. The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; their expulsion thence; and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries ... Beginning at the year MCCCC., where that of Sir John Froissart finishes, and ending at the year MCCCCLXVII, and continued by others to the year MDXVI . this townon one side only, he ordered battering machines to be placed against the gate and wall, todemoHsh them ; and the Flemi
. The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; their expulsion thence; and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries ... Beginning at the year MCCCC., where that of Sir John Froissart finishes, and ending at the year MCCCCLXVII, and continued by others to the year MDXVI . this townon one side only, he ordered battering machines to be placed against the gate and wall, todemoHsh them ; and the Flemings pointed their ribaudequins, and shot from them socontinually, day and night, that the enemy were greatly annoyed. Breaches were made inthe wall and gate within a few days; but though the garrison was much harassed, theyrepahed both in the best manner they could, w^ith wood and dung. At length, the besiegers fixed on a day for a general attack on the gate, intending to forcean entry : the engagement continued very sharp for three hours, but the garrison defendedthemselves so valiantly, wounding and slaying so many of the assailants, that they were THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRANI) DE MONSTRELET, 1R9 forced to retreat. Tins happened on a Thursday; and on the Friday, the duke of Burgundy,I know not for what reason, had it proclaimed that no one should, on any account, make anassault on the town, but that all should labour in forming bridges over the Somme, that a. Ham, as it appeared in 1742.—From an original drawing in the Kings Library. passage might be obtained for the army, and that the place might be besieged on all sides,—but events turned out very far from his expectations. On the Friday morning, thebesieged were expecting that the attack would be renewed; but hearing of the dukesintentions to cross the river with his army and surround the town, they packed up all theirvaluables and fled, leaving within the walls only poor people and peasants, who had retiredthither for
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