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Item, and when it shall come to pass that our said son, King Henry, succeeds to the crown of France, "then the duchy of Normandy and likewise all and "each of the places conquered by him in the kingdom "of France, shall be under the jurisdiction, obedience, "and sovereignty of the crown of France.

"Item, it is agreed that our said son, King Henry, "shall to his power endeavour that to the persons "obedient to us, and favouring the aforesaid party "called the Burgundian, to whom belonged lordships,

lands, revenues, and possessions in the duchy of "Normandy and other parts of the kingdom of France, "but which have been conquered by this our son, King Henry, and already by him given away, there

shall, without impairment of the realm of France, "be compensation made by us from the places and "lands acquired or to be acquired in our name from "those rebellious and disobedient to us; and if this

compensation is not made in our lifetime, it shall be "for our son, King Henry, to make it in lands and "goods when he shall succeed to the crown of France. But if the lands, lordships, rents, and possessions " which belonged to the said persons in the duchy "and places above-named have not been given away by our said son the said persons shall be reinstated "in them without delay or opposition.

Item, and that during our life, in all places now or "in time to come to be subject to us, the forfeitures of lands, gifts of offices, benefices, and other powers, "pardons, remissions, and privileges, shall be written or

issued under our seal. Nevertheless because some "peculiar cases might occur, which cannot all be forseen

by human skill, and in which it may be becoming and "necessary that our son, King Henry, should cause his "own letters to be written, in such cases, if any occur, "it shall be lawful for our said son, for the well being "and security of us and of the government belonging

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dangers and mischiefs which might otherwise be likely

"to happen, to write to our subjects his own letters,

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by which he shall command, forbid, and summon on "our behalf and on his own, as regent, according to "the nature and quality of the business.

Item, that during our life our said son King Henry "shall not call or write himself, or cause himself to be "called or written King of France, but shall entirely "abstain from this title so long as we live.

"Item, it is agreed that during our life we shall name, call, and write of this our son in the French1 language in this manner: Noster precarissimus "filius Henricus Rex Anglie, heres Francie,' &c.

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Item, that our said son shall not impose, or cause "to be imposed, any burdens or exactions on our "subjects without reasonable or necessary cause, and "for the public good of our kingdom of France, "and according to the order and requirement of the "laws and reasonable and approved customs of the kingdom.

"Item, and in order that peace and tranquillity 66 may be perpetually preserved for the time to come "between the two kingdoms of France and England, "and to prevent the difficulties and renewals by " which debate, dissension or discord might arise in "future between the two kingdoms, which God forbid, it is agreed that our said son shall endeavour " by the exertion of his own power, the obstacles in "this direction being removed, [to procure] that, by "the advice of the three estates of the two kingdoms, "it be ordered and provided that from the time "that our son or any of his heirs shall succeed to "the crown of France the two crowns of France and England shall for ever remain together without separation, and shall be vested in one and the same

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person, that is to say, in the person of our said son, Henry, King of England, so long as he lives, " and thenceforward in the person, of his heirs who "shall successively arise one after the other; and that "from the time that our said son

or any of his "heirs shall come into the above-named kingdom, the two kingdoms shall be governed undividedly "under different kings at one and the same time, and under one and the same person who shall be "at the time king and sovereign lord of both king"doms as is aforesaid, and saving always to each

kingdom all things in its rights, liberties, franchises, usages, and laws, not subjecting in any way one of "the said kingdoms to the other.

"Item, that from now and for all time perpetually, "all divisions, rancours, wars, or questions between "the two kingdoms and their peoples adhering to the "said agreement shall be hushed and appeased and "in all points cease, and between the said two kingdoms "from henceforth for ever peace, tranquillity, affection, "mutual agreement, firm and stable friendship shall "be in force; and the two kingdoms shall help each "other with their aid, counsel, and mutual assistance, against all persons that would endeavour to do violence, wrong, or injury to them or either of them; and they shall hold intercourse, and shall trade "with each other faithfully, paying the accustomed dues.

"Item, that all the confederates and allies, of us

and of our kingdom of France, and also all the "allies of our son, King Henry, and of the kingdom "of England, who within eight months after this

present agreement of peace shall declare themselves

willing firmly to adhere to it, shall be included in "the treaty and the cordial peace and endless security "of the same, saving always to both kingdoms and "their subjects any actions, rights, and remedies "whatsoever proper in this behalf.

Item, it is agreed that our said son, King Henry, A.D. 1420, "with the advice of our very dear son, Philip Duke

of Burgundy, and the other nobles of the kingdom "of France to whom it shall belong to be called "thereto, shall provide for the government of our

person safely, befittingly, and decently, according to "the requirements of our state and royal dignity, in "such manner as shall be for the honour of us and " also of the kingdom of France and the subjects "thereof; and that all persons, as well nobles as "others, who shall be about us for our personal and "domestic service not only in offices but also in "other callings, shall be such as shall have been born "in the kingdom of France, or in places where the "French language is spoken, good persons, wise, loyal, and fit for the said service.

Item, that we will remain and reside personally " in some of the principal places subject to us and "not elsewhere.

"Item, considering the horrible and enormous crimes " and misdeeds perpetrated in our kingdom of France by Charles calling himself dauphin of Viennois it is agreed that we, our son, King Henry, and also our "very dear son, Philip Duke of Burgundy, will not "in any way treat for peace or agreement with the " said Charles or cause him to be treated with unless

by consent of all and every of us and of the three "estates of the said kingdoms.

"Item, it is agreed that besides our letters patent "concerning the things above set forth, and each of them, we shall give and cause to be given to our son, King Henry, letters patent of approbation and "confirmation from our consort the queen, our son the

Duke of Burgundy, and others of our royal blood, "from cities, barons, lords, and towns subject to us, "from whom in this behalf our son, King Henry, may wish to have letters.

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"Item, that in like manner our son, King Henry, " on his part, besides his letters patent for these "said things sealed with his great seal, shall cause "to be given and made for us letters patent also " of approbation and confirmation from his very dear "brothers, from the other great lords of his royal blood, "from the great cities, good towns, barons and lords obeying him in his kingdom, of whom in this behalf we desire to have letters from our son, the King " of England.

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"All and every one of the things above written, we, Charles, King of France, for ourselves and our heirs in so far as it can effect them, without "fraud or evil design have promised and do promise, "have sworn and do swear on the word of a king, "and upon the holy gospels of God, personally touched by us, to accomplish and observe, and make our subjects accomplish and observe, and also that neither we nor our heirs shall ever go contrary to the things "above-mentioned, or any of them in any manner or "fashion that may be, in judgment or out of judg"ment, directly or indirectly, or by any manner of excuse whatever. And in order that all these things, "and the articles above-mentioned, may be firm and " stable continually and for ever we have caused our "seal to be put to these presents, given in our town of Troyes the 21st day of the month of May in the year "1420, and of our reign the forty-fifth1. Sealed at "Paris under our seal, ordained in the absence of "the great [seal]. Thus signed by King Charles and "his grand council."

Here ends the first book of this fifth volume.

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