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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 — John Shaqi

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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

Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453

King Charles departs from Rome with his
  army for Naples. What passed on his
  march                                                  422




HERE BEGINNETH

THE ELEVENTH VOLUME

OF THE

CHRONICLES

OF

_ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET_.




CHAP. I.

 THE KING THANKS THE PARISIANS FOR THEIR LOYALTY AND COURAGE,
 CONFIRMS THEIR PRIVILEGES, AND OFFERS THEM NEW ONES.--HE RESTORES
 SIR ROBERT D'ESTOUTEVILLE TO THE PROVOSTSHIP OF PARIS.--HE DISPLACES
 SOME AND APPOINTS OTHERS TO FILL THEIR OFFICES, AND THEN GOES TO
 ORLEANS.--CHARLES, THE KING'S BROTHER, IS RECEIVED BY THE NORMANS AS
 THEIR DUKE.--THE KING GOES INTO NORMANDY.--OTHER EVENTS.


The Monday following, sir Robert d'Estouteville[1], knight, lord of
Beyne, who had been provost of Paris during the former reign,--but
the king had deprived him of that office, and given it to Jacques de
Villiers, lord of l'Isle-Adam,--who was now restored by him to the
provostship. He presided this day at the town-house, and the watchword
for the night was given to him as provost of Paris.

On the Tuesday, the king supped at the town-hall, where was a handsome
service of flesh and fish,--and many of the nobility, with their
ladies, were invited to meet him. Before supper, the king addressed
some of the heads of the wards, who were come thither for the purpose,
and said, that he thanked them all, generally and individually, for
their great loyalty, and the services they had done him; that, in
return, he was disposed to do every thing possible for them; and that
as he had, during the war, remitted several imposts, which some might
think was done from the necessity he was then in for their assistance
and support, and that after a peace he would renew them, he therefore
declared that such was not his intention, for that he had, from his
great affection, freely remitted them, never to be renewed,--and that
if there were any other things they wished from him, they need only
mention them, and he would grant their requests. He added, that he
should leave in their town the lord de Beyne as their provost, to whom
they would pay the same obedience as to himself, because he had well
served him at the affair of Montlehery, and for other causes, which he
told to the provost des marchands, and to the sheriffs of the city of
Paris. He begged of them to be always true and loyal to him and to the
crown of France, without any partiality being found in their town.

This day, the natural daughter to the king was betrothed to the bastard
of Bourbon; and, after supper, dancings and other amusements took
place: the lord bastard there danced and made good cheer.

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