The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 02 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countriesMonstrelet, Enguerrand de
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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 02 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
‘Item, they ordain, that a chapel shall be erected on the spot where
the last victory was gained, and funds allotted for the support of four
chaplains and two priests; and the said chapels shall be furnished
with chasubles, chalices, and other ornaments for celebrating mass
and such other divine services as shall be thought advisable for the
eternal welfare of the souls of those who were slain in that battle.
The nomination to the above benefices shall remain with the two dukes,
according to regulations which they shall hereafter make between
themselves,--the Liegeois only to be once at the expense of providing
this chapel with sacred vessels and ornaments. The bishop of Liege
shall allot from his revenues two hundred golden crowns of annual rent
for the support of the four chaplains and two priests; that is to say,
for each chaplain forty crowns, for each priest ten crowns, and for the
repairs of the chapel twenty crowns.
‘Item, the said dukes will, that on the twenty-third day of every month
of September, on which day the battle took place, a mass shall be
celebrated to the blessed Virgin, with great solemnity, by the provost
or dean of the church of St Lambert, in Liege, who shall chaunt it in
the choir and at the grand altar, in commemoration of this victory,
and for the welfare of the souls of those who fell in battle. The same
shall be required of all the churches and chapels to monasteries, as
well for men as women, within the said town of Liege, as of all others
within its jurisdiction.
‘Item, the said dukes require from the bishop of Liege and the chapter,
that they strictly enjoin such services to be regularly performed on
every twenty-third day of September throughout the diocese; and that
all priests, after the performing of this service, shall be suffered
peaceably to return to their homes.
‘Item, they ordain, that the bishop of Liege and his successors, and
such as may have the government of the country in times of a vacancy
in the see, and the members of the chapter of Liege, shall appoint
such governor of the castle of Huy as they shall approve of: in which
castle, likewise, they shall not place a greater garrison, nor more
stores of provision, than they shall judge expedient, like as an
upright lord shall determine. They also insist on having a free ingress
and regress into and from the town of Huy and the adjacent country.
They likewise ordain the same regulations respecting the castles of
Escoquehen[15] and Bouillon, as to their governors, garrisons and
stores.
‘Item, the aforesaid dukes ordain, that should any one, however
high his rank, attempt, by force, or otherwise, to deprive those of
such gifts and preferments in the church, or any other offices for
life, as have been usually granted by the bishops of Liege and their
predecessors, the members of the chapter of Liege shall be bound to
restore, and defend them in, their possessions to the utmost of their
power, without any fraud whatever.
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