| [BOOK I] |
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| [CHAPTER I] |
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| The Occasion of the Wars between the Kings of Franceand England | [1] |
| [CHAPTER II] |
| How Earl Thomas of Lancaster, and Twenty-two of thegreatest Nobles in England, were beheaded | [2] |
| [CHAPTER III] |
| The Queen of England goes to complain of Sir Hugh Spencerto her Brother, the King of France | [4] |
| [CHAPTER IV] |
| Sir Hugh Spencer causes the Queen Isabella to be sent outof France | [5] |
| [CHAPTER V] |
| The Queen Isabella leaves France, and goes to Germany | [6] |
| [CHAPTER VI] |
| Queen Isabella arrives in England with Sir John de Hainault | [10] |
| [CHAPTER VII] |
| The Queen of England besieges her Husband in the City ofBristol | [11] |
| [CHAPTER VIII] |
| The King of England and Sir Hugh Spencer are taken atSea as they are endeavoring to escape from the Castleof Bristol | [13] |
| [CHAPTER IX] |
| The Coronation of King Edward the Third | [16] |
| [CHAPTER X] |
| Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, defies King Edward | [18] |
| [CHAPTER XI] |
| A Dissension between the Archers of England and theHainaulters | [20] |
| [CHAPTER XII] |
| How the Fight between the Archers and the Hainaultersended | [22] |
| [CHAPTER XIII] |
| How the King and his Army marched to Durham | [24] |
| [CHAPTER XIV] |
| Of the Manners of the Scots, and how they carry on War | [25] |
| [CHAPTER XV] |
| King Edward’s First Expedition against the Scots | [26] |
| [CHAPTER XVI] |
| King Edward marries the Lady Philippa of Hainault | [40] |
| [CHAPTER XVII] |
| Douglas is killed fighting for the Heart of King Robert | [42] |
| [CHAPTER XVIII] |
| Philip of Valois crowned King of France | [46] |
| [CHAPTER XIX] |
| King Edward is advised by his Council to make War againstKing Philip of France. He effects great Alliances inGermany, and is made Vicar of the Empire | [47] |
| [CHAPTER XX] |
| King Edward and his Allies send Challenges to the Kingof France | [49] |
| [CHAPTER XXI] |
| King Edward creates Sir Henry of Flanders a Knight, andafterwards marches into Picardy | [50] |
| [CHAPTER XXII] |
| The Two Kings retire from Vironfosse without giving Battle | [56] |
| [CHAPTER XXIII] |
| The Sea-Fight between the King of England and the French,before Sluys | [58] |
| [CHAPTER XXIV] |
| The King of England besieges the City of Tournay with aPowerful Army | [62] |
| [CHAPTER XXV] |
| The Scots recover Great Part of their Country during theSiege of Tournay | [64] |
| [CHAPTER XXVI] |
| Sir William de Bailleul and Sir Vauflart de la Croix makean Excursion to Pont-à-Tressin | [68] |
| [CHAPTER XXVII] |
| The Earl of Hainault attacks the Fortress of Mortagne inVarious Manners | [71] |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII] |
| The Earl of Hainault takes the Town of St. Amand duringthe Siege of Tournay | [73] |
| [CHAPTER XXIX] |
| Sir Charles de Montmorency, and many others of theFrench, captured at Pont-à-Tressin | [77] |
| [CHAPTER XXX] |
| The Siege of Tournay raised by Means of a Truce | [80] |
| [CHAPTER XXXI] |
| King Edward institutes the Order of St. George, at Windsor | [82] |
| [CHAPTER XXXII] |
| The King of England sets at Liberty Sir Hervé de Léon | [83] |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII] |
| The King of England sends the Earl of Derby to makeWar in Gascony | [85] |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV] |
| The Earl of Derby conquers Bergerac | [88] |
| [CHAPTER XXXV] |
| The Count de Lisle, Lieutenant for the King of France, inGascony, lays Siege to the Castle of Auberoche | [93] |
| [CHAPTER XXXVI] |
| The Earl of Derby makes the Count of Lisle and nine moreCounts and Viscounts Prisoners before Auberoche | [96] |
| [CHAPTER XXXVII] |
| The Earl of Derby takes Different Towns in Gascony, inhis Road toward La Réole | [99] |
| [CHAPTER XXXVIII] |
| The Earl of Derby lays Siege to La Réole, which surrendersto him | [103] |
| [CHAPTER XXXIX] |
