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
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
'We therefore order that all persons within our kingdom who have not as
yet taken the oaths for the due observance of this peace do swear to
the same without delay; and, confiding in your great loyalty, prudence
and diligence, we command, by these presents, that you, and each
of you, do instantly visit all the cities, large towns, castles and
other notable places within the bailiwicks of Amiens, Tournay, Lille,
Douay, Arras, and in the county of Ponthieu, and within their different
dependances and jurisdictions; and that you do summon before you all
whom you shall think proper, of prelates and other dignitaries of the
church, nobles and common people, and that you do publicly cause to be
read to them the whole of the articles of the said peace; which done,
you will strictly enjoin them in our name to swear, in your presence,
on the holy evangelists, to the due observance of the peace, the
following oaths, under pain of being reputed rebels, and disobedient to
us.
'First, you shall swear obedience and loyalty to the high and mighty
prince Henry, king of England, as governor and regent of France,--and
that you will faithfully obey all his orders in whatever shall tend to
the preservation of the public welfare and of the realm, subject at the
present to the very high and potent prince, Charles king of France, our
sovereign lord.
'Secondly, that after the decease of our said sovereign lord king
Charles, you will, conformably to the articles of the peace, become
liege men and loyal subjects to the very high and mighty prince Henry
king of England, and to his heirs; that you will honour and acknowledge
him as king of France, without opposition, as your true king, and obey
him as such,--promising henceforward to obey none other as king of
France, excepting king Charles, at present on the throne.
'Thirdly, you will not afford assistance or advice to any conspiracies
that may tend to the death of the said king Henry, to the loss of his
limbs, or to the diminution of his estate or dignity; but should you
know of any such conspiracies, you will prevent them from taking effect
as much as shall in you lie, and you shall inform the said king of
England thereof by messages or letters. And you will swear generally to
observe punctually all the different articles of this treaty of peace
between our said lord king Charles and Henry king of England, without
any fraud, deception, or mental reservation whatever, and that you
will resist and oppose any one who may any way attempt to infringe
them.
'These oaths we will and command all our vassals of every rank and
condition to take, and swear to the maintaining the peace without
infringing it in the smallest degree. You and your clerks will
punctually transmit to us certificates of the above oaths having been
solemnly taken in your presence. And we ordain, that any number of
you, from nine to three persons, be a sufficient court to receive such
oaths, for which these presents shall be your authority.
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