Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9): Henrie the Fift, Prince of Wales, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the FourthHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9): Henrie the Fift, Prince of Wales, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fourth
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry V, 1413-1422; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
31 Also that we with assent of our said brother of Burgognie, and other
of the nobles of the realme of France, the which thereto owen to be
called, shall ordeine for the gouernance of our said father sekerlie,
louinglie, & honestlie, after the asking of his roiall estate and
dignitie, by the maner that shall be to the worship of God, and of our
father, and of the realme of France.
32 Also all maner of persons, that shall be about our father to doo him
personall seruice, not onelie in office, but in all other seruices,
aswell the nobles and gentlenes as other, shall be such as hath béene
borne in the realme of France, or in places longing to France, good,
wise, true, and able to that foresaid seruice. And our said father
shall dwell in places notable of his obedience, and no where else.
Wherefore we charge and command our said liege subiects, and other
being vnder our obedience, that they kéepe and doo to be kept in all
that longeth to them, this accord and peace, after the forme and maner
as it is accorded; and that they attempt in no maner wise, any thing
that may be preiudiciall or contrarie to the same accord and peace,
vpon paine of life and lim, and all that they may forfeit against vs.
Yeuen at Troes, the thirtith day of Maie, 1420, & proclamed in London
the twentith day of Iune.
33 Also that we for the things aforesaid, and euerie one of them, shall
giue our assent by our letters patents, sealed with our seale vnto
our said father, with all approbation and confirmation of vs, and all
other of our bloud roiall, and all other of the cities and townes to
vs obedient. Sealed with our seales accustomed. And further, our said
father, besides his letters patents sealed with our great seale, shall
make or cause to be made letters approbatorie, and confirmations of the
péeres of his realme, and of the lords, citizens, and burgesses of the
same, vnder his obedience. All which articles we haue sworne to kéepe
vpon the holie euangelists.
[Sidenote: _Tho. Wals._]
[Sidenote: A league betwéene king Henrie & the duke of Burgognie.]
On the fourtéenth of Iune being fridaie, there was a solemn procession
at London, and a sermon at Paules crosse, in which the preacher openlie
declared the effect of the kings mariage, and the articles concluded
vpon the same, by reason whereof (he said) there must be a new great
seale deuised, and the old broken, and in the new the kings name with
a new addition of his title as regent of France, and heire apparant of
that kingdome was to be ingrauen. Beside the league thus concluded by
king Henrie with the French king, and the whole bodie of the realme of
France, there was a priuat league accorded betwixt him and the duke of
Burgognie, the effect wherof was comprehended in articles as followeth.
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