IpS memoirs of yean Froifsart, Feb. 8. 



v/rite on, the laity writing nothing, it fell to the 

 lot of the clergy ; therefore, it was very common for 

 poems of gallantry and sermons to come from the 

 same author. 



The love of pleasure, and his taste for travelling, 

 v.hich he did in an expensive manner, were causes of 

 great difsipation to Froifsart ; but what seems asto- 

 nifhing, they did not hurt or prevent his studies ; for 

 he was scarce twenty years old when he began his 

 chronicles. It is to be presumed that his desire of 

 instruction, was one cause of his frequent travels. 



In 1395 liaving returned to England, he was in- 

 troduced into the chamber of king Richard, who re- 

 ceived him with marks of the greatest pleasure. He 

 remained in England three months, and left it with 

 a present of one hundred nobles, in a goblet of silver, 

 gilt, weighing two marks, which the king gave 

 him. 



This is the last remarkable circumstance of liis 

 life ; the year of his death is unknown. It appears 

 only that he was upwards of sixty when he died. He 

 is said to be buried in the chapel of St. Anne, in the 

 collegiate church of Chimay. 



The following are no unfavourable specimens of 

 his poetry : 



RONDEL. 



Rfvlens amy; trop longuc est ta demcure* 

 Elle me faic avoir peine et doulcur, 

 Mon esprit te dem.^nde a toute heure : 

 Reviens amy j trop longue est ta demeure. 



Car il n'cst nul, fors-f toi qiii me sequeure |. 

 Ne secourra, jusqu' a ton retour. 



* Dcrxcurc, secure. \ Fen, ton. J Scqucurc, retard. 



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