On the arrival of the duke of Burgundy at Abbeville, he went to the church of our Lady co offer up his prayers and thanksgivings for his great success, and thence to his lodgings at the hôtel of the Crown. His people, many of whom had been wounded in the battle, quartered themselves in the town as well as they could. The duke now first heard that great part of his force had deserted him and fled to Picquigny, which surprised and angered im greatly, and not without cause. He would never afterward admit any of those runaways so his presence, and dismissed all of them who had been of his household: very few men of rank, however, of the latter description, had fled.

When he had remained three days in Abbeville to refresh and recover his men, and had resolved in council not to lay siege again to St. Riquier, on account of the present state of is army, and for other reasons, he departed, and, passing by St. Riquier, fixed his quarters at Auxi. Sir John de Luxembourg was carried thither in a litter on account of the severity of his wounds. On the morrow he advanced to Hesdin, where he made some stay; and, having ordered different garrisons to oppose that of St. Riquier, he disbanded the greater part of his army. By his moderation in their ransoms, he gained over all the captains of he Dauphinois who had been made prisoners, and sent them to his castle of Lille, where hey remained a considerable time. Thenceforward this engagement was called the rencounter at Mons in Vimeu, and was not deemed a battle, because the two parties met accidentally in the manner you have heard, and without any banner displayed.

Among the principal persons who had fled were, the lord de Cohen governor of Abbeville, who was not yet recovered from the wound he had received, of which mention has been nade, and which prevented him from putting on his helmet: he had been advised, on eaving Abbeville, not to engage in combat; and he was held excused on account of his wound. The others were, the before-named John de Rosimbos, and the whole of those attached to the duke's banner.

CHAPTER CCXLVII.- -THE NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL LORDS WHO HAD ACCOMPANIED AND REMAINED WITH THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY IN THE LATE RENCOUNTER.-ALSO THE NAMES OF THE PRINCIPAL DAUPHINOIS.

HERE follow the names of the lords and captains who supported the duke of Burgundy in the late engagement. Sir John de Luxembourg, the lord d'Antoing, sir John de la Trimuille, ord de Jonvelle, the lords de Croy, de la Viefville, de Longueval, de Genlis, de Robais and is son, d'Auxi, de Saveuses, de Crevecoeur, de Noyelle, surnamed the White Knight, de Humbercourt, sir Pierre Kieret, sir Guy de Rely, John lord of Mailly, John de Fosseux, le Moyne de Renty, sir David de Brimeu, lord of Ligny, sir Andrew de Vallines, the lord de Saint-Simon, the lord de Framensen, Regnault de Longueval, Aubillet de Folleville, the pastard de Coussy, sir Louis de Saint-Saulieu, who was that day knighted, and on the morrow was drowned in the Somme at Abbeville, as he was giving water to a horse he had taken From the Dauphinois, John de Flavy, Andrew de Toulongeon, sir Philibert Andrenet, sir Gauvain de la Viefville, sir Florimont de Brimeu, sir Mauroy de Saint-Leger, sir Andrew l'Azincourt, the lord de Commines, his brother sir Colart de Commines, sir John d'Estenu, sir John de Hornes, sir Roland du Querque, his son sir John du Querque, sir Guillain de Haluyn, sir John and sir Andrew Vilain, sir Daviod de Poix, the lord de Moyencourt, and nany other noble knights and esquires of the duke's household.

On the part of the Dauphinois were, the lord de Conflans*, the baron d'Ivry, the lord de Moy, the lord d'Eschin, Louis d'Offemont, sir Gilles de Gamaches, his son Louis de Gamaches, Poton de Saintrailles †, sir Regnault de Fontaines, sir Charles de Saint-Saulieu, John de Proisy governor of Guise, the marquis de Scare and his brother, Pierron de Luppel, John Raulet, sir John de Rogan, sir Raoul de Gaucourt, sir Louis de Thiembronne, the lord de Mommor, Bernard de St. Martin, Thibaut de Gerincourt, Galhaut d'Aarsy, sir Sarrasin de

* Probably Eustace IV., lord of Conflans, a distinquished house of Champagne.

John Poton, lord of Saintrailles, marshal of France

in 1454, a gentleman of Gascony, and a very distinguished partisan of the dauphin.

Beaufort, Robinet de Verseilles, his brother John de Joigny, Yvon du Puys, John Sommam, Hervé and John de Dourdis and some more. They had under their command about five or six hundred men-at-arms, and from three to four hundred most able arches whom they had selected from different garrisons.

CHAPTER CCXLVIII.-NEWS OF THE LATE VICTORY IS MADE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT PARTS -THE CAPTURE OF THE FORT OF DOUVRIER.-THE DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE BURGUNDY FROM HESDIN.

