gabaston

Updated: May 1, 2025

While Edward irritated the nobles by his neglect of their counsel, he vexed the commons by the exactions of his purveyors. That is Gabaston, dep. Basses Pyrénées, cant. Morlaas. The task which lay before Edward might well have daunted a stronger man. The old king had failed in the great purpose of his life. Scotland was in full revolt and had found a man able to guide her destinies.

T. F. (Thomas Frederick) Tout - The History of England: From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)