12o. The heir of Commercy takes the town of Ligny 126. The Burgundiant, under the pretence of being English, gain the cattle of La Boue, near to 127. Friar Thomas gnei to Rome.—He is burnt there 1-8. The death of the duchess of Bedford 129. Some of the French captains cross the river 130. A Benedictine monk attempts to gain the castle 131. A peace is concluded between the duke of Bar 132. The duchess of Burgundy is brought to bed of a 133. A peace concluded between the duke of Bar and the counts de St. Pol and de Ligny 134. A war takes place between sir John and sir Anthony du Vergy and the lord do Chasteau- 135. A trca'.y of peace it concluded between the duke of Burgundy and the Liegeois 136. The duke of Bedford, who styled himself regent of France, marries the daughter of the count 13". The town of St. Valery, in Ponthicn, is won by the French .... 138. The dukes of Bedford and of Burgundy go to 139. The death of John de Toisy bishop of Tournay. Gnat dissensions respecting the promotion to 140. The French mako many conquesti on the con- HI. The duke of Burgundy reconquers several placet which the French had won in Burgundy 142. Gillei de Postellet is accused of treason to the duke of Burgundy, and beheaded • 143. The French win by scalado the town of Crespy 144. The duke of Burgundy keeps hit appointment before Passy. He besieges the town and 145. Pierre de Luxembourg, count de St. Pol, besieges the town of St. Valery. The death 146. The lord de la Tremouille is arretted in the king's palace, and made to surrender hit prisoner the viscount de Thouara 147. William de Coroam putt to flight John Beau- rain. Sir John de Luxembourg reconquers 148. The counts de Ligny and de St. Pol keep the ap- pointed day atVillicrtleCarbonel, and afterward defeat the French from the garrison of Laon . 149. La Hire and other French captsint overrun 150. The duke of Burgundy holds the anniversary feast of the golden fleece in tho city of Dijon. A general council it held at Basil . . 625 Tho town and castle of Provins in Brie are won by the English and Burgundians. The French reconquer the town and castle of St. Valery ib. The duke of Burgundy returns from Burgundy to FlanderB and Artois, havitig with him John son to the count de Nevers. Other matters 626 John de Nevers is ordered to lay siege to Moreuil. He has tho county of Estampes A quarrel between the Romans and pope Engenius, whom they wanted to detain at Rome against his will . . . 627 The abbey of St. Vincent near Laon is demo- lished. Many castles are conquered by the Burgundians . . . ib. Tho lord Talbot returns to France, and con- The count d'Estawpes reconquers the town of The French gain the town of ITamine on the Somme, in the Vermandois . . 629 The town and castle of Chaateau-Vilain sub- mits to the obedience of the duke of Bur- Heavy taxes laid on the countries of Artois and those adjoining, on account of this war . ib. The duke of Burgundy's captains appear bcfoie Villcfranche, wherein was the duke of Bour- bon. They afterward besiege Belleville, which surrenders to them . . 630 The lord Willoughby and Mathagon lay siege to St. Scvcrin, where the English arc at first victorious, but are afterwards defeated by the La Hire treacherously makes the lord d'Auffe- The common people of Normandy rise against the English gairison . . . 632 La Hire gains the castle of Brcteuil, in Beau- The dukes of Burgundy and of Bourbon meet in the city of Nevers, and agree on terms for a Amadeut duke of Savoy turns hermit, and Tho common people of Normandy assemble in large bodies before Caen . . 635 The duke and duchess of Burgundy return from that country to Flanders and Artois . 636 The French gain the town of Rue from the La Hire, Poton, Philip de la Tour, and the lord de Fontaines, defeat the carl of Arundel before the castle of Oerberoy . . 637 The duke of Burgundy it displeased with the inhabitants of Antwerp . . . 638 Tho French conquer the townt of St. Denis The French, after having agreed to a truce with LIST OF CUTS CONTAINED IN THE WORK. VOLUME THE FIRST. 1. Initial letter A 2. Do. I 3. Sickness of Charles the Well Beloved 4. Henry IV. of England 5. Charge of Tamerlane's War Elephants . 6. Horse Litter 7. Calais, during the Sixteenth Century . . 8. Embassy from the King of England, to ask in Marriage the Lady Isabella of 9. Chateau Thierry 10. Walls and Gates of the French side of St. Omer 11. Proclamation of a Peace . . . . 12. Duchess of Orleans, with her youngest son, before the King .... 13. Amiens during the Sixteenth Century . 14. The Alhambra 15. Pillory of Pope Delia Luna's Mes- sengers 16. John the Intrepid, Duke of Burgundy . 17. Duke of Burgundy armed, and bearing the great Ducal Sword 18. Liege :—Court of the Bishop's Palace . 19. Great Seal of the Duke of Burgundy . 20. Charles VI. and his Queen Isabella of Bavaria 130 21. Charles Duke of Orleans . . .131 22. Pisa 137 23. Lille 145 24. Charles Duke of Aquitaine, fourth Dauphin of France, and second son of 25. John Duke of Berry . . . .152 26. Tiara and official Badges of the Popedom 157 27. Public Inauguration of the Pope . . 158 28. Ham, as it appeared in 1742 . • .189 29. Excommunication by Bell, Book, and Candle ... ... 196 Charles Lord D'Albreth, Constable of France 208 Vervins, as it appeared in the Sixteenth Century 216 Bourges, as it appeared in the Sixteenth Century 219 Charles VI. in Council .... 230 Fontoise, as it appeared in the Sixteenth Century 252 St. Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris . . . 