THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET. _H. Bryer, Printer, Bridge-Street, Blackfriers, 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. VIII. LONDON: PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, PATERNOSTER ROW; AND J. WHITE AND CO. FLEET-STREET. 1810. CONTENTS OF _THE EIGHTH VOLUME_. PAGE CHAP. I. James I. king of Scotland is murdered in his bed-chamber during the night by his uncle the earl of Athol.--Other matters 1 CHAP. II. La Hire, Poton, with many other french captains, are near taking Rouen. They are attacked and defeated by the English, who surprise them in their quarters 11 CHAP. III. The town of Bruges rebels against its lord and his officers.--A great conflict and slaughter is the consequence 13 CHAP. IV. The bastard de la Hire makes an excursion through the countries of Peronne, Roye, and Mondidier, where he commits great waste 23 CHAP. V. King Charles of France orders his captains to reconquer some towns and castles from the English.--He marches in person against Montereau-faut-Yonne, and recaptures it 25 CHAP. VI. The men of Bruges make frequent excursions from their town, and lay the low countries under contributions 31 CHAP. VII. The English recover the town of Fêcamp in Normandy 33 CHAP. VIII. The lord d'Offemont makes La Hire his prisoner while he was playing at ball at Beauvais 35 CHAP. IX. Charles king of France makes his first entry into Paris after its reduction,--the preparations for it 39 CHAP. X. The commonalty of Bruges become more moderate in their proceedings, and send ambassadors to the duke of Burgundy to sue for peace 47 CHAP. XI.