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The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 03 [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. 03 [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

Name: The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 03 [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
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Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

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'We give it in command by these presents to our well beloved and
faithful counsellors, members of our parliament, to the provost of
Paris, to the bailiff of Amiens, and to all other our officers of
justice, to their deputies, and to each of them to whom it may
appertain, that they do proclaim these presents, or cause them to be
proclaimed, in the most public places within their jurisdictions where
such proclamations have usually been made, so that no one may plead
ignorance of the same.

'Commanding also, at the same time, that all our officers and subjects
who may have been used to arms do hasten with all possible speed to
join and serve us in such things as we may command, with as many men
at arms as they can collect, under pain of our highest displeasure and
suffering confiscation of effects, or such other punishment as may
be awarded against all who shall in any way disobey these our said
commands.

'In testimony of which, we have to these presents affixed our
seal.--Given at Paris, the 10th day of February, in the year of Grace
1413, and of our reign the 33d[37].' Thus signed by the king, on
the report of the great council, held by the queen and my lord of
Acquitaine. Countersigned, 'Derion.'

This edict was proclaimed in Amiens, and afterward in the provostships,
and throughout the bailiwick by commission from the said bailiff.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 36: _Arriere-ban_,--'a proclamation, whereby those that hold
of the king by a mesne tenure are summoned to assemble and serve him
in his wars,--different from _ban_, whereby such are called as hold
immediately of him,--also the whole troop of those mesne tenants or
under vassals so assembled.'

  _Cotgrave's Dict._--See '_Ban_' and '_Arriere-ban_.']

[Footnote 37: There is the most extraordinary confusion of dates
throughout these state-papers, which it is, probably, utterly
impossible to rectify by any conjectural emendations: but it seems
right to take some notice of the circumstance, as at first sight it
appears a most culpable oversight. It is not only here but throughout
the book that this confusion prevails, as is very evident from the
challenges of the arragonian esquire in the beginning of the volume.]

END OF THE THIRD VOLUME.


  AT THE HAFOD PRESS,
  BY JA. HENDERSON.


Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.





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