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
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
Page 385. line 2 from the bottom. _Him_.] The motive assigned by
Heuterus for this extraordinary display of friendship in the duke
towards the dauphin, is the hope "that this young prince, bound by the
_immensity_ of the obligation, would, on his accession to the throne,
be the firm friend of his son Charles, and of the Belgian states.
But, adds the historian, it is in vain that benefits are heaped on men
of a depraved disposition, as king Charles himself prophecied in the
following words. You know not, duke Philip, the nature of this savage
animal. You cherish a wolf who will one day tear your sheep to pieces.
Remember the fable of the countryman, who in compassion to a viper
which he found half frozen in the fields, brought it to his house,
and warmed it by his fireside, till it turned round and hissed at its
preserver." (Heuterus.)
Page 386. line 6. _Count of St Pol._] Thibaut de Luxembourg, lord
of Fiennes, younger son of Peter I. count of Brienne and St Paul,
married Philippa of Melun, daughter of John lord of Antoing, by whom
he had issue James lord of Fiennes, and count of Gaure, &c. Philip,
cardinal, and bishop of Mans, Francis viscount of Martigues, and
several daughters. It may be doubtful from what motive he embraced the
ecclesiastical profession, since a life of poverty was certainly not
included in his intention. He was made bishop of Mans and abbot of Igni
and Orcan and was prevented by death from wearing the cardinal's hat,
which was designed for him by pope Sixtus IV. 1st September, 1477.
Page 387. line 13. _Duke of Burgundy._] Charles duke of Bourbon, by his
marriage with Agnes of Burgundy, daughter of John the Fearless, had a
numerous issue, of whom the eldest succeeded to his duchy by the title
of John the Second, and was surnamed the good. Of the other children,
Charles was archbishop of Clermont; Lewis, bishop of Liege; Peter was
duke of Bourbon after the death of his brother, John II. His five
daughters were married respectively to the dukes of Calabria, Burgundy,
Gueldres, Savoy, and the prince of Orange.
Page 388. line 12. _Lord de Quievrain._] Philip de Croy, lord of
Quievrain, eldest son of John count of Chimay.
Page 388. line 13. _Lord d'Aymeries._] Anthony de Rollin, lord of
Aymeries. A particular account of this dispute is given by Heuterus, by
which it appears that Monstrelet's statement is very correct.
Page 390. line 5 from the bottom. _Safety._] In vol. x. chapter XV. the
very same accident which is here made to befal the dauphin, is also
recorded to have happened to the count de Charolois when hunting with
the dauphin after his accession to the throne. Qu. Has not Monstrelet
made the two stories out of one?
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