On the morrow of this victory of the duke of Burgundy, the news was spread abroad divers places, which gave great joy to all of his party, more particularly to the inhabitan Montrieul and the adjacent country. Soon after, sir John de Blondel, who was but lat returned from his imprisonment in England, collected a body of the gentlemen of that ne bourhood, among whom was sir Olivier de Brimeu, a very ancient knight, and some of t inhabitants of Montrieul, and led them to the fort of Douvrier, then held by the men Poton de Saintrailles. He addressed them so eloquently and ably that they agreed t surrender the place to him, on condition that they should be safely escorted to St. Riquez which was done; and he regarrisoned it, to make head against the Dauphinois.

When the duke of Burgundy had disposed of his troops to oppose the further progress the enemy to his satisfaction, he left Hesdin, and went to Lille; thence he made a pilgrims to our Lady at Halle, and returned to Flanders, where he made a considerable stay, to atte to his affairs in that country.

CHAPTER CCXLIX. THE KING OF ENGLAND CONQUERS DREUX, AND PURSUES THE DAUPHIN HE THEN LAYS SIEGE TO MEAUX IN BRIE, AND OTHER MATTERS.

We will now return to the king of England, and relate how he conducted himself. W the duke of Burgundy left him at Mantes, as has been before mentioned, he marched ther his army, which was very large, and daily increasing from the reinforcements that juis | him from Normandy and Paris, and advanced to Dreux after the dauphin had raised siege of Chartres. He surrounded Dreux on all sides; but the garrison made a treaty, which they were to surrender the place on the 20th of August, in case they were succoured by their lord the dauphin before that day, and gave good hostages for due performance of it. The dauphin sent them no assistance, so that king Henry obtain possesssion of Dreux, which he strongly regarrisoned with his own men. The Dauphin in number about eight hundred, retired with their baggage, after they had promised not bear arms against the English, or their allies, for one whole year.

When this was done, the king marched toward the river Loire, in pursuit of the daup whom he was very desirous to meet, to revenge the death of his brother the duke of Claren and the loss of the English who had fallen at the battle of Baugey. On his march, he red to the obedience of the king of France and of himself, the town of Beaugency on the L and some other castles. Finding that the dauphin would not wait to give him battle, returned toward Beauce. He had noticed that for some days fifty or sixty Dauphinois, ve well mounted, had followed his army to observe his motions: on their one day coming nex to him than usual, he ordered them to be pursued, when they fled to the castle of Rougem in Beauce, which the king commanded to be instantly attacked; and this was attended wi such success that it was won, and all within taken, with the loss of only only one English * man. King Henry, however, in revenge for his death, caused them all to be drowned

the Loire.

He thence marched to besiege Villeneuve-le-Roi, which soon submitted, on the garrist being allowed to march away with their baggage. It was regarrisoned by Englishme Toward the end of September, he fixed his head-quarters at Lagny-sur-Marne, and his ar was dispersed in the adjoining villages. At this town he ordered many wooden engines be constructed, and other necessary machines to lay seige to Meaux in Brie. He despate

haste his uncle the duke of Exeter, with four thousand combatants, to gain possession f the suburbs of Meaux, that the inhabitants might not set them on fire. When king Henry had completed his machines in the town of Lagny, he marched his my thence, consisting of twenty thousand combatants at the least, and on the 6th day of ctober encamped before Meaux. A few days after, he had his camp surrounded with rong hedges and ditches, to prevent any surprise from the enemy, and at the same time ad his engines pointed to batter the walls and gates, which they continued to do with great ctivity. The defence of the town of Meaux was intrusted by the dauphin to the bastard e Vaurus, captain-general of the place, Denys de Vaurus his brother, Pierron de Luppel, uichard de Sisay, sir Philip Mallet, sir Louis Gast, the borgne de Caucun, John d'Aunay, romagon, Bernard de Meureville, Philip de Gamaches, and others, to the amount of one housand picked combatants, tried in arms, without including the burghers and commonalty. hey made an obstinate defence against the attacks of the king of England, and continued for a long time, as you shall hear.

In these days it was enacted by the royal council at Paris, that the florettes, which were urrent for four deniers, should be reduced to two deniers; and that the gold crowns, current or nineteen sols, should now pass for eighteen only. These continued lowerings of the coin ave great cause of discontent among all ranks, seeing that their money-property was iminished an eighth part in value. To keep up a supply of coin, saluts * of gold were issued, hich were current for twenty-five sols tournois the piece: two crown-pieces were also ined, one of France and the other of England. In regard to smaller money, doubles were bined that were current for two deniers tournois: these last were in the vulgar tongue alled Nicquets, but were not current for more than three years.

