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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.8
page 19
and they had'-the-tribal fihe weather of iiat plea-faht feafefi. They coafted the ifles of Wight and Guernfey, fo that'they werediftinâly feen from the norman ihores ; and a fine fight it ' was, for there were upwards of two hundred: fail. It was delightful to obferve the galleys, which -had men at arms onboard, coàft the fliores in fearch of ad-ventures j as they had heard thefrench fleet was at fea. In truth, they were out before they fheweci thémfelves on the coafts of Carentân $ but, when they perceived them approaching, they retired into (be port of Havre. • 1 - •
CHAP.ÏI, '
MANY FRENCH KNIGHTS AND SSUIRES OFFER, THEI& SERVICES TO THE KING OF CASTILLS.
J^OTHING happens but what is known,- more • particularly if relating to deeds of arms ; fot knights and fquires willingly cohverfe on fuch to-pics. The news of the defeat of the king of Caf-tille at 'Aljubarota was foon fpread abroad, and was known in France j forthofe who had loft their friends or relations loudly lamented them. ' Caftille alone offerçd a field for deeds of arms, as it was rumoured the duke of Lancafter, to fupport his claim on that crown, had affembled a large army, &nd would march thither fcr to Portugal, and without doubt there would be many battles.
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