Annals of the House of Percy, From the Conquest to the Opening of the Nineteenth Century
Annals of the House of Percy, From the Conquest to the Opening of the Nineteenth Century
Edward Barrington De Fonblanque
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John of Jerusalem, was at the same time made Admiral of the West, and between them they were required to bring ** 300 men-at-arms, knights, and esquires, each of whom shall have a valet to attend him, and 300 men of arms, of whom 100 shall be crossbows, and 400 archers." — From Sir William Le Neve's MS. Fenes, T. Astle, Arm. foL 15. , * Capgrave's Chronicle, 125 Digitized by Google O' > HENRY PERCY, FIRST EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND. A.D. months later^ however, he effected the junction with the X342...--140 Duke of Brittany,' and having, conjointly with Sir Henry ^ ' CalveWey, been made " Chief Admiral of the Seas,* they / took many shippes, and caused grete plente of all manner / merchandise in this land."^ ^he noble story of our naval warfare records no exploits more gallant than some of those by which Thomas Percy and Hugh Calve/ley struggled to maintain English supremacy on tne ocean. A fleet fitted out in aid of our ally the Duke of Brittany in 1379 was for some time delayed in the Southampton waters by contrary winds.
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