HAPTER CCL.-THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY ENTERS INTO A TREATY WITH HIS PRISONERS

FOR THE SURRENDER OF ST. RIQUIER, TO WHICH THE LORD D'OFFEMONT, GOVERNOR OF THE PLACE, AGREES.

THE duke of Burgundy was very desirous to get rid of the Dauphinois from the town of St. Riquier, as they committed much mischief on the country round about; and during the nonth of November, he had frequent conversations on this subject with the principal prisoners whom he had made at the affair of Mons in Vimeu. At length, a treaty was concluded between the duke, on the one part, and the lord d'Offemont, governor of St. Riquier, and he leaders of his garrison, on the other, by which it was agreed, that the duke should set t liberty all prisoners whom he or his army had taken since he had first come before St. Riquier, free of ransoms; and in return sir Hemon de Bomber, sir John de Blondel, Ferry le Mailly, John de Beaurevoir, John de Crevecœur and some others, were to be delivered rom their confinement, and also the town and castle of St. Riquier were to be put in possession of the duke.

Not long after the conclusion of this treaty, sir Hemon de Bomber died in St. Riquier of lingering disorder, which so angered the duke that he would have violated the treaty, if his counsellors had not persuaded him to the contrary. At last, he sent his prisoners under un escort from Lille to Hesdin, and thence with passports they were conducted to the lord l'Offemont, who delivered up the prisoners he had promised, and the town and castle of St. Riquier, into the hands of the lords de Roubaix and de Croy, who had been commissioned For that purpose by the duke.

The lord d'Offemont, on his departure from St. Riquier, crossed the Somme at Blanchetaque and returned through Vimeu to Pierrefons, Crespy in the Valois, and to other places under his obedience. The lords de Roubaix and de Croy, after examining the town and castle, and receiving the oaths of allegiance from the inhabitants, nominated governors thereof le borgne de Fosseaux knight, master Nicholas Mailly, and his brother Ferry de Mailly, Nycaise de Boufflers, John Doncuerre, with others, and their men, to keep the field against sir James de Harcourt.

* Saluts, an old French crown, of the value of five shillings sterling.-Cotgrave.

went himself, with few attendants, to wait on the king of England, who was well pleased with his diligence.

In the interim, the dauphin, when he was informed of the great army that was marching against him, broke up his siege of Chartres, and retreated to Tours. When the king and the duke of Burgundy had held several councils on their further proceedings, it was agreed that the duke should return to Picardy to oppose the Dauphinois, who were doing great mischief there by means of the influence of sir James de Harcourt.

ADVENTURE OF

CHAPTER CCXLIII.—THE LORD D'OFFEMONT ENTERS ST. RIQUIER.—THE
ABBEVILLE.-OTHER EVENTS THAT HAPPENED

THE LORD DE COHEN, GOVERNOR OF
IN THESE TIMES.

DURING the time that the duke of Burgundy was on his march, and when he was with the king of England, the lord d'Offemont and Poton de Saintrailles collected about twelve hundred horse, and, passing through Vimeu, crossed the Somme at Blanchetaque, where they were met by sir James de Harcourt: they thence proceeded to St. Riquier, and gained admittance into the town through the influence of sir James. They treated successfully with Nycaise de Boufflers for the surrender of the castle of La Ferté, which was given up to them; as was that of Drugy, belonging to the abbot of St. Riquier. When they had established themselves in these places, they overran the adjacent country, and even sailed on the river Canche, to a large village called Conchy, and completely burnt the whole, together with a very handsome church, into which the principal inhabitants had retreated with their effects, the greater part of whom were led prisoners to St. Riquier. In another part, the strong fort of Dourier, proudly seated on the river Authie, was surrendered to Poton de Saintrailles; and, by means of this acquisition, the town and neighbourhood of Montreuil were greatly harassed.

The duke of Burgundy heard, on his return with his army, at a town called Croissy, that the lord d'Offemont and Poton de Saintrailles had gained possession of St. Riquier, and how they were proceeding. On this he assembled his council; and it was determined that menat-arms should be summoned from all parts, and cross-bowmen from the towns under the dominion of the king of France, that St. Riquier might be besieged. With this intent he went to Amiens, and solicited succours, which were granted to him. He thence despatched his messengers to different towns, to make similar requests: the greater part of them promised to serve him liberally. When the duke departed from Amiens, he went through Dourlens, to fix his quarters at Auxi, on the river Authie, within three leagues of Saint Riquier. He was there rejoined by sir John de Luxembourg, who had been detached with a certain number of combatants, through Dourmart in Ponthieu, toward St. Riquier, to make inquiry as to the number and situation of the Dauphinois.

