INTRODUCTION.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
BOOK I. [2] CHAPTER I. The Occasion of the Wars between the Kings of France and England.
CHAPTER II. How Earl Thomas of Lancaster, and Twenty-two of the
CHAPTER III. The Queen of England goes to complain of Sir Hugh
CHAPTER IV. Sir Hugh Spencer causes the Queen Isabella to be sent out of France.
CHAPTER V. The Queen Isabella leaves France, and goes to Germany.
CHAPTER VI. Queen Isabella arrives in England with Sir John de Hainault.
CHAPTER VII. The Queen of England besieges her Husband in the City of Bristol.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX. The Coronation of King Edward the Third.
CHAPTER X. Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, defies King Edward.
CHAPTER XI. A Dissension between the Archers of England and the Hainaulters.
CHAPTER XII. How the Fight between the Archers and the Hainaulters ended.
CHAPTER XIII. How the King and his Army marched to Durham.
CHAPTER XIV. Of the Manners of the Scots, and how they carry on War.
CHAPTER XV. King Edward's First Expedition against the Scots.
CHAPTER XVI. King Edward marries the Lady Philippa of Hainault.
CHAPTER XVII. Douglas is killed fighting for the Heart of King Robert.
CHAPTER XVIII. Philip of Valois crowned King of France.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX. King Edward and his Allies send Challenges to the King of France.
CHAPTER XXI. King Edward creates Sir Henry of Flanders a Knight, and afterwards marches into Picardy.
CHAPTER XXII. The Two Kings retire from Vironfosse without giving Battle.
CHAPTER XXIII. The Sea-Fight between the King of England and the French, Before Sluys.
CHAPTER XXIV. The King of England besieges the City of Tournay with a Powerful Army.
CHAPTER XXV. The Scots recover Great Part of their Country during the Siege of Tournay.
CHAPTER XXVI. Sir William de Bailleul and Sir Vauflart de la Croix make an Excursion to Pont -Tressin.
CHAPTER XXVII. The Earl of Hainault attacks the Fortress of Mortagne in Various Manners.
CHAPTER XXVIII. The Earl of Hainault takes the Town of St. Amand during the Siege of Tournay.
CHAPTER XXIX. Sir Charles de Montmorency, and many others of the French, captured at Pont -Tressin.
CHAPTER XXX. The Siege of Tournay raised by Means of a Truce.
CHAPTER XXXI. King Edward institutes the Order of St. George, at Windsor.
CHAPTER XXXII. The King of England sets at Liberty Sir HervE de LEon.
CHAPTER XXXIII. The King of England sends the Earl of Derby to make War in Gascony.
CHAPTER XXXIV. The Earl of Derby conquers Bergerac.
CHAPTER XXXV. The Count de Lisle, Lieutenant for the King of
CHAPTER XXXVI. The Earl of Derby makes the Count of Lisle and
CHAPTER XXXVII. The Earl of Derby takes Different Towns in Gascony, in his Road toward La REole.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Earl of Derby lays Siege to La REole, which surrenders to him.
CHAPTER XXXIX. Sir Walter Manny finds in La REole the Sepulchre of his Father.
CHAPTER XL. The Earl of Derby conquers the Castle of La REole.
CHAPTER XLI. The Earl of Derby takes Castel Moron, and afterwards Villefranche, in Perigord.
CHAPTER XLII. Jacob von Artaveld is murdered at Ghent.
CHAPTER XLIII. Sir John of Hainault quits the Alliance of England for that of France.
CHAPTER XLIV. The Duke of Normandy marches with a great Army into Gascony, against the Earl of Derby.
CHAPTER XLV. Sir John Norwich escapes from Angouleme, when that Town surrenders to the French.
CHAPTER XLVI. The Duke of Normandy lays Siege to Aiguillon with a hundred thousand Men.
CHAPTER XLVII. The King of England marches into Normandy with his Army in three Battalions.
CHAPTER XLVIII. The King of France collects a large Force to oppose the King of England.
CHAPTER XLIX. The Battle of Caen. The English take the Town.
CHAPTER L.
CHAPTER LI. The King of France pursues the King of England, in the Country of Beauvais.
CHAPTER LII. The Battle of Blanchetaque, between the King of England and Sir GodEmar du Fay.
