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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 04 [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. 04 [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. 04 [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
Author: Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453

'And we, by these presents, do absolutely forbid them, under pain of
the aforesaid penalties, in any way to advise, comfort or support, or
show favour to the said duke of Burgundy, his partisans or allies, that
they may prove themselves faithful and obedient subjects to us, as they
are so bounden; otherwise, they shall be punished like rebels, to serve
for examples to all others.

'Given at Paris, the 17th day of February, in the year of Grace 1413,
and of our reign the 33d.' Thus signed by the king, on the report of
his grand council, and countersigned 'E. Mauregard.'

Shortly after, another edict was issued against the duke of Burgundy,
and proclaimed throughout the kingdom at the usual places, the tenour
of which was as follows:

'Charles, by the grace of God, king of France, to the bailiff of
Amiens, or to his lieutenant, greeting.

'Whereas it is so notorious to all our subjects that none can pretend
ignorance thereof, that John, our cousin of Burgundy, has lately
advanced to the walls of our good town of Paris, with a large body
of men at arms and archers, contrary to our positive orders, and in
defiance of our will and pleasure, solemnly made known to him, as well
by ambassadors as by sealed letters from us: that he captured the town
of St. Denis, and made of it a bulwark against our city of Paris,
marching thence to the walls of our said city with displayed banners,
and sending his scouts to the gates thereof: that he has seized and
retains the possession of many of our towns by occupying them with a
force of men at arms, more particularly Compiegne and Soissons: that
he has now under his orders a very numerous army within our kingdom,
to our great prejudice and to the oppression of the realm: that he
has published certain declarations, as a colour for this disobedient
and rebellious conduct, which are all of them perfectly false and
malicious, his intention being to attempt gaining admittance, by fair
or foul means, into our good city of Paris, to do his pleasure on us,
our very dear companion the queen, our well-beloved son the duke of
Acquitaine, and on others of our blood and lineage within the said
city, and consequently to regain the whole government of the kingdom,
in like manner as it is notorious he did formerly usurp it, and by his
tyrannical domination caused irreparable injuries to those connected
with us by blood, the inhabitants of the town of Paris, and in general
to the whole kingdom.

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