| Sir Walter Manny finds in La Réole the Sepulchre of hisFather | [106] |
| [CHAPTER XL] |
| The Earl of Derby conquers the Castle of La Réole | [108] |
| [CHAPTER XLI] |
| The Earl of Derby takes Castel Moron, and afterwardsVillefranche, in Perigord | [110] |
| [CHAPTER XLII] |
| Jacob von Artaveld is murdered at Ghent | [113] |
| [CHAPTER XLIII] |
| Sir John of Hainault quits the Alliance of England forthat of France | [117] |
| [CHAPTER XLIV] |
| The Duke of Normandy marches with a great Army intoGascony, against the Earl of Derby | [117] |
| [CHAPTER XLV] |
| Sir John Norwich escapes from Angoulême, when that Townsurrenders to the French | [119] |
| [CHAPTER XLVI] |
| The Duke of Normandy lays Siege to Aiguillon with ahundred thousand Men | [122] |
| [CHAPTER XLVII] |
| The King of England marches into Normandy with his Armyin three Battalions | [129] |
| [CHAPTER XLVIII] |
| The King of France collects a large Force to oppose theKing of England | [131] |
| [CHAPTER XLIX] |
| The Battle of Caen.—The English take the Town | [134] |
| [CHAPTER L] |
| The English commit great Depredations in Normandy.—SirGodfrey de Harcourt encounters the Men at Arms ofAmiens, on their Way to Paris, and King Edward marchesinto Picardy | [137] |
| [CHAPTER LI] |
| The King of France pursues the King of England, in theCountry of Beauvais | [141] |
| [CHAPTER LII] |
| The Battle of Blanchetaque, between the King of Englandand Sir Godémar du Fay | [144] |
| [CHAPTER LIII] |
| The Order of Battle of the English at Crecy, who weredrawn up in three Battalions on Foot | [148] |
| [CHAPTER LIV] |
| The Order of the French Army at Crecy | [150] |
| [CHAPTER LV] |
| The Battle of Crecy, between the Kings of France and ofEngland | [152] |
| [CHAPTER LVI] |
| The English on the Morrow again defeat the French | [166] |
| [CHAPTER LVII] |
| The English number the Dead slain at the Battle of Crecy | [167] |
| [CHAPTER LVIII] |
| The King of England lays Siege to Calais.—The PoorerSort of the Inhabitants are sent out of it | [169] |
| [CHAPTER LIX] |
| The Duke of Normandy raises the Siege of Aiguillon | [170] |
| [CHAPTER LX] |
| Sir Walter Manny, by Means of a Passport, rides throughFrance from Aiguillon to Calais | [172] |
| [CHAPTER LXI] |
| The King of Scotland, during the Siege of Calais, invadesEngland | [174] |
| [CHAPTER LXII] |
| The Battle of Neville’s Cross | [176] |
| [CHAPTER LXIII] |
| John Copeland takes the King of Scotland Prisoner, andreceives great Advantages from it | [183] |
| [CHAPTER LXIV] |
| The young Earl of Flanders is betrothed, through the Constraintof the Flemings, to the Daughter of the Kingof England.—He escapes to France in a Subtle Manner | [186] |
| [CHAPTER LXV] |
| The King of England prevents the Approach of the FrenchArmy to raise the Siege of Calais, and the Town surrenders | [190] |
| [CHAPTER LXVI] |
| The King of England re-peoples Calais | [198] |
| [CHAPTER LXVII] |
| A Robber of the Name of Bacon does much Mischief inLanguedoc, and a Page of the Name of Croquart turnsRobber | [200] |
| [CHAPTER LXVIII] |
| Sir Aymery de Pavie plots with Sir Geoffry de Chargny tosell the Town of Calais | [203] |
| [CHAPTER LXIX] |
| The Battle of Calais, between the King of England, underthe Banner of Sir Walter Manny, with Sir Geoffry deChargny and the French | [204] |
| [CHAPTER LXX] |
| The King of England presents a Chaplet of Pearls to SirEustace de Ribeaumont | [209] |
| [CHAPTER LXXI] |
| The Sea-Fight off Sluys. (From the Manuscript in theHafod Library) | [210] |
| [CHAPTER LXXII] |
| The Death of King Philip, and Coronation of his Son KingJohn | [217] |
| [CHAPTER LXXIII] |
| The King of France issues out a Summons for assembling anArmy to combat the Prince of Wales, who was overrunningthe Province of Derby | [218] |
| [CHAPTER LXXIV] |
| The Prince of Wales takes the Castle of Romorantin | [221] |
| [CHAPTER LXXV] |
| The King of France leads a great Army to the Battle ofPoitiers | [223] |
| [CHAPTER LXXVI] |
