136

139

141

3. In the year 1446, when the king of France

returned from hearing mass, he found on

his bed the following ditty

4. The duke of Brittany puts his brother the

lord Giles to death. The Genoese send an

embassy to the king of France to offer him

their sovereignty. The event

5. The king of France, on the death of pope

Eugenius, has a grand council held at Lyons,

whither came many ambassadors from Ger-

many, England, and other parts, to restore

union in the church and put an end to all

schisms

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. 143

ib

144

6. The duke of Orleans receives from the hands

of the duke of Milan his uncle the county

of Asti in Piedmont. The king of France

besieges the city of Mans, which surrenders

by capitulation

146

16. The king of France makes his entry into Ver-

neuil. The reception he receives. The

seneschal of Poitou undertakes an expedition

against the castle of Loigny. It surrenders

to the king, and several English are taken in

it. Vernon surrenders to the king. . 157

17. The king of France comes to the town of

Evreux, where he is handsomely received,

and goes thence to Louviers. The castle of

Aujou submits to the king, Gournay surren-

ders also. John Howel yields up the castle

of La Roche-Guyon to its lord, and turns to

the French

159

22. The king of France orders the counts de

Dunois, d'Eu, and de St. Pol, to join him,

as he intended to march to Rouen, whence

after remaining three days he returns. Some

of the inhabitants of Rouen are near deliver-

ing up the city to him. The duke of Brit-
tany besieges Fougeres. Conde is taken. ib.

23. The archbishop of Rouen and others of the

citizens negotiate to surrender that city to the

king of France. The keys are presented to

the lieutenant-general the count de Dunois,

who enters the town with his army.

24. The king of France besieges the duke of

Somerset, lord Talbot, and their men, in

the government-palace of Rouen. They

surrender, on condition of being allowed to

march away on yielding up the castle of

Arques, and other places mentioned

25. The king of France makes a grand entry into

Rouen. He is sumptuously received. The

English restore to the king the castles of

Arques, Caudebec, Tancarville, Moustier-

ville, &c.

167

169

170

173

174

28. The count de Foix raises a large army to besiege

the castle of Guischen. The English as-

semble to raise the siege, but are defeated by

the lord de Lautrec and the bastard de Foix. 177

29. After the capture of Valognes by sir Thomas

Kiriel, he takes the field with a large army

of Englishmen. He is met by the count de

Clermont, who attacks and defeats him

. 178

30. The duke of Brittany besieges Avranches with

his whole force. It surrenders to him. He

takes Tombelaine. Bayeux is won. The

constable gains Bricquebec, Valognes, St.

Sauveur le Vicomte. Other incidents

31. The siege of Caen. The king of France, at-

tended by the king of Sicily, and his son the

duke of Calabria, appear before it with a

181

32. The king of France makes his entry into Caen,

and is nobly received there. The English

surrender Falaise. Poton de Saintrailles is

appointed governor of it. Domfront is re-

duced to the king's obedience

. 185

33. The decease of the duke of Brittany, and of the

lord Giles his brother, whom he had cruelly

put to death before his decease. Cherbourg

is besieged by sea and land, and is taken by

the French

34. The author particularises the valour of several

of the nobles in the conquest of Normandy.

The king of France sends the count de Pen-

thievre, as his lieutenant, into Guienne

35. The lord d'Orval defeats the men of Bordeaux.

Duke Peter of Brittany does homage to the

king of France. The duke of Burgundy

attempts to lay a tax on salt throughout

Flanders

186

188

190

191

37. The greater part of the towns and castles in the

duchy of Guienne enter into treaties for their

surrender, with the exception of Bayonne.

Bordeaux surrenders

€ 193

38. The city of Bayonne is besieged by the counts

de Foix and de Dunois, lieutenants-general to

the king. It surrenders. The regulations

made in consequence. Pope Nicholas marries

the emperor of Germany to the daughter of

the king of Portugal. The events that take

place in England

196

cess.

211

. 212

51 Mention made of different encounters between

the Picards and Ghent men. The latter at-

tempt to set fire to some parts of Hainault.

They are met by the Picards soon afterward 213

52. The Ghent men send a deputation to the count

d'Estampes, to mediate a peace. Immediately

after they besiege Courtray, but without suc-

They are near taking prisoner the

duchess of Burgundy on her road to Bruges ib.

53. Pierre Moreau makes another attack on Den-

dermonde. The Ghent men invade Hainault,

and commit great ravages there

54. The Ghent men would have taken Alost by

storm, had it not been well defended. The

three estates of Flanders are urgent for peace 215

55. The duke of Burgundy sends an army into

214

216

ib.

