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
‘Sire, behold here my lord of Burgundy, your subject and cousin, who
is thus come before you, because he has heard you are angry with him,
for the action he has committed against the person of the late duke of
Orleans your brother, for the good of yourself and your kingdom,--the
truth of which he is ready to declare and prove to you, whenever you
shall please. My lord, therefore, entreats of you, in the most humble
manner possible, that you would be pleased to withdraw from him your
anger, and restore him to your good graces.’ When the lord d’Ollehaing
had said this, the duke of Burgundy himself addressed the king, saying,
‘Sire, I entreat this of you:’--when instantly the duke of Berry,
seeing the king made no reply, bade the duke of Burgundy retire some
paces behind,--which being done, the duke of Berry, kneeling before
the king, said something to him in a low voice,--and immediately the
dauphin, the kings of Sicily and Navarre, with the duke of Berry, knelt
down to the king, and said, ‘Sire, we supplicate that you would be
pleased to listen to the prayer of your cousin the duke of Burgundy.’
The king answered them, ‘We will that it be so,--and we grant it from
our love to you.’
The duke of Burgundy then approached the king, who said to him,--‘Fair
cousin, we grant your request, and pardon you fully for what you have
done.’ After this, he advanced, with the lord d’Ollehaing, toward the
children of Orleans, who, as I have said, were behind the king weeping
much.
The lord d’Ollehaing addressed them, saying, ‘My lords, behold the
duke of Burgundy, who entreats of you to withdraw from your hearts
whatever hatred or revenge you may harbour within them, for the act
perpetrated against the person of my lord of Orleans, your father, and
that henceforward ye may remain good friends.’ The duke of Burgundy
then added, ‘And I beg this of you.’ No answer being made, the king
commanded them to accede to the request of his fair cousin the duke
of Burgundy. Upon which they replied, ‘Sire, since you are pleased to
command us, we grant him his request, and shall extinguish all the
hatred we bore him; for we should be sorry to disobey you in any thing
that may give you pleasure.’
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