CHAPTER LIII. The Order of Battle of the English at Crecy, who
CHAPTER LIV. The Order of the French Army at Crecy.
CHAPTER LV. The Battle of Crecy, between the Kings of France and of England.
CHAPTER LVI. The English on the Morrow again defeat the French.
CHAPTER LVII. The English number the Dead slain at the Battle of Crecy.
CHAPTER LVIII. The King of England lays Siege to Calais. The
CHAPTER LIX. The Duke of Normandy raises the Siege of Aiguillon.
CHAPTER LX. Sir Walter Manny, by Means of a Passport, rides through France from Aiguillon to Calais.
CHAPTER LXI. The King of Scotland, during the Siege of Calais, invades England.
CHAPTER LXII. The Battle of Neville's Cross.
CHAPTER LXIII. John Copeland takes the King of Scotland Prisoner, and receives great Advantages From it.
CHAPTER LXIV.
CHAPTER LXV. The King of England prevents the Approach of the
CHAPTER LXVI. The King of England re-peoples Calais.
CHAPTER LXVII. A Robber of the Name of Bacon does much Mischief
CHAPTER LXVIII. Sir Aymery de Pavie plots with Sir Geoffry de Chargny to sell the Town of Calais.
CHAPTER LXIX.
CHAPTER LXX. The King of England presents a Chaplet of Pearls to Sir Eustace de Ribeaumont.
CHAPTER LXXI. The Sea-Fight off Sluys. ( From the Manuscript in the Hafod Library. )
CHAPTER LXXII. The Death of KIng Philip, and Coronation of his Son King John.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
CHAPTER LXXIV. The Prince of Wales takes the Castle of Romorantin.
CHAPTER LXXV. The King of France leads a great Army to the Battle of Poitiers.
CHAPTER LXXVI. The Disposition of the French before the Battle of Poitiers.
CHAPTER LXXVII.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
CHAPTER LXXIX. Two Frenchmen, running away from the Battle of
CHAPTER LXXX. The Manner in which King John was taken Prisoner at the Battle of Poitiers.
CHAPTER LXXXI. The Prince of Wales makes a Handsome Present to
CHAPTER LXXXII. The Prince of Wales entertains the King of
CHAPTER LXXXIII. The Prince of Wales returns to Bordeaux, after the Battle of Poitiers.
CHAPTER LXXXIV. The Prince of Wales conducts the King of France from Bordeaux to England.
CHAPTER LXXXV. The Archpriest assembles a Company of Men at Arms. He is much honored at Avignon.
CHAPTER LXXXVI. A Welshman, of the Name of Ruffin, commands a Troop of the free Companies.
CHAPTER LXXXVII. The Provost of the Merchants of Paris kills
CHAPTER LXXXVIII. The Commencement of the infamous Jacquerie of Beauvoisis.
CHAPTER LXXXIX. The Battle of Meaux in Brie, where the Villains
BOOK II. [29] CHAPTER I. Coronation of King Charles of France.
CHAPTER II. A Combat between an English and a French Squire.
CHAPTER III. The Populace of England rebel against the Nobility.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI. The Earl of Flanders again lays Siege to Ghent.
CHAPTER VII. The Earl of Flanders sends a Harsh Answer to those
CHAPTER VIII. (2)
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X. Bruges is taken by the Ghent Army. The Earl of
CHAPTER XI. The Earl of Flanders quits Bruges, and returns to
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII. Charles the Sixth, King of France, from a Dream, chooses a flying Hart for his Device.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI. The Order of the French Army in its March to
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII. A Small Body of French, having crossed the Lis,
CHAPTER XIX. (2)
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
BOOK III. [31] CHAPTER I. Froissart sets out on Journey to
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV. Sir John Froissart arrives at OrthEs. An old
BOOK IV. [34] CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II. (2)
CHAPTER III. (2)
CHAPTER IV. (2)
CHAPTER V. (2)
CHAPTER VI. The Siege of Africa is raised. The Cause of
CHAPTER VII. [36] Death and Burial of King Richard II.
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THE
BOY’S FROISSART
BEING
SIR JOHN FROISSART’S CHRONICLES
OF
Adventure Battle and Custom in
England France Spain etc.
EDITED FOR BOYS WITH AN INTRODUCTION
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SIDNEY LANIER
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1895
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