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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.2
page 462
CHAP. CXCYI.
§m BROQUART DE *FENESTRAGES, WITH MANY FRENCH, DRAW UP IN BATTLE-ARRAY, AGAINST
- SIR EUSTACE D*AMBRETICOURT AND THE EXG~ LIS 11 IN CHAMPAGNE.
JJY the articles of this peace, many towns and caftles in Normandy, which had been in dif-pute, were given up to king Charles of Navarre, particularly Mantes and Meulan.
Peace was alfo made between the young earl of Harcourt and the duke of Normandy. The lor4 Lewis de Harcourt, uncle to the earl, who was of the council and houfehold of the duke, interefted himfelf much in its fnccefs ; and the duke gave to the earl in marriage the daughter of the duke of Bourbon, filler to the duchefs of Normandy.
The fiege of Melun fur Seine was raifed : th# town remained to the French. But, in fpite of thi* peace, the kingdom of France was torn in pieces by war as before ; for the truce betweep the tw# kingdoms of France and England had lately e*»( pired ; fo that thofe captains who had carried on the war for the king of Navarre, in the provinces of Burgundy, Normandy, Champagne» Picardy, Brie, and Beauoe, ftill continued it in a powerful aud fhameful manner, ip the name of the king of .England* They never pafled any fortrefs without attacking it, notwithstanding the peace; for thefe foldiers had learnt to pillage or ranfom the inha-bitants
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