258 St. Denis 284 Prison of the ChAtelet, Paris . . . 303 Arrival of the King at the Nunnery of Arras . . .... 308 Provost of Arras presenting the Keys of Procession of the King to Notre-Dame, Henry V. of England, with Military Remains of the Walls of Harfleur, with Plan of the Battle of Agincourt . . .341 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Rouen . . 367 Caen 389 Bastile of St. Anthony . . . . 396 Rouen 403 Castle and Fortifications erected by Chateau-Gaillard 421 Bridge of Montereau, with the Murder of Queen Katharine 439 64. Insienia of the Order of the Golden Fieece 568 65. Henry VI. in his youth . . . 573 66. Place de la Pncelle, Rouen . . . 590 67. Insurrection of Ghent .... 607 68. Rejoicings at Ghent on the birth of the son of the Duke of Burgundy . .612 69. Insurrection of Tournay . . . 616 70. Ruins of the Castle of Chinon, the Residence of Charles VII. . . 621 71. Common People of Normandy . 632 89. Count Charolois taking leave of his Father, Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy . 315 90. Dinant.—Hanging the Countde Charolois in effigy .... 91. Ceremony of fixing a Papal Bull to the door of a Church . . . 92. Scene in the Streets of Paris 93. Punishment of the Norman Rioters . . 94. Skirmish between the Burgundians and Liegeois 95. Duke of Burgundy and Troops battering the walls of Beauvais . . 96. The Great Bombard of Tours 97. The Holy Ampulla brought to Louis XI. at Rheims 98. Pope Alexander VI. in the presence of Charles VIII. pronouncing a benediction 99. Charles VIII. causing the statues of St. Denis, St. Rustic us and St. Eleutherus, to be replaced in their respective niches in the Cathedral of St Denis 100. Funeral Procession of the Duke PACK 57. Vincennes 47" 58. Meulan 493 69. Sir James de Harcourt discussing with 60. Portrait of the Duke of Bedford . . 526 61. Orleans 545 62. Ad Hencin.— Female Head-dresses of the Fifteenth Century .... 547 63. Maid of Orleans introduced to Chas. VII. at Chinon 551 VOLUME THE SECOND. 72. Initial Letter 1 1 73. Duke of Burgundy making oath to the Peace between himself and Charles VII. 17 74. Flemish Troops . . . .36 75. Entry of Charles VII. into Paris . . 56 76. Bruges. Gate of Ghent. Burgesses receiving their liege Lord . . 66 77. Harfleur during the Siege . . . 71 78. Conspiracy of the Dauphin and Nobles to dethrone the King . . .91 79. Captivity of the Duke of Orleans in the Tower of London . . . 99 80. Dieppe.—Relief of the Town . .128 81. Genoese Ambassadors on their voyage to Marseilles 143 82. Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, planting his banner on the walls of Rouen . . 166 83. Tomb of Agnes Sorel in the Chapel of the Virgiu, Abbey of Jamieges . .176 84. Castle of Caen.—The Keep . .183 85. Defeat of the Ghent men in their attempt to destroy a Sea-Dyke . . . 205 86. Vow of the Peacock . . . . 252 87. Entry of Philip the Good, Duke of Bur gundy, into Ghent . . . 256 88. The Dauphin receiving intelligence of the death of his Father, Charles VII. . 276 Nemours to Milan Cathedral . 101. Francis I. and attendant Nobles 102. Battle of Marignano 606 515 519 THE LIFE OF MONSTRELET WITH AN ESSAY ON HIS CHRONICLES, BY M. DACIER. Materials for the biography of Monstrelet are still more scanty than for that of Froissart. The most satisfactory account both of his life and of the continuators of his history is contained in the " Memoircs de l'Academie de Belles-Lettres," vol. xliii. p. 535, by M. Dacier :— ""We are ignorant of the birthplace of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, and of the period when he was born, as well as of the names of his parents. All we know is, that ho sprang from a noble family, which ho takes care to tell us himself, in his introduction to the first volume of the Chronicles; and his testimony is confirmed by a variety of original deeds, in which his name is always accompanied with the distinction of ' noble man,' or ' esquire *.' "According to the historian of the Cambresis, Monstrelet was descended from a noble family settled in Ponthieu from the beginning of the twelfth century, where one of his ancestors, named Enguerrand, possessed the estate of Monstrelet in the year 1125,—but Carpentier does not name his authority for this. A contemporary historian (Matthieu de Conci, of whom I shall have occasion to speak in the course of this essay), who lived at Peronne, and who seems to have been personally acquainted with Monstrelet, positively asserts that this historian was a native of the county of the Boulonnois, without precisely mentioning the place of his birth. This authority ought to weigh much: besides, Ponthieu and the Boulonnois are so near to each other that a mistake on this point might easily have happened. It results from what these two writers say, that we may fix his birthplace in Picardy. "M. rabbi": Carlier, however, in his ' History of the Duchy of Valois,' claims this honour for his province, wherein he has discovered an ancient family of the same name,—a branch of which, he pretends, settled in the Cambresis, and he believes that from this branch sprung Enguerrand de Monstrelet. This opinion is advanced without proof, and the work of Monstrelet itself is sufficient to destroy it. He shows so great an affection for Picardy, in * These deeds, »iid the greater part of others quoted M. Muttc, dean of Camlray, to M. do Fonccmagne, who in tone memoirs, are preserved in the Chartulary of lent them to M. Dacier. ('ambray. Extracts from them were communicated by c |