 ... to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their arrows with such force and quickness that it seemed as if it snowed. When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced their arms, heads, and through their...  Miscellanea historica et critica - Page 3581823Full view - About this book
 | Jean Froissart - 1901 - 452 pages
...pierced through their armor, some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, others flung them to the ground, and all turned about and retreated quite discomfited. The French had a large body of men-at-arms on horseback to support the Genoese, and the King, seeing them thus fall back, cried out,... | |
 | 1807 - 588 pages
...their arms, heads, aijd through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their crossbows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and...France, seeing them thus fall back, cried out, ' Kill me these scoundrels ; for they stop up our road, without any reason.3 You would then hate seen the above-mentioned... | |
 | Robert Roscoe - 1813 - 128 pages
...their arms, heads, and through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and retreated quite discomfited." Johnes's Froissart, vol. ip 514, 325. Together twin'd, the wresflers gasp. P. 57. " There was much... | |
 | Robert Roscoe - 1813 - 156 pages
...their arms, heads, and through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and retreated quite discomfited." Johnes's Froissart, vol. ip 514, 325. M 2 Together twin'd, the wrestlers gasp. P. 57. " There was much... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 386 pages
...their arms, heads, and through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their crossbows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and...quite discomfited. The French had a large body of men-at-arms on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese. *' The King of France, seeing them... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 394 pages
...their arms, heads, and through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their crossbows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and...quite discomfited. The French had a large body of men-at-arms on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese. *' The King of France, seeing them... | |
 | 1836 - 282 pages
...pierced completely through their armour ; so some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about and retreated quite discomfited. The French had drawn up a large body of men-atarms on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese; and when... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pages
...their arms, heads, and through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their crossbows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and retreated, quite discomfited. The French bad a large Di dy of men at-arm* on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese. " The King of... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...their arms, heads, and through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, others flung them on the ground, and all turned about and...without any reason." You would then have seen the above-mentioned men at arms lay about them, killing all they could of these runaways. The English continued... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...through their armour, some of them cut the strings of their cross-hows, others flung them on the groimd, and all turned about and retreated quite discomfited....without any reason." You would then have seen the above-mentioned men at arms lay about them, killing all they could of these runaways. The English continued... | |
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