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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 09 [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. 09 [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. 09 [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. IX.

  LONDON:

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

  1810.

CONTENTS

OF

_THE NINTH VOLUME_.

                                                         PAGE

  CHAP. I.

  The king of France, being satisfied that
  the English had broken the truce, declares
  War against them. Verneuil is
  taken by a miller, whom an Englishman
  had beaten                                                1

  CHAP. II.

  The count de St Pol appears before Nogent,
  which surrenders to him. The capture
  of Point-audemer                                          7

  CHAP. III.

  The English invade Scotland twice, and
  are as many times repulsed. The tower
  of Verneuil surrenders to the king of
  France. Other matters                                    10

  CHAP. IV.

  The king of France summons Mantes to
  surrender, which it does, and is taken
  possession of, in the name of the king,
  by the count de Dunois, his lieutenant-general           17

  CHAP. V.

  The king of France makes his entry into
  Verneuil. The reception he receives. The
  seneschal of Poitou undertakes an expedition
  against the castle of Loigny. It surrenders
  to the king, and several English are
  taken in it. Vernon surrenders to the
  king                                                     20

  CHAP. VI.

  The king of France comes to the town
  of Evreux, where he is handsomely received,
  and goes thence to Louviers.
  The castle of Anjou submits to the king.
  Gournay surrenders also. John Howel
  yields up the castle of La Roche-Guyon
  to its lord, and turns to the French                     27

  CHAP. VII.

  The counts of Eu and of St Pol take by
  storm the new castle of Nicorps. The
  castle surrenders on terms. The count
  de Dunois gains the castle of Harcourt                   33

  CHAP. VIII.

  The duke of Brittany and the constable
  of France enter Normandy with a great
  army and lay siege to St Lo, which
  surrenders to them, as do many other
  small places. The town of Carentan
  surrenders also                                          37

  CHAP. IX.

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