CHAP. XIV. The French are near taking the castle of Rouen 59 CHAP. XV. The French take the castle of Dommart in Ponthieu, and carry off the lord de Dommart prisoner 64 CHAP. XVI. Sir Thomas Kiriel, an Englishman, is appointed governor of the castle of Clermont in the Beauvoisis 66 CHAP. XVII. The inhabitants of Chauny-sur-Oise destroy the castle of their town 68 CHAP. XVIII. The city of Chartres is conquered by king Charles's party 70 CHAP. XIX. The cardinal of Santa Croce is sent by the pope to France, to endeavour to make peace between the contending parties 76 CHAP. XX. The English conquer the bulwark at Lagny-sur-Marne 78 CHAP. XXI. Philibert de Vaudray, governor of Tonnerre, and the lord d'Amont wait on the duke of Bedford to serve him 81 CHAP. XXII. The duke of Bedford marches a large force to Lagny-sur-Marne, to support the English and Burgundians who had remained there, but retires without making any conquest 83 CHAP. XXIII. The commonalty of Ghent rise against their magistrates 89 CHAP. XXIV. Sir John bastard of St Pol and the lord de Humieres are taken prisoners by the French 91 CHAP. XXV. Great disorders are committed by the French in the Amiennois, Santerre and Vimeu 92 CHAP. XXVI. The heir of Commercy takes the town of Ligny in the Barrois, belonging to sir John de Luxembourg 94 CHAP. XXVII. The Burgundians, under pretence of being English, gain the castle of La Boue, near to Laon. Other matters 96 CHAP. XXVIII. Friar Thomas goes to Rome.--He is burnt there 98 CHAP. XXIX. The death of the duchess of Bedford 100 CHAP. XXX. Some of the French captains cross the river Somme and overrun Artois 101 CHAP. XXXI. A benedictine monk attempts to gain the castle of St Angelo at Rome 102 CHAP. XXXII. A peace is concluded between the duke of Bar and the count de Vaudemont 105 CHAP. XXXIII. The duchess of Burgundy is brought to bed of a son in the town of Ghent 106 CHAP. XXXIV. A peace concluded between the duke of Bar and the counts de St Pol and de Ligny 107