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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.9
page 284
Under the banner of the earl of March, a fqnire of Gafcony, John de Châteauneuf, was made prifoner, as was his companion, John de Oaute-ron, under the banner of the earl of Moray.
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THE BISHOP OF DURHAM MARCHES ON THE MORROW OF ( THE BATTLE TO THE SCOTS CAMP, BUT RETIRES WITHOUT DARING TO ATTACK IT.—THE SCOTS RETURN TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY. •
TQEFORE the dawn of day, • the field was -*-*\ clear of combatants. The Scots had re-tired within their camp, and had fent fcouts and parties of light horfe towards New caftle and or* the adjacent roads, to obferve whether the Eng-lifh were collecting in any large bodies, that they might not a fécond time be furprifed.
This was wifely done ; for when the bifliop of Durham was returned to Newcafile, and had dis-armed himfelf at his lodgings, he was very me-lancholy at the unfortunate news he had heard, that his confins, the fons of the earl of Northum-berland, and all the knights who had followed them, were either taken or flain. He fent for all knights and fquires at the time in Newcaftle, and demanded if they would fuffer things to re-main
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