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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 05 [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. 05 [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. 05 [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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About this time, sir John de Luxembourg, attended by a few persons,
came to king Henry at the siege of Meaux, to treat for the deliverance
of his brother the count de Conversan, who had been long a prisoner,
and was confined in that town by Pierron de Luppel. By the assistance
of the English king, he obtained his brother's liberty, on consenting
to pay Pierron de Luppel a large sum of money by instalments at certain
periods agreed on between them. On regaining his liberty, the count de
Conversan remained in the service of king Henry during the siege of
Meaux; and sir John de Luxembourg returned to Picardy, of which he was
governor-general. He was accompanied by sir Hugh de Launoy, who had
been lately appointed grand master of the cross-bows of France by the
two kings of France and of England.

This year, Catherine queen of England was brought to bed of a son and
heir to the kingdom, who, by orders from his father, was baptised
Henry: his sponsors were Jacqueline duchess of Bavaria, at that time in
England, and others nominated for that purpose.[9]

King Henry felt the utmost pleasure at this event, and there were
greater rejoicings throughout England than had been ever seen before on
the birth of any prince. During this time, the Dauphinois took the town
of Avranches by storm, and killed or made prisoners from two to three
hundred English, to the great vexation of their king. On receiving this
intelligence, he sent off, from the siege of Meaux, a strong detachment
to the earl of Salisbury, governor of Normandy, who made such good use
of his reinforcement that he retook Avranches, and put to death, or
made prisoners, many of the Dauphinois.

At this same time, Arthur count de Richemont was delivered by a certain
treaty from his imprisonment in England, and came to the siege of
Meaux with a large body of men at arms to serve king Henry, in whose
service he remained during the life of that king.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 9: See for them in Rymer, &c.]




CHAP. LXXI.

 THE LORD D'OFFEMONT ATTEMPTING TO ENTER MEAUX, IS MADE PRISONER BY THE
 ENGLISH.--THE BESIEGERS TAKE THE TOWN BY STORM.

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