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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.10

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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.10
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in the mean time, you (hall conftantly receive meflengers with letters from me.* € Go, in God's name,' faid the two lords: c we know it will not be your fault if any delay happen/ Thus fatisfied with each other, they feparated. The commiflioners remained at Touloufe, and fir Roger returned to the vifcount de Château-bon at St. Gaudens, to tell him what had paffed. The vifcount was rejoiced on hearing it, and faid,—:*Sir Roger, my fair coufin, I put my whoje confluence in you, and the matter interefts me greatly; for it is nothing lefs than whether I am or am not to have the property of my family, from whom I am fprung, and whofe arms I bear. I have none other but you to fend to France, nor any one on whom I can depend, to lay before the king and council thç hardfhip of my cafe, with a force of eloquence equal to the occafion. I therefore en-treat, from your affe&ion to me, and for the obli-gation I fhall ever^be under to you, that you would undertake this journey/** % , Sir Roger faid,—€ I knew well that you would charge me with this bufinefs, and, from my love to you and our relationfhip, I will readily under* take it/ He was not long in making his prepara-tions to go to Paris, and took the road through' Rodez, as being the fhorteft, for there was now a truce between France and England. Had it not been fo, this way would not have been the raoft expedient ; for there were many forts on the bor-ders of Quercy, R.ouergue and Lhnoufin, in the hands of the Englifh. W9 314


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