The boy's Froissart : $b being Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of adventures, battle, and custom in England, France, Spain, etc.Froissart, Jean
History
The boy's Froissart : $b being Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of adventures, battle, and custom in England, France, Spain, etc.
Froissart, Jean
France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Great Britain -- History -- 14th century; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
le Barrois, with his pennon ornamented with his arms; Sir William
Morles, with his banner; the Lord de Longueval, with a pennon; Sir John
de Roye, with a banner; the Lord de Bours, with a pennon; the Viscount
d’Ausnay, with a banner; and Sir John de Vienne, Admiral of France, with
his banner.
Those on the left hand of the Duke of Bourbon were, the Lord d’Ausemont,
with a banner; Sir John Beaufort, bastard to the Duke of Lancaster, a
banner; Sir John le Bouteiller, an Englishman, a pennon; Sir John de
Crama, a banner; the Souldich de l’Estrade, a pennon; Sir John de
Harcourt, a banner; the Lord Berald, Count de Clermont, and Dauphin of
Auvergne, a banner, and with good array; Sir Hugh Dauphin, his brother,
a pennon; the Lord de Berthencourt, a pennon; the Lord de Pierre
Buffiere, a banner; the Lord de St. Semere, a banner; the Lord de
Louvart, marshal of the army, a pennon; the Begue de Beausse, a pennon;
the Lord de Louvy, a banner; Sir Gerard de Louvy, his brother, a pennon;
the Lord de Saint-Germain, a banner; and then the pennon on a standard,
with the device of the Duke of Bourbon; the Lord Philip de Bar, a
banner; Sir Lewis de Poitiers, a pennon; Sir Robert de Calobre, the
same; the Viscount de Les, a banner; the Lord de Nogent, the same; the
Lord de Villeneuve, a pennon; Sir William de Moulin, the same; the Lord
de Longwy, a pennon; Sir Angorget d’Amboise, the same; Sir Alain de la
Champaigne, a pennon.
All these banners and pennons that I have named were placed in front of
the camp, facing the town of Africa. But there were many knights and
squires, of great courage and ability, who were quartered in the
fields, whom I cannot name; and, if I could, it would take up too much
space, for they were in the whole fourteen thousand, all gentlemen. This
was a handsome army, able to perform many gallant deeds, and support a
hard warfare, if the Saracens had ventured an attack, which they did
not, contenting themselves this day with throwing large bolts, not
meaning to act contrary to their plan. When the Christians were
encamped, it was necessary for them to be careful of the provision they
had brought; for they could not now venture to forage in this country,
nor collect wood nor boughs for huts, as they would have run many risks
by foolishly venturing themselves for such objects.
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