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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.11
page 331
my kingdom, to be offered to the infidel Bajàget* for he fhall never be enriched by them. _ I fliould Jje extremely blamed tpd laughed at, if in future times he be enabled to bo*ft, thgt to gain his love, and from fear, b^caufe he ha^ gained a yiftory oyer me, and detains ff me great barons of France pri-foners,: the. kipg. of France and hi; princes, have fenthim rich prefects. In rcfpcét to-thç gerfal-cons, I aip indifferent whether. he have tjierçi of not* for birds fly any. where, and are as foon loft as giver) ;. but with refpeâ: to finp tapeftry, which would reniait* as * proof of his bladings ; being true, I will not cpnfent that he enjoy the pjeafure .of : poflefling . it. Therefore Chate^uiporant,* continued the king of Hqngary, c if you wifh to paake a journey into Turkey, m fee Bajazet* ^nd prefent hirp with the fakrops, ypji may dq €Q, bucyxpi fhall not carry hup any |Meg elfe.*
Sir John de Çhâteaumorant replied,—c Cer-tainly, fire, it is not the intention of the king of France, npr to hi* honour pore thap to that çf the other lords who %vc_ font me, that,I fail p any particular in the accomplifhmeçt of the objedl&they Jiave charged me with/ :
4 Very well/ faid the king : 1 you will not at prefeQjt have any other anfwer from me than what you havçhe^rd/
The two knights left the .apartment, and con-filled together how to afib, for this refufal of thf king of Hungary }iad. difeppcerted. them;. They thought their only expedient if as, to fend off p Y 4 mcflengcr
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