Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . preparations, Margaret left her inn on foot, attended byBarlaymont and Dubois, and, in spite of their remonstrances, tookthe way to the southern gate of the town. Built on a narrow slipof ground, between high and precipitous rocks and the deep andrapid Meuse, Dinan consists of little more than a single long streetwith a gate at either end. The troopers, being shut out at thenorthern gate, had no means of reaching the other. Throughthis southern gate Margaret therefore passed unhindered, andcrossed the
Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . preparations, Margaret left her inn on foot, attended byBarlaymont and Dubois, and, in spite of their remonstrances, tookthe way to the southern gate of the town. Built on a narrow slipof ground, between high and precipitous rocks and the deep andrapid Meuse, Dinan consists of little more than a single long streetwith a gate at either end. The troopers, being shut out at thenorthern gate, had no means of reaching the other. Throughthis southern gate Margaret therefore passed unhindered, andcrossed the river with her horses and carriages, leaving Barlaymontand Dubois protesting on the bank, amongst the jeering populace,who, warmly espousing her cause, had furnished her with boatsand a guide. She and her train were soon out of reach amongstthe forest-clad hills of the Ardennes, where they rested for thenight in the castle of a kinsman of Lalaing. Not without freshalarms, but with safety and success, the Queen soon afterwardspassed the French frontier and regained her castle of La DE.\ICE OF DON JOHN.
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