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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 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

Name: 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
Author: Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

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As he mounted the steps, he met the lord de Gaucourt and Hesselin,
who saluted him, and bade him welcome. The constable returned their
salutes, and, when at the top, was led to the 'tour criminelle' of the
court of parliament, where he found the lord chancellor, who addressed
him nearly as follows:--'My lord of St Pol, you have hitherto been
reputed a knight of the utmost courage and fortitude: since that has
been your character, you will now have greater need to display it
than ever.' He then added, 'My lord, you must take from your neck the
collar of the king's order, which you now wear.' The count replied,
that he would willingly do so, and applied his hand to take it off his
neck; but as it was fastened by a pin behind, he desired St Pierre
to aid him, which he did. He then kissed it, and delivered it to the
chancellor. He was then asked by the chancellor for the sword which
had been given him when he was created constable: he replied, that he
had it not,--for when he was arrested, and carried to the bastile,
every thing was taken from him but what he now appeared in. The
chancellor held him excused for not producing the sword, and departed.

Immediately after came master John de Poupaincourt, one of the
presidents of the court of parliament, and spoke as follows:--'My
lord, you know, that, by the king's orders, you have been confined in
the bastile for certain crimes that have been laid to your charge.
These crimes have been inquired into, and you have been heard, and
you have put in your answers and justification. But after long and
mature deliberations on the evidence on both sides, I am to declare to
you, that in the judgement of the court, you have been guilty of high
treason, and, in consequence, are sentenced to death by the said court,
without delay,--that is to say, you are to be beheaded in the course
of the day, in front of the town-house of this city,--and all your
effects, personal and real, are confiscated to the king's use, together
with all your lordships, and every sort of inheritance, hereditary or
acquired.'

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