The Chronicles of E. de Monstrelet ... Translated by T. Johnes

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CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CRUEL CIVIL WARS BETWEEN THE HOUSES OF OELEANS AND BURGUNDY; OF THE POSSESSION OF PARIS AND NORMANDY BY THE ENGLISH ; THEIR EXPULSION THENCE AND OF OTHEK MEMORABLE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE, AS WELL AS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. A HISTORY OP FAIR EXAMPLE, AND OF GREAT PROFIT TO THE FRENCH. BEGINNING AT THE TEAR MCCCC, WHERE THAT OF SIR JOHN FROISSART FINISHES, AND ENDING AT THE TEAR MCCCCLXTII., AND CONTINCED ET OTHERS TO THE TEAR MDXVI. TRANSLATED BY THOMAS JOHNES, ESQ. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: WILLIAM SMITH, 113, FLEET STREET. MDCCCXL. loxdon : bradbury and evans, printers, whitefriars. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. chap.

Book II

— Continued. page CHAP. PACE 176. The cardinals of Santa Croce and of Cyprus come to Arras to attend the convention . 1 waging war with them against the king of France : they no longer converse or keep company with them. Other matters briefly spoken of ■< ., . .24 177. Louib do Luxembourg, count of St. Pol, espouses Joan of Bar, countess of Marie and of Soissons ... . ib. 195. King Henry sends letters to the Hollanders to draw them to his party. A cepy of these letters . . . . .25 178. The French are defeated near to Bethel by the bastard de Humieres . . .2 196. The duke of Burgundy determines to make war on the English . . .26 179. Ambassadors from the kiDg of England arrive at Arras to attend the convention . ib. 180. Ambassadors from France arrive at Arras to 197. The duke of Burgundy, by the advice of his privy counsellors, resolve3to make an attempt to conquer Calais . . .27 attend this convention . . . 3 181.

Sir John de Mello, a knight of Spain, and the lord de Chargny, combat each other in the 198. The city of Paris is reduced to the obedience of Charles king of France . . 28 presence of the duke of Burgundy at Arras 4 182. The French and Burgundians are on very amicable terms in Arras . . .6 183. The cardinal of Winchester comes to Arras to 199. Arthur count do Richemont, constable of France, makes war on the heir of Commercy 30 200. The bishop of Liege and the Liegeois destroy Bousseuvre, and other forts that had made attend the convention . . ib. 184. During the meeting ■ of the convention at Arras, La Hire and Poton overrun aud forage the country of the duke of Burgundy . 7 185. The kings of Arragon and Navarre are defeated, and made prisoners, before Gaieta, by the army of the duke of Milan . , ib. 186.

The cardinal of Winchester and the whole of war against them . . .31 201 . The town and castle of Orchimont are destroyed by Everard de la Marche . . 32 202. The English make excursions from Calais toward Boulogne and Gravelines. La Hire conquers Gisors, and loses it soon afterwards . ib. 203. The men of Ghent, and the Flemings, make great preparations for the siege of Calais . 33 the English embassy leave Arras. Other 204. Sir John de Croy, bailiff of Hainault, in conambassadors arrive there . .8 187. A peace is concluded between Charles king of France and the duke of Burgundy in tbe city of Arras . ■ . * ib. 188. The English lay siege to the town of St. Denis, which in the end surrenders to them by capijunction with other captains, attack the English and are discomfited by them . 34 205.

The Flemings march to the siege of Calais, and march back again . . .35 206. Sir Florimont de Brimeu, seneschal of Pontbieu, conquers the town of Crotoy . 42 42 tulation . . . .18 189. Isabella, queen of France, dies in the city of Paris . . . . .19 190. The cardinals, and the ambassadors from tho 207. Humphry duke of Glocester arrives at Calais with a large armament. He enters Flanders, Artois, and other territories of the duke of Burgundy, and does much damage to them . 43 council, leave Arras. The duke of Burgundy appoints different officers to the towns and fortresses that had been conceded to him by the peace . . . ib. 208. The Flemings again take up arms, after their retreat from Calais to their towns . . 44 209. LaHireconquersthe towu and castle of Soissons. Other matters . . .45 191.

In consequence of the peace of Arras, the duke of Burgundy sends some of his council and heralds to the king of England, to remonstrate and explain the causes of the peace he had concluded with the king of France . 20 210. The duchess of Bedford, sister to the count de St. Pol, re-marries of her own free will. The king of Sicily negotiates with the duke of Burgundy for his liberty. The English recover the town of Pontoise . . 46 192. The populace of Amiens rise against the levying of some taxes which were intended to be laid on them . . . .21 211. James I. king of Scotland is murdered in his bedchamber during the night by his uncle the earl of Athol. Other matters . 47 193. The French overrun and pillage the country of the duke of Burgundy after the peace of Arras. The marshal de Rieux takes many towns and castles from the English in Normandy 23 212.