The duke remained three days at Auxi, to wait the arrival of his reinforcements. While these things were passing, the lord de Cohen, governor of the town of Abbeville, going one night after supper to visit the guard, attended by only six persons, but preceded by his servants carrying lighted torches, was suddenly attacked by three or four persons who were lying in wait for him, and severely wounded him in the face. They also struck an advocate, called John de Quex, who was in his company, mounted on a handsome horse: he was stunned with the blow, and in his fright stuck spurs into his horse, who galloped off against a chain that had been stretched across the street from two posts. One of them, by the great strength of the horse, was torn from the ground, but the shock flung the advocate with such force that he died shortly after of the bruises. The lord de Cohen was carried home by his servants thus wounded, and was unable at first to discover the perpetrators of this deed. They were however of Abbeville, and by means of friends escaped secretly, and went to Crotoy to relate what they had done to sir James de Harcourt, who was well pleased thereat, and retained them in his service. Some few years afterward, however, they were taken, and executed for this and other crimes.

CHAPTER CCXLIV. .—THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY MARCHES TO PONT DE SAINT REMY, AND CONQUERS IT. -THE DEEDS OF ARMS THAT WERE PERFORMED BEFORE SAINT RIQUIER.

THE duke of Burgundy advanced his whole army from Auxi to a large village called Viurens, within a league from St. Riquier. On the morrow he marched by this last town, and quartered himself and his army at Pont de St. Remy, on the night of the feast of the Magdalen. Some of his men were lodged in large houses near the bridge; but the Dauphinois, who were in the castle and island, discharged rockets into them, and set them on fire, which forced the Burgundians to retire, and fix their quarters further off. Two days after their arrival, the cross-bows from Amiens, and a body of men-at-arms who escorted them, descended the Somme in twelve boats, ready to attack the castle and island. But the Dauphinois, on learning that they were near at hand, took fright, and, packing up their baggage, fled to the castle of D'Airaines, leaving Pont de St. Remy without any guard. Some women, who had remained in the island, lowered the drawbridge on the side where the Burgundians lay, who instantly entered the place, and plundered all that the Dauphinois had left. This same day, by orders from the duke of Burgundy, the castle and town were burnt, wherein were many handsome houses. In like manner, on this and on the following day, were destroyed the castles of Marveil and Jaucourt, which the Dauphinois had deserted from fear of the duke.

While the duke of Burgundy was thus employed at Pont de St. Remy, sir John de Luxembourg went to the town of St. Riquier, under proper passports from the lord d'Offemont, with one hundred picked men-at-arms as an escort to six knights, well mounted and accoutred, who were to perform a deed of arms against six champions of the Dauphinois under the lord d'Offemont. This combat had been previously settled by messages which had passed between the parties. The Burgundian champions were Henry l'Allemant, the bastard de Robaix, Lyonnet de Bournouville, and three others. The Dauphinois were the lord de Verduysant, Guillaume d'Aubigny, and four others, whose names I have forgotten. On the parties meeting, the justings commenced; but at the onset the two Dauphinois killed the horses of their opponents: the others broke several lances gallantly enough; but, from the shortness of the time, two on each side could not just,-and there was no one wounded on either side. The parties took a friendly leave; and sir John de Luxembourg returned with his company to the Pont de St. Remy, and the lord d'Offemont re-entered St. Riquier.

Sir John de Luxembourg had been accompanied for his security by one hundred of the most expert men-at-arms in the Burgundian army: he had also formed an ambuscade of three hundred men in a wood to succour him, should there be occasion. When on his road to St. Riquier, having placed this ambuscade, he halted on an eminence to observe if his orders were obeyed, and to his surprise saw that those in ambush were wandering about and the horses grazing. In a great rage he seized a lance and galloped back to reduce them to proper order; but his men perceiving him coming, mounted their horses and fled as fast as spurs could make them. Nevertheless, he overtook a man-at-arms, named Aloyer, whom he pierced through the thigh and unhorsed, and to many others he gave severe blows. When he had restored order, and severely reprimanded the leaders, he continued his march to witness the deed of arms already related.

CHAPTER CCXLV.-THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY MARCHES FROM PONT DE ST. REMY TO LAY SIEGE TO THE TOWN OF ST. RIQUIER. HE BREAKS UP HIS SIEGE TO COMBAT THE DAUPHINOIS, WHO ARE ADVANCING TO THE RELIEF OF THAT TOWN.

AFTER the destruction of Pont de St. Remy, the duke of Burgundy departed for Abbeville with his army, a part of which was quartered in the suburbs. About the end of July, he marched to St. Riquier, and fixed his quarters in the castle of la Ferté, which a little before,