable opportunity to attack their enemies to advantage, which frequently happens, from their knowledge of the country, they fail not to feize it j pud-no man at arms, t be he ever fo well mounted, can overtake çhem,.fo light are they cf\foot. Some-times they leap from the ground behjnd a horfe-man, and embrace the rider (for they are very ftrong li.J


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