La Hire, Poton, with many other French captains, are near taking Rouen. They are attacked and defeated by the English, who J94. The English suspect the Burgundians who are surprise them in their quarters . . CONTENTS, VI PAGE 74 ib. 70 b3 S4 87 bS ib, 89 90 93 04 96 .7 98 ib. 99 106 107 108 110 CHAP. PAGE CHAP. 236. The king of France compels Roderigo de Villandras, who was committing great waste on his territories, to march away and make war on the English 213. The town of Bruges rebels against its lord and his officers. A great conflict and slaughter is the consequence . . .49 214. The bastard de la Hire makes an excursion through the countries of Peronne, Roye, and Mondidier, where he commits great waste . 51 Pope Eugenius sends bulls to divers parts of Europe. Their tenour 237. Sir John de Luxembourg, in consequence of being in the ill graces of the duke of Burgundy, sends letters to the knights of the Golden Fleece . 215.

King Charles of France orders his captains to reconquer some towns and castles from the English. He marches in person against Montereau -faut-Yonne, and recaptures it . 52 238, 216. The men of Bruges make frequent excursions from their town, and lay the low countries under contributions . . .53 239 The count de Richemont, constable of France, gains the town of Meaux, in Brie, from the English . 217. The English recover the town of Fecamp in Normandy . . . .54 240 Sir John de Luxembourg sends letters to exculpate himself to the great council of the duke of Burgundy. Their contents . • 218. The lord d'Offemont makes La Hire his prisoner while he was playing at ball at Beauvais ib. King Charles of France sends the princess Catherine, his daughter, to the duke of Burgundy, conformably to the treaty of marriage agreed on with the count de Charolois his son .... 241 219.

Charles kiDg of France makes his first entry into Paris after its reduction ; the preparations for it . . . . 55 220. The commonalty of Bruges become more moderate in their proceedings, and send ambassadors to the duke of Burgundy to sue for peace . . . . .57 242. The bastard of Bourbon takes the town of La Mothe in Lorraine 243. Many noble ambassadors from the kings of France and England meet between Gravelines and Calais, to hold a conference on the subject of peace . 221. The lord d'Auxy and sir Florimont de Brimeu, seneschal of Ponthieu and of Abbeville, march to lay siege to Crotoy . . .58 222. A large body of men-at-arms, under the command of several French captains, harass the country of Hainault — They are nicknamed Skinners . . . . .60 244. The English make an excursion into the country of Santois, where they gain the castle of Folleville, and commit many ravages and cruelties .... 223.

A great famine in Frauce . . .61 245. The dauphin, the duke of Bourbon, and many of the great lords, quit in disgust the court of king Charles . 224. The populace of Ghent again take up arms, excited thereto by the artisans . . 62 225. Peace concluded between the duke of Burgundy and the town of Bruges . . 65 246. The French overrun the lands of Neel belonging to sir John de Luxembourg 226. War recommences between the duchy of Bar and the county of Vaudemont . . 67 247. The earl of Somerset besieges Harfleur with a powerful army of English 227. Famine, war, and pestilence, rage in many places 68 248. A very great lord in Brittany, called the lord de Retz, is accused and convicted of sorcery . 228. Lord Talbot, sir Thomas Kiriel, and other English captains, conquer Longueville, and many more castles from the French . ib. 249.

Pierre de Regnault, bastard-brother to La Hire, goes on a foraging party to tbe country round Abbeville . 229. A treaty of marriage is concluded between tbe eldest son to tbe king of Navarre and the princess of Cleves, niece to tbe duke of Burgundy . . . .69 250 Ambassadors from France, England, and Burgundy, meet at Calais, to treat of a general peace . 230. The towns and castles of Montargis and Chevreuse submit to the obedience of king Charles of France . . . ib. 251. The Barrois and Lorrainers overrun the county of Vaudemont, where they commit great waste and destruction 231. A quarrel arises between pope Eugenius and the council of Basil. Other matters . 70 252. The duke of Orleans obtains his liberty by means of the duke of Burgundy, and marries the lady of Cleves, niece to the said duke 232.

