The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 11 [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. 11 [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
The queen and princesses came likewise to Rouen,--and the king remained
there with the earl of Warwick the space of twelve days, when the earl
returned to England. On his departure, the king sent with him the lord
admiral, the bishop of Laon, master John Poupaincourt his minister,
master Olivier le Roux, and others. During his stay at Rouen, the king
made him many rich presents; such as pieces of gold plate, and a cup of
gold ornamented with precious stones: the lord de Bourbon presented him
also with a handsome diamond ring,--and the whole of the expenses of
himself and his attendants were defrayed by the king, from his landing
at Harfleur to his re-embarkation. The king, on his departure returned
to Chartres, where he made some stay.
In the month of June, in this year, died Philip duke of Burgundy, in
the town of Bruges: his body was afterward carried to Dijon, and
interred at the carthusian convent. But this has been fully described
in the last chapter of the chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet.
The king while at Chartres, ordered the inhabitants of Paris to have
banners made, for their respective professions and trades to range
themselves under: each banner to have a leader and a deputy-leader,
who were to have the management and care of them; and those enrolled
under their governance were to be armed in jackets, brigandines, light
helmets, and other sorts of offensive and defensive armour, according
to their several stations, as well tradesmen as officers, nobles,
merchants, churchmen, and persons of other ranks, which was done.
In this same month of June, the king summoned before him at Mellay,
near Chartres, some of the principal persons in Paris, among whom was
master John Boulenger, president in the court of parliament, master
Henry de Livres, counsellor in the said court, sir John Clerbout,
master-general of the mint, Jacques Rabours, procurator of the town
of Paris, master Eustache Milet, another counsellor in the aforesaid
court, Nicholas Laurens, Guillaume Roger, Jean de Hacqueville, and
other principal merchants, whom the king sent to his council at
Chartres, where they remained some time.
About this time, two persons, called Robert de la Motte and Jean Raoul,
had been long detained prisoners, on the accusation of a monk of Saint
Lo, at Rouen, named master Pierre le Marêchal, who had charged them,
and others, with being enemies to the king, and with having conspired
against his life. These charges he could not however, prove,--and they
were found to be nothing but lies; on which the accuser was sentenced
to death, and was accordingly drowned the 14th day of July. De la
Motte, Raoul, and the others, were acquitted, and sent to their homes.
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