France, the marshal of, goes to England to the assistance of the prince of Wales, i. 103 the duke of Burgundy's petition relative to the internal state of, i. 141 the clergy of, summoned to meet the king on the subject of church union, i. 176 the prelates and clergy of, summoned to Paris, i. 325 a reformation in the finances of, resolved on, ii. 146 a tax is laid on the clergy of, by pope John, ii. 234 a civil war breaks out in several parts of, ii. 278 France, report respecting the abuses in the government of, iii. 98 the ringleaders of the rioters are banished from, iii. 242 propositions for restoring peace to the kingdom, iii. 196 a heavy tax is laid on the kingdom, with the consequences of it, iv. 218 the queen of, is banished, iv. 279 the queen of, escapes from Tours, and follows the duke of Burgundy, iv. 360 the queen writes several letters on behalf of the duke of Burgundy, iv. 362 depreciation of the coin of, v. 259, 306 a rigorous tax is imposed for a new coinage, v. 313 poetical complainings of the commonalty and labourers of, v. 352 a great pestilence and depravity in, vii. 139 the poor people of, are very much distressed, vii. 392 a great famine in, viii. 65 Francis, count of Angoulême, betrothed to the princess Claude of France, xii. 104 sent to command against the Swiss, xii. 149 succeeds Louis XI. on the throne of France, xii. 171 concludes a treaty with the archduke, xii. 172 makes his public entry into various cities, xii. 175 marches into Italy, xii. 176 pursues the Swiss with his whole army, xii. 179 Francis, defeats their army at Marignano, xii. 181 subdues Milan and reduces the castle, xii. 191 holds a conference with Leo X. at Bologna, and returns to France, xii. 195 concludes a treaty of peace with the archduke king of Spain, xii. 205 received at Paris with demonstrations of joy, xii. 206 Frederick, duke of Austria, is crowned emperor, and married at Rome to the daughter of the king of Portugal, ix. 190 Frederic, styling himself king of Naples, comes to France, xii. 15 dies, xii. 102 French, offer battle to the Burgundians