[Footnote 11: In this account Toutey's conclusions are accepted. There are discrepancies as to dates among the various chroniclers. The duke's itinerary as given in Comines-Lenglet (ii., 211) does not agree with that of Knebel and others. But the facts of the narrative are little affected by the variations. The following is the itinerary accepted by Toutey: Dep. from Ensisheim Jan. 8 Stay at Thann " 9-10 Dep. from Belfort " 11 Besançon " 17 Auxonne, slept " 18 Dijon, a " 23 Dijon, d Feb. 19, 1474 Auxonne, slept " 20 Dôle " 21-March 8 (Invested with the Franche Comté of Burgundy.) Besançon March 12 or 15 Vesoul and Luxeuil March 23-28 Lorraine " 28 Luxemburg Apr. 4-June 9 Easter fêtes " 10 Fête of the Order of the Garter " 23 Brussels June 27] [Footnote 12: Kirk considers that they are well founded and too indecent to repeat.] CHAPTER XIX THE FIRST REVERSES 1474-1475 "Who is this that cometh, this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength?" These words in Latin, on scrolls fluttering from the hands of living angels, met the eyes of Charles of Burgundy at his retarded arrival in Dijon. And the confident duke had no wish to disclaim the subtle flattery of the implied comparison between him and the subject of the words of the prophet.[1] The traveller had slept at Périgny, about a league from the capital of Burgundy, so as to make the last stage of his journey thither in leisurely state. Unpropitious weather on Saturday, January 22d, the appointed day, made postponement of the ducal parade necessary, out of consideration for the precious hangings and costly ecclesiastical robes that were to grace the ceremonies of reception and investiture. Fortunately, Sunday, January 23d, dawned fair, and heralds rode through the city streets at an early hour, proclaiming the duke's gracious intention to make his entry on that day. Immediately, tapestries were spread and every one was alert with the last preparations. [Illustration: A FORTIFIED CHURCH IN BURGUNDY - XVth Century]