218

219

58. The duke of Burgundy, moved by pity, sends

his herald to Ghent to know if the townsmen

would submit to his will and he would have

compassion on them. The men of Ghent

send him a deputation to beg his mercy

59. Here follow the articles of the treaty between

Philip the Good and the town of Ghent . 220

60. The manner in which the Ghent men humble

themselves to their lord the duke of Bur-

gundy

61. While the duke of Burgundy is carrying on his

warfare against the Ghent men, the lord de

Croy is very active in opposing the Ger-

mans in the duchy of Luxembourg, where

they had done much mischief

62. King Charles of France conquers Bordeaux and

the Bordelois a second time

221

vows to undertake an expedition to Turkey,

on certain conditions

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222

64. Charles count de Charolois, son to the duke of

Burgundy, is betrothed to his cousin-german

the lady Isabella of Bourbon. The duke

goes into Germany, and soon after his return

the count marries his cousin-german

65. The king of France goes to his castle of Lu-

signan. The earl of Shrewsbury takes Fron-

sac. The French besiege Chastillon. Lord

Shrewsbury assembles a large force to raise

this siege. He is there slain

66. After the reduction of Chastillon, the French

take St. Emilian and Libourne. The king

joins his army before Bordeaux, in which

were great numbers of English. That town

surrenders on capitulation

224

ib.

226

222

ib.

243

78. The dauphin of France takes refuge with duke

63. Pope Nicholas notifies to the duke of Burgun-
dy a croisade against the Turks. The duke

of Brittany. The count de Dammartin escapes

from prison. Letters from the duke of Berry

to the duke of Burgundy

289 122. A correspondence takes place between the king

of France and the duke of Bourbon. The

king publishes other letters throughout his

realm, and the count de Nevers issues pro-

clamations in all the towns within his lieu-

tenancy for the king of France

290

110. The king of France repurchases the towns and

lands on the river Somme that had been

pledged to the duke of Burgundy. He meets
the duke at Hêdin. Other matters

111. The death of the dowager queen of France.

The king summons the count de St. Pol and

the lord de Genly to appear personally

before him. The marriage of the son of the

duke of Gueldres. The abolition of the Prag-

matic Sanction

112. A coolness takes place between the duke of

Burgundy and his son the count de Charolois.

The count makes heavy complaints against

the lord de Croy to the deputies of the three

estates assembled by the duke his father

293

294

297

299

117. The king of France summons deputies from the

towns on the Somme, and from other places,

to come before him. His harangues to them.

He appoints the count de Nevers governor of

Picardy, and sends an embassy to the duke

of Burgundy at Lille

118. The answer of the count de Charolois to the

ambassadors from France. The king of France

orders Crevecœur, near Cambray, to be taken

possession of. The duke of Burgundy sends

an embassy to the king of France. The death

of the duke of Orleans

.

302

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313

123. The duke of Burgundy pardons his son. He

orders a large body of men to be raised for

the assistance of the duke of Berry against

his brother the king of France. Other events

that happened at that time

314

124. The count de Charolois takes leave of the duke

of Burgundy, and marches his army and

artillery toward France. He crosses the

river Somme, and subjects to his obedience

the towns of Nelle, Roye, and Mondidier. He

besieges Beaulieu, and crosses the Oise . 317

125. The count de Charolois passes the river Oise,

advances to St. Denis, and draws up his army

in battle-array before Paris. The count de

St. Pol gains possession of the bridge of St.

Cloud, and crosses the Seine with his division

of the count's army

. 318

126. The king determines to combat the count de

Charolois. A battle takes place below

Montlehery. The event of it

119. The marriage of king Edward of England, and
the alliance he wishes to form with France.
The bastards of Burgundy return from their
expedition. The duke of Burgundy danger-
ously ill. The family of Croy are dismissed
from their places
120. A copy of the letters which the count de
Charolois sent to the nobles and principal
towns under the dominion of the duke of
Burgundy, to explain the reasons why he had
dismissed the lord de Croy and his friends
from his father's service

121. The duke of Berry, only brother to the king

of France, withdraws himself from the court

of France, and takes refuge with the duke

330

306 133. A royal edict respecting what the king of France

had conceded to the count de Charolois by the

treaty of Conflans .

308

332

134. The king is present at a review of the count de

Charolois' army.

The count takes leave of

the king, and marches his army against the

Liegeois. The duke of Berry does homage

to the king for the duchy of Normandy

135. The entry of the duke of Berry into Rouen.

The king of France goes into Normandy, and

334