Tbe count d'Eu, wbo had been prisoner in England since tbe battle of Azincourt, obtains his liberty, and returns to France. He raises large armies . . .ib. 253. The king of France goes to Troyes in Champagne. Several towns and forts submit to his obedience. Other matters 233. La Hire, Blanchefort, and others of king Charles's captains, make excursions into Germany . . . .72 254, The English in the castle of Folleville do much damage to the country round Amiens. They defeat some Picard lords and their men 234. The count d'Estampes recovers the castle of Roullet from the men of the lord de Moy. Other matters .... ib. 255 Some of the garrisons of the count de St. Pol rob the king of France's servants as they were conducting warlike stores from the city of Tournay. The reparation the count de St. Pol makes for this conduct 235.

A meeting is held between Calais and Gravelines between the cardinal of England and the duchess of Burgundy, to deliberate on the means of establishing a lasting peace between France and England . , 73 256. The duchess of Burgundy waits on the king of France at Laon, to make some requests to him. Other matters CONTENTS. VII CHAP. PAGE CHAP. PAGE 257. The duchess of Burgundy leaves king Charles at Laon, and returns to the duke her lord at Quenoy . . . . .111 In the year 1446, when the king of France returned from hearing mass, he found on his bed the following ditty . . . 143 The duke of Brittany puts his brother the lord Giles to death. The Genoese send an 3 258. The fortress of Montaigu, belonging to the lord of Commercy, is destroyed, and razed to the ground, by orders from the duke of Burgundy ib. 4. embassy to the king of France to offer him their sovereignty.

The event . . ib 259. The king of France lays siege to aud conquers the town of Creil . . . .112 5 The king of France, on the death of pope Eugenius, has a grand council held at Lyons, whither came many ambassadors from Germany, England, and other parts, to restore union in the church and put an end to all schisms ..... 144 The duke of Orleans receives from the hands 260. The king of France marches to besiege the town and castle of Pontoise . .113 261. The duke of York, governor of Normandy for the king of England, marches an army to Pontoise, to force the king of France to raise the siege . . . . .114 6 of the duke of Milan his uncle the county of Asti in Piedmont. The king of Franco besieges the city of Mans, which surrenders by capitulation .... 146 262. The duke of Orleans returns to the duke of Burgundy from France . . .118 263.

Remonstrances are sent to king Charles of France by the nobles assembled at Nevers . ib. 7, The king of France sends ambassadors to pope Nicholas V. The town of Final is besieged by the Genoese. It is revictualled by sea. The duke of Orleans makes preparations to raise this siege by land . . ib. Sir Francis de Surienne, called the Arragonian, takes the town and castle of Fougeres, belonging to the duke of Brittany, notwithstanding the truce between the kings of France and of England. The great mischiefs he does there ..... 148 264. The answers of the king of France and of his great council to the remonstrances of the nobles of France assembled at Nevers . 119 265. King Charles assembles a large body of men-at-arms, and marches them to Tartas, where, however, the English do not appear . . 124 3. 266.

The king of France, after gaining Tartas, comes before Saint Severe, and conquers that town and castle, with some others in Gascony ..... 126 9. The populace of London rise against the king's officers. They inhumanly murder the bishop of Glocester, and imprison the marquis of Suffolk, but the king sets him at liberty . 149 267. Pierre de Regnault is forced to dislodge from the castle of Mailly . . .127 268. The king of France assembles a large army to march into Normaudy. — The earl of Somerset makes some conquests from the French in Anjou and elsewhere . . 128 10. Three malefactors, two men and one woman, are condemned to death by the court of parliament at Paris .... 150 269. Some knights and gentlemen of the duke of Burgundy's court hold a tournament near to Dijon . . . . .129 11. In consequence of the capture of Fougeres, the allies of the duke of Brittany gain the town and castle of Pont de l'Arche from the En- 270.

The challenges for this tournament and the names of the champions . . . ib. glish. — Gerberoy is afterwards taken . ib. 12. The king of France, being satisfied that the English had broken the truce, declares war against them. Verneuil is taken by a miller whom an Englishman had beaten . . 153 271. Here follow the articles for the deeds of arms on foot ..... 130 272. The duke of Burgundy sends the count d'Estampes, with a large body of men-at-arms, into the duchy of Luxembourg . 131 13. The count de St. Pol appears before Nogent, which surrenders to him. The capture of Point-audemer .... 154 273. The duke of Burgundy reduces the duchy of Luxembourg to his obedience . . 133 14. The English invade Scotland twice, and are as many times repulsed. The tower of Verneuil surrenders to the king of France.

Other matters . . , 155 274. Some of the dauphin's men, having advanced into Burgundy, are attacked and defeated by the marshal of Burgundy . . . 135 275. A truce is coucluded between the kings of England and France, and with all the allies and relatives of either party . • 136 15. The king of France summons Mantes to surrender, which it does, and is taken possession of iu the name of the king, by the count de Dunois, his lieutenant-general . . 156