 There were about fifteen thousand Genoese crossbowmen; but they were quite fatigued, having marched on foot that day six leagues, completely armed and with their cross-bows. They told the constable they were not in a fit condition to do any great things...  Miscellanea historica et critica - Page 3581823Full view - About this book
 | Jean Froissart - 1805 - 508 pages
...on foot that day fix leagues, completely armed, and with their crofs-bows. They told the conftable, they were not in a fit condition to do any great things that day in battle. The earl of Alengon, hearing this, faid, * This is what one gets by employing fuch fcoundrels, who fall off when... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1901 - 452 pages
...begin the battle in the name of God and St. Denis." There were about 15,000 Genoese cross-bow men ; but they were quite fatigued, having marched on foot that day six leagues, completely armed and carrying their cross-bows, and accordingly they told the constable they were not in a condition to... | |
 | 1807 - 588 pages
...and begin the battle, in the name of God and St. Dennis.' ' There were about fifteen thousand Genoese cross-bowmen ; but they were quite fatigued, having marched on foot that day six leagues, comr. pletely armed, and with their cross-bows. ' 'I hey told the constable, they were not in a fit... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 394 pages
...and begin the battle in the name of God and St Denis.' " There were about fifteen thousand Genoese crossbowmen; but they were quite fatigued, having...do any great things that day in battle. The Earl of Alen9on, hearing this, said, ' This is what one gets by employing such scoundrels, who fall off when... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 386 pages
...and begin the battle in the name of God and St Denis.' " There were about fifteen thousand Genoese crossbowmen ; but they were quite fatigued, having...do any great things that day in battle. The Earl of Alen9on, hearing this, said, ' This is what one gets by employing such scoundrels, who fall off when... | |
 | 1836 - 282 pages
...leagues in complete armour, with their cross-bows, and when ordered to advance, told their leader " that they were not in a fit condition to do any great things that day in battle." The poor Genoese in this state of exhaustion were thus hurried to the fight; while, to complete their confusion,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pages
...and begin the batlle in the name of God and st Denis ' " There were abnnt fifteen thousand Genoese crossbowmen : but they were quite fatigued, having...foot that day six leagues, completely armed, and with iheir crossbows. "They told the constable, they were not in a fit : condition to do any great things... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1839 - 850 pages
...and begin the battle, in the name of God and St. Denis.' There were about fifteen thousand Genoese cross-bowmen ; but they were quite fatigued, having...do any great things that day in battle. The earl of Alen9on hearing this, said, ' This is what one gets by employing such scoundrels, who fall off when... | |
 | 1839 - 764 pages
...and begin the battle, in the name of God and St. Denis.' There were about fifieen thousand Genoese cross-bowmen ; but they were quite fatigued, having...do any great things that day in battle. The earl of Alen(;on hearing this, said, ' This is what one gets by employing such scoundrels, who fall off when... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...and begin the battle, in the name of God and St. Denis." There were about fifteen thousand Genoese cross-bowmen ; but they were quite fatigued, having...do any great things that day in battle. The earl of Alen9on, hearing this, said, " This is what one gets by employing such scoundrels, who fall off when... | |
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