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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 06 [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 — John Shaqi

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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 06 [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. 06 [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

THE

 CHRONICLES

 OF

 ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET.

 _H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars, London_

 THE

 CHRONICLES

 OF

 ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET;

 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.

 _A HISTORY OF FAIR EXAMPLE, AND OF GREAT PROFIT TO THE
 FRENCH_,

 _Beginning at the Year_ MCCCC. _where that of Sir JOHN
 FROISSART finishes, and ending  at the Year_ MCCCCLXVII. _and
 continued by others to the Year_ MDXVI.

 TRANSLATED

 BY THOMAS JOHNES, ESQ.

 IN THIRTEEN VOLUMES.... VOL. VI.

 LONDON:

 PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, PATERNOSTER-ROW;
 AND J. WHITE AND CO. FLEET-STREET.

 1810.

CONTENTS

OF

_THE SIXTH VOLUME_.

                                                         PAGE

  CHAP. I.

  Charles VI. king of France, dies in his hôtel
  of St Pol, and is interred at Saint Denis
  with his ancestors                                          1

  CHAP. II.

  Information of the death of king Charles
  the well-beloved is carried to his only son
  Charles the dauphin. Other matters                          8

  CHAP. III.

  Charles the dauphin is crowned king of
  France, in consequence of his father's
  death                                                      11

  CHAP. IV.

  The Parisians send an embassy to England, to
  young king Henry and to his ministers.
  Other matters                                              13

  CHAP. V.

  The captains of king Charles assemble in
  great numbers to raise the siege of Meulan.
  The duke of Bedford treats with
  the garrison                                               17

  CHAP. VI.

  A copy of the treaty of Meulan                             19

  CHAP. VII.

  The French take the fortress of Dommart in
  Ponthieu by scalado. And many other
  events                                                     24

  CHAP. VIII.

  The dukes of Bedford, Burgundy and
  Brittany, meet at Amiens, and form a
  triple alliance                                            29

  CHAP. IX.

  Poton de Saintrailles and Lyonnel de Wandonne
  perform a combat at arms at Arras,
  in the presence of the duke of Burgundy                    35

  CHAP. X.

  The earl of Salisbury besieges the castle of
  Mont-Aquilon, which surrenders to him.
  Other matters                                              39

  CHAP. XI.

  King Charles of France has the town of
  Crevant besieged by the constable of
  Scotland and the count de Ventadour                        43

  CHAP. XII.

  Many events briefly spoken of                              51

  CHAP. XIII.

  Sir James de Harcourt holds a conference
  with sir Raoul le Bouteiller for the surrender
  of Crotoy                                                  55

  CHAP. XIV.

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