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  • September 19th Charles signed the peace of Crepy -- amounting to a simple desertion of his ally.

    England under the Tudors

  • England by Charles at the peace of Crepy, was added a quarrel over the seizure by the English of Flemish ships carrying what would now be called contraband of war, and the arrest in retaliation of English subjects in

    England under the Tudors

  • The enemy did no damage in that particular village, but in the next village of Crepy-en-Valois a bomb killed one child and injured five women.

    The White Road to Verdun Kathleen Burke 1922

  • He was charged with addressing the Council of Trent in the name of the emperor (9 Jan., 1543), and took an active part in all the important affairs of Charles V, e.g. the interview of Nice, the Peace of Crepy (1544), the Interim, and the marriage of Philip II with Mary Tudor of England.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • They started from Crepy about five o'clock and got lost in the woods, but finally, after wandering about for some hours, landed in Roy

    The War Romance of the Salvation Army Grace Livingston Hill 1906

  • The doctor in charge of the evacuation hospital at Crepy spoke of the effect of the Salvation Army girls, not alone upon the wounded, but also upon the medical-surgical staff and the men of the hospital corps who acted as nurses in that advanced position.

    The War Romance of the Salvation Army Grace Livingston Hill 1906

  • At nightfall they reached the village of Crepy where they were welcomed eagerly.

    The War Romance of the Salvation Army Grace Livingston Hill 1906

  • Zone Major had them shipped at once to the railhead at Crepy, and got a special permit to go over with trucks and take them up to Morte Fontaine.

    The War Romance of the Salvation Army Grace Livingston Hill 1906

  • The next morning a party of sixteen Salvation Army men and women started out in the truck for Crepy.

    The War Romance of the Salvation Army Grace Livingston Hill 1906

  • The Zone Major asked if they might be allowed to go as far as Crepy.

    The War Romance of the Salvation Army Grace Livingston Hill 1906

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