226. War recommences between the duchy of Bar
and the county of Vaudemont
227. Famine, war, and pestilence, rage in many places
228. Lord Talbot, sir Thomas Kiriel, and other
English captains, conquer Longueville, and
many more castles from the French

229. A treaty of marriage is concluded between the

eldest son to the king of Navarre and the

princess of Cleves, niece to the duke of

Burgundy

68

246. The French overrun the lands of Neel belong-

ing to sir John de Luxembourg

ib.

89

90

93

94

247. The earl of Somerset besieges Harfleur with a

powerful army of English

ib.

97

ib.

250. Ambassadors from France, England, and Bur-

gundy, meet at Calais, to treat of a general

peace

251. The Barrois and Lorrainers overrun the county

of Vaudemont, where they commit great

waste and destruction

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

253. The king of France goes to Troyes in Cham-

pagne. Several towns and forts submit to his

obedience. Other matters

254. The English in the castle of Folleville do much

damage to the country round Amiens. They

defeat some Picard lords and their men

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

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231. A quarrel arises between pope Eugenius and

the council of Basil. Other matters

232. The count d'Eu, who had been prisoner in

England since the battle of Azincourt,

obtains his liberty, and returns to France.

He raises large armies

233. La Hire, Blanchefort, and others of king

Charles's captains, make excursions into

Germany

234. The count d'Estampes recovers the castle of

Roullet from the men of the lord de Moy.

Other matters

235. A meeting is held between Calais and Grave-

lines between the cardinal of England and

the duchess of Burgundy, to deliberate on

the means of establishing a lasting peace

between France and England

CHAP.

257. The duchess of Burgundy leaves king Charles

at Laon, and returns to the duke her lord at

Quênoy

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.

259. The king of France lays siege to and conquers

the town of Creil

260. The king of France marches to besiege the

town and castle of Pontoise

112

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

262. The duke of Orleans returns to the duke of

Burgundy from France

263. Remonstrances are sent to king Charles of

France by the nobles assembled at Nevers

264. The answers of the king of France and of his

great council to the remonstrances of the

nobles of France assembled at Nevers

265. King Charles assembles a large body of men-

at-arms, and marches them to Tartas, where,

however, the English do not appear.

266. The king of France, after gaining Tartas,

comes before Saint Severe, and conquers

that town and castle, with some others in

Gascony

114

118

ib.

119

124

126

267. Pierre de Regnault is forced to dislodge from

the castle of Mailly

268. The king of France assembles a large army

to march into Normandy.-The earl of

Somerset makes some conquests from the

French in Anjou and elsewhere

128

130

131

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

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

8. Sir Francis de Surienne, called the Arragonian,

takes the town and castle of Fougeres, belong-

ing to the duke of Brittany, notwithstanding

the truce between the kings of France and

of England. The great mischiefs he does

there

13. The count de St. Pol appears before Nogent,

which surrenders to him. The capture of

Point-audemer

14. The English invade Scotland twice, and are as

many times repulsed. The tower of Ver-

neuil surrenders to the king of France.

Other matters

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154

155

15. The king of France summons Mantes to sur-

render, which it does, and is taken possession

of in the name of the king, by the count de

Dunois, his lieutenant-general

156

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

Anjou 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

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161

162

164

20. The duke of Alençon conquers his town of

Alençon. The count de Foix gains the town

and castle of Mauleon. The count de Dunois

takes Argentan. The English retire into the

keep of the castle, and, on surrendering it,

march away with only staves in their hands

21. The king of Sicily waits on the king of France

at Louviers. Fresnoy surrenders to the duke

of Alençon. Gisors capitulates. The castle

of Gaillon is besieged

22. The king of France orders the counts de

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

as be 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

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

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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

ib.

169

170

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

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

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181

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

39. Jacques Cœur is arrested and confined. The

reasons of it. The king of France declares

war against the duke of Savoy, but peace is

made by the mediation of the cardinal de

Touteville. Lord Shrewsbury regains Bor-

deaux from the French

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The

40. The men of Ghent besiege Oudenarde.

duke of Burgundy sends an army against

them. The Picards conquer the Pont d'Es-

pieres from the Ghent men, and kill many of

them

202

41. The count d'Estampes, with the aid of the Pi-

cards alone, raises the siege of Oudenarde,

and defeats the Ghent men, without the

knowledge of the duke of Burgundy

ib.

42. The duke of Burgundy establishes garrisons

round Ghent. He makes several inroads

into the country of Waes

43. The Ghent men fortify Nineve. The count

d'Estampes defeats them there.

The men of

Ghent attempt to destroy a dyke, to drown

the country of Waes, but are again defeated

by the count de St. Pol

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