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50

42. The duke of Burgundy departs from Paris, on

account of the affairs of Liege. The king of

Spain combats the Saracen fleet. The king

of Hungary writes to the university of Paris

43. How all the prelates and clergy of France were

summoned to Paris. The arrival of the queen

and of the duchess of Orleans

44. The duchess dowager of Orleans and her son

cause a public answer to be made, at Paris, to

the charges of the duke of Burgundy against

the late duke of Orleans, and challenge the

duke of Burgundy for his murder

45. The conclusion of the duchess of Orleans'

advocate against the duke of Burgundy, and

the reply from the chancellor

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86

87

89

111

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49. The king of France is carried, by the princes

of the blood, to Tours, in Touraine. Peace

is made in the town of Chartres. The deatn

of the dowager-duchess of Orleans

. 129

50. The queen of Spain dies during the sitting of

the council at Pisa. The marriage of the

king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

31. The king of France has a severe return of his

disorder. The marriage of the count de

Nevers with the damsel of Coucy. The war

of Ame de Viry, a Savoyard, with the duke

of Bourbon

52. Two combats take place at Paris in the pre-

sence of the king. The death of the arch-

bishop of Rheims. The council at Pisa

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.

135

53. The ambassadors to the council from the uni-

versity of Paris write letters to inform those

who had sent them of what had passed at this

council. Pietro della Luna and Gregory are

deprived of the papacy, and all persons for-

bidden by the holy council from obeying

either in any manner. Peter of Candia, a

Cordelier, is elected bishop of Rome by the

cardinals. Regulations for the approbation

of the general council

54. The death of the bishop of Paris. The mar-

riages of the duke of Brabant with the niece

of the king of Bohemia, of the constable of

France's daughter with the son of Montagu,

grand-master of the household; of the king

of Cyprus with Charlotte de Bourbon

55. The duke of Burgundy holds a great council at

Lille on his affairs. The death of the duchess

of Orleans

56. The town of Genoa rebels against Boucicaut,

marshal of France, the governor, while obey-

ing a summons from the duke of Milan

57. The princes of the blood assemble, and resolve

reform the management of the royal

finances. The death of Montagu

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143

61. The duke of Berry, by the king's commands,

returns to Paris. The marriage of the son of

the king of Sicily. The assembly that is

holden at Meun-le-Chastel

. 155

62. The king of Sicily goes to Provence and to

Bologna, to meet his rival, king Ladislaus.

The death of pope Alexander, and the elec-

tion of pope John

1156

. 307

123. The inhabitants of Arras fortify their town
very strongly, and burn and destroy several
handsome edifices which were around it
124. Charles king of France, having reduced Ba-
paume to his obedience, marches to lay siege
to Arras, and to subject that city to his power 308
125. The duke of Brabant and the countess of
Hainault visit the king of France when before
Arras, and negotiate a peace for their brother
the duke of Burgundy and his allies
. 311

126. The treaty of peace concluded at Arras, which

was the fifth, is read in the presence of the

duke of Acquitaine, and several other princes

of the blood-royal, and the oaths that were

taken in consequence

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313
127. Sigismund of Bohemia is elected emperor of
Germany, and receives the oaths of the greater
part of the lords of that country
128. The death of Ladislaus king of Naples. His
rival king Louis sends the marshal of France
to Naples, and other matters
129. The duke of Burgundy, on the king's depar-
ture from before Arras, marches a force into
Burgundy. Other events that happened at

that period

111. The king of France, fearing the peace would be

broken, publishes other edicts for its preserva-

tion throughout the realm, and also respect-

ing the coin

112. The king of Sicily sends back the daughter of

the duke of Burgundy. The duke writes let-

ters to the king of France, containing remon-

strances, and other matters

.

. 299

118. A grand council held in the king's name at

Paris

ib.

119. The duke of Acquitaine leaves Paris, and joins

the king of France at Senlis. He marches

thence to lay siege to the town of Compiegne 300

120. The king of France marches his army from

Compiegne to Soissons, which he besieges and

takes by storm it is pillaged and destroyed 302

121. The king, after the capture of Soissons, marches

to St. Quentin, and thence to Peronne, to

facilitate his entrance into Artois

122. The duke of Burgundy places garrisons in

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317

318

319

321

The king of France holds a grand festival.

The peace is everywhere preserved.

134. Three Portuguese perform a deed of arms

against three Frenchmen, in the presence of

the king of France. The Portuguese are

vanquished

135. The peace of Arras solemnly sworn to in the

presence of the king of France. It is after-

wards sworn to in divers other places

136.

.

325

.

ib.

326

The commonalty and clergy of Amiens are

assembled to swear to the observance of the

peace of Arras

137. The count Waleran de St. Pol dies at Yvoix,

in the county of Chiny in Luxembourg. The

princes of the blood go to Melun, by orders

from the queen and the duke of Acquitaine. 327

138. The king of England assembles a large army to

invade France. Ambassadors sent him from

that country. The answers they receive

The duke of Burgundy sends ambassadors to the

duke of Acquitaine. The answers they

receive. He takes the oath