The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 10 [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
The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 10 [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. 10 [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
'On their landing, the English commander was to send the herald
Huntingdon to the duke to make him acquainted with their numbers and
plans, that he might take measures to act in concert with them. The
duke particularly insisted, when he sent Huntingdon to England, that
king Henry should bring with him as much money as possible; and that he
should deliver at Bruges, or elsewhere, twenty thousand crowns, or at
least ten thousand, at his disposal, should be there deposited without
loss of time, and not longer than a month after their landing, for him
to pay his men, and put his artillery on a respectable footing; for he
charged the herald to say, that on their landing they would find part
of his artillery at Alençon or Domfront.
'The said d'Alençon confessed that he had promised, on oath, to
Huntingdon, that he would punctually perform the engagements he had
entered into with the enemies of our realm; and he made this herald
swear that he would tell all these things to the duke of York, Richard
Woodville, and James Hay, and that he would reveal them to none others
but them.
'That our enemies might not have any doubts of the truth of the above
engagements, the said d'Alençon gave to Huntingdon, on his departure,
credential letter addressed to the duke of York, signed with an N,
with a stroke through it, containing as follows; 'Gentlemen, have the
goodness to believe what the bearer of this shall tell you from me. I
thank you for your kind intentions, and it shall not be my fault if
they be not farther strengthened.' In saying this, our said nephew
had well remembered that he had given to Huntingdon the fullest
information respecting his own affairs, as well as those of our
kingdom, in order to accomplish his designs, and then had sent him to
England.
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