Within sixteen days, the vassals of the count de St Pol, and of his uncle sir John de Luxembourg, again assembled in great numbers, with the intent of attacking this garrison in the fort of Bac-a-Bery; but they, having had notice of their coming, abandoned the place before they arrived. The fort was now demolished and razed to the ground.
Thus were the countries about Rheims, Laon, and other parts, sorely oppressed by the inroads of both parties; and this was done by one side, as it has been said, because sir John de Luxembourg would not take the oaths of allegiance to king Charles, and had kept all his garrisons on a war establishment, to prevent them being insulted.
FOOTNOTES:
[69] Yancourt,—in Picardy, near Peronne.
[70] Vaucourt. Jaucourt.—MS. Du Cange.
[71] Gourle. De Gourlay.—MS. Du Cange.
[72] Marle,—a town in Picardy, five leagues from Laon.
[73] Bac-a-Berry. Q. Berru? a village in Champagne, diocese of Rheims.