Vulgar words in Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe (Page 1)
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It would be a mistake to suppose that it was only the captains of the _écorcheurs_--the bastards, the seigneurs without a seigneurie, who showed themselves so ferocious.
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But usually the free Companies enrolled themselves under some bastard (Bourg) of a noble house in France or Guyenne.
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It was a bastard warfare on their side; they stood in the same relation to the regular forces that privateers do to a fleet of the Royal Navy.
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The Bastard de Beby, the Bastard d'Albret, Amadeu de Pons, Benezet Daguda, De l'Esparre, Menard de Favas, l'Archipretre, Bertrand de la Salle, Le Non de Mauroux, Jean l'Esclop, Nolibarba, Bertrand de Besserat, Perrot de Savoie, Ramonet del Sort, and a score more, all base French or Gascon names.
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The Bastard of Vendôme sold her to John of Luxembourg, and John of Luxembourg sold her to the English for 10,000 francs.
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In 1379 the Count d'Armagnac, Royal Lieutenant in the south, paid 24,000 francs to one of the _routiers_ to evacuate the castle of Carlat, and 12,500 to the Bastard of Albret for five others.
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A castle on a narrow ledge of rock above the River Célé, built by the Bastard of Albert, circ.
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In 1379 Perducat, the Bastard of Albret, an English Captain, occupied Corn, but sold it to John, Count of Armagnac, Seneschal of Quercy; after having marched out and pocketed his money, he turned round, marched in again, and set to work to fortify the caves.
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To this the villagers were wont to gather to elect their magistrates without interference from the Bastard of Albret.
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He travelled on foot, or mounted on an ass, sought every village and hamlet, to sow the seed of the Word of God, and where he could not go himself, he sent his disciples.