| The Disposition of the French before the Battle of Poitiers | [226] |
| [CHAPTER LXXVII] |
| The Cardinal de Perigord endeavors to make Peace betweenthe King of France and the Prince of Wales, previousto the Battle of Poitiers | [230] |
| [CHAPTER LXXVIII] |
| The Battle of Poitiers, between the Prince of Wales andthe King of France | [233] |
| [CHAPTER LXXIX] |
| Two Frenchmen, running away from the Battle of Poitiers,are pursued by two Englishmen, who are themselvesmade Prisoners | [242] |
| [CHAPTER LXXX] |
| The Manner in which King John was taken Prisoner atthe Battle of Poitiers | [244] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXI] |
| The Prince of Wales makes a Handsome Present to theLord James Audley, after the Battle of Poitiers | [248] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXII] |
| The Prince of Wales entertains the King of France atSupper, the Evening after the Battle | [250] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXIII] |
| The Prince of Wales returns to Bordeaux, after the Battleof Poitiers | [252] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXIV] |
| The Prince of Wales conducts the King of France fromBordeaux to England | [256] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXV] |
| The Archpriest assembles a Company of Men at Arms.—Heis much honored at Avignon | [258] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXVI] |
| A Welshman, of the Name of Ruffin, commands a Troop ofthe free Companies | [259] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXVII] |
| The Provost of the Merchants of Paris kills three Knightsin the Apartment of the Prince | [260] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXVIII] |
| The Commencement of the infamous Jacquerie of Beauvoisis | [262] |
| [CHAPTER LXXXIX] |
| The Battle of Meaux in Brie, where the Villains are discomfitedby the Earl of Foix and the Captal of Buch | [264] |
| [BOOK II] |
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| [CHAPTER I] |
| Coronation of King Charles of France | [266] |
| [CHAPTER II] |
| A Combat between an English and a French Squire | [268] |
| [CHAPTER III] |
| The Populace of England rebel against the Nobility | [274] |
| [CHAPTER IV] |
| The Populace of England commit many Cruelties on thosein Official Situations.—They send a Knight as Ambassadorto the King | [278] |
| [CHAPTER V] |
| The Nobles of England are in great Danger of beingdestroyed.—Three of the principal Leaders of theRebels are Punished, and the Rest sent back to theirHomes | [284] |
| [CHAPTER VI] |
| The Earl of Flanders again lays Siege to Ghent | [296] |
| [CHAPTER VII] |
| The Earl of Flanders sends a Harsh Answer to those whowished to mediate a Peace between him and Ghent | [298] |
| [CHAPTER VIII] |
| The Citizens of Ghent, after having heard from Philip vonArtaveld the Terms of Peace which he had broughtfrom the Conferences at Tournay, march out, to theNumber of Five Thousand, to attack the Earl of Flandersin Bruges | [300] |
| [CHAPTER IX] |
| The Order of Battle of the Ghent Men.—They defeat theEarl of Flanders and the Men of Bruges.—The Meansby which this was brought about | [303] |
| [CHAPTER X] |
| Bruges is taken by the Ghent Army.—The Earl of Flanderssaves himself in the House of a poor Woman | [309] |
| [CHAPTER XI] |
| The Earl of Flanders quits Bruges, and returns to Lille,whither some of his People had already retreated | [314] |
| [CHAPTER XII] |
| The Duke of Burgundy instigates his Nephew King Charlesto make War on Ghent and its Allies, as well in Revengefor the burnt Villages as to assist in the Recovery ofFlanders for the Earl, who was his Vassal | [315] |
| [CHAPTER XIII] |
| Charles the Sixth, King of France, from a Dream, choosesa flying Hart for his Device | [317] |
| [CHAPTER XIV] |
| King Charles, at the Instigation of the Earl of Flanders,who was present, assembles his Army in Artois againstthe Flemings.—Philip von Artaveld guards the Passesinto Flanders | [319] |
| [CHAPTER XV] |
| Several Knights of the Party of the Earl of Flanders,having passed Pont-Amenin, are defeated and killed ontheir Attempt to repass it, the Flemings having brokendown the Bridge.—Philip, hearing this News when atYpres, makes Use of it to encourage the Inhabitants | [321] |
| [CHAPTER XVI] |
| The Order of the French Army in its March to Flanders,after they had heard the Bridges were broken andguarded | [325] |
| [CHAPTER XVII] |
| Some Few of the French, not being able to cross the Lisat the Bridge of Commines, find means of doing so byBoats and other Craft, unknown to the Flemings | [330] |
| [CHAPTER XVIII] |
| A Small Body of French, having crossed the Lis, draw upin Battle-Array before the Flemings | [335] |
| [CHAPTER XIX] |
| The French who had crossed the Lis defeat, with greatSlaughter, Peter du Bois and the Flemings.—The Vanguardof the French Army repair and pass over theBridge of Commines | [339] |
| [CHAPTER XX] |
| The King of France crosses the Lis at the Bridge of Commines.—TheTown of Ypres surrenders to him.—TheKing of France lodges in Ypres.—Peter du Bois preventsBruges from surrendering to the King.—Philipvon Artaveld assembles his Forces to combat theFrench | [344] |
| [CHAPTER XXI] |
| Philip von Artaveld, having entertained his Captains atSupper, gives them Instructions how they are to act onthe Morrow at the Battle of Rosebecque | [347] |
| [CHAPTER XXII] |
| Philip von Artaveld and his Flemings quit the strongPosition they had taken in the Morning, to encamp onMont d’Or, near to Ypres.—The Constable and Admiralof France, with Sir William of Poitiers, set out to reconnoitretheir Situation | [351] |
| [CHAPTER XXIII] |
| The Battle of Rosebecque, between the French and Flemings.—Philipvon Artaveld is slain, and his whole Armydefeated | [354] |
| [CHAPTER XXIV] |
| The Number of Slain at the Battle of Rosebecque, andPursuit afterwards.—Philip von Artaveld is hangedafter he was dead | [359] |
| [BOOK III] |
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| [CHAPTER I] |
| Froissart sets out on Journey to Béarn to seek Admissionto the Household of the Count de Foix | [361] |
| [CHAPTER II] |
| Sir John Froissart, in his Journey toward Béarn, is accompaniedby a Knight attached to the Count de Foix, whorelates to him how the garrison of Lourde took Ortingasand Le Paillier, on the Renewal of the War in Guyenne,after the Rupture of the Peace of Bretigny | [363] |
| [CHAPTER III] |
| Froissart continues his Journey.—In travelling from Tournayto Tarbes, the Knight relates to him how the Garrisonof Lourde had a Sharp Rencounter with theFrench from the adjacent Garrisons | [367] |
| [CHAPTER IV] |
| Sir John Froissart arrives at Orthès.—An old Squire relatesto him the cruel Death of the only Son of theCount de Foix | [372] |
| [BOOK IV] |
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| [CHAPTER I] |
| The Duke of Bourbon is appointed Chief of an Expeditionto Africa, that is undertaken by several Knights ofFrance and England at the Solicitation of the Genoese | [382] |
| [CHAPTER II] |
| The Christian Lords weigh Anchor, and leave the Island ofComino, in Order to lay Siege to the Town of Africa.—TheManner in which they conduct themselves | [387] |
| [CHAPTER III] |
| The Conduct of the Saracens during the Siege of the Townof Africa.—They send to demand from the French theCause of their making War against them | [398] |
| [CHAPTER IV] |
| Some Miracles are shown to the Saracens as they attemptto attack the Camp of the Christians.—Several Skirmishesduring the Siege.—The Climate becomes unwholesome,and other Accidents befall the Besiegers | [403] |
| [CHAPTER V] |
| A Challenge is sent by the Saracens to offer Combat of tenagainst ten Christians.—The Saracens fail in their Engagement.—TheTown of Africa is stormed, but unsuccessfully,and with the loss of many worthy Men | [407] |
| [CHAPTER VI] |
| The Siege of Africa is raised.—The Cause of it.—TheKnights and Squires return to their own Countries | [414] |
| [CHAPTER VII] |
| Death and Burial of King Richard II. | [421] |