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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.7
page 203
others who delights to fee ft rangers, in order to hear news. On my entering, he received me handfomely, and retained me of his houfehold, where I ft&id upwards of twelve weeks well en-tertained, as were my horfes. " Our acquaintance was ftrengthened by my having brought with me a book which I had made at the defire of Winceflaus of Bohemia, duke of Luxembourg and Brabant. In this book, called le Meliador, are contained all the fongs, ballads, roundelays • and virelay^, which that gentle duke had compofed, and of them I had made this collection. • • ,
Every night after fupper I read " out to ' him parts : during which time neither he nor any one elfe fpoké, for he was defirous I (hould be well heard, and took much delight in it. When any paffages were not perfectly clear, he himfelf dif-cnffed them with me, not in his Gafcon language but in very good French.
I (hall relate to you feveral things refpecting him and his houfehold, for I tarried there as long as I could gain any information.
Count Gallon Phoebus de Foix, of whom I am now fpeaking, was at that time fifty-nine years old; and I muft fay, that although I have feen very many knights, kings, princes and others, I have never feen any fo handfome, either in the form of his limbs and fliape„ or in countenance, which was fair and ruddy, with grey and amor-ous eyes, that gave delight whenever he chofe to express affection. He was fo perfectly formed one could not praife him too much. He love
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