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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.5

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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.5
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Bretons and French, who hold at leaft a dozen fortrefles between this place and Bayonne j other-wife you leave them in your rear, and they may do us much mifchief the enfuing winter. . If you confent, the country will thank you, and I entreat it of you/ c By my faith,' replied fir Thomas, * I am very willing.' Soon after this conyerfation, he • fet about the bufinefs,. and, drawing out his forces in the plain, marched towards a fort called Montpin, which was in the poffeffion of the Bretons. A fquire from the county of Poix, whofe name was Tail-lardon, was governor of it. On their arrival, the Englifh began a Very fevere attack. The fort was ftormed, and all in it put to the fword except Taillardon, who was made pri-foner. After having placed in the caftle a new garrifon, they marched away, and came before another, called Çarcilhat, which the Gafcons held. They immediately commenced an affault, but not gaining it dire&ly, they encamped. On the mor-row, they renewed the attack with fo much vigour that it was taken, and all within flain except the governor, who was from Lower Brittany, and called Yvonnet Aprifidly: he was given to the Englifh as prifoner, and the caftle burnt. They then marched towards another fort, called Befen-ghen, of which a Gafcon fquire was governor, whofe name was Roger de Morelac. The Englifh were two days before they could win it, which was at lift done by capitulation: the garrifon D 2 . mafchcd 8$


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