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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.4
page 228
France, She gave up alfo the caftle of Didonne *, which belonged to her. Thus was all Poitou, Saintonge and la Rochelle freed and delivered from the Englilh.
When the conftable had placed fuificient garri-fons every where, and found nothing rebellious, as far as the river Gironde, he returned to Paris. The dukes of Berry, Burgtmdy and Bourbon, with the greater part of the barons of France who had been concerned in thefe conquefts, had already arrived there, The king had entertained them . moft handfomely on their return i but this was nothing to the honours that were fhewn fir Ber-trand du Guefclin when he came to Paris ; the king did not think he could fufficiendy teftify M$ regard and efteem for him, and detained him con^ Handy about his perfon at Paris and elfewhere.
• Bidonne,—m St. Georges de Diodonne,—* fmall town in Saintonge.
I believe it was a dépendance of the fandkh de Trane.-p-Set Afttfnole.
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