The historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton

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Title
The historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton
Author
Commynes, Philippe de, ca. 1447-1511.
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Imprinted at London :: By Ar. Hatfield, for I. Norton,
1596.
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France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589 -- Early works to 1800.
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The Notes.

1 Some write that there were slaine in one day at Liege 100000. and Munster writeth 40000. and 12000 women drowned in the riuer, which seemeth to disagree with Com∣mines, who reporteth not aboue 200. to haue beene slaine: notwithstanding our author must heere not be vnderstood so strictlie as though there had not died aboue 200. in all, for his meaning is onely that at the entrance into the towne, there were not slayne aboue two hundred, othervvise considering the number that vvere slaine in Churches, houses, and flight it cannot be but that manie thousands died, neither is our authors meaning othervvise.

2 Some copies haue Saint Lavvrence, but the old copie Saint Lambert vvhich Annal. Burgund. and Guicci. report to be the principall Church in Liege.

3 The Duke slue before the Church of Saint Lambert tvvo or three archers vvith his ovvne hand. La Marche.

4 There vvere in Liege to the number of 32. Churches and eight Colleges of priests. Meyer. fovver abbies, fovver frieries, three nunneries, and vvithout and vvithin the tovvne aboue an hundred Churches. Guicci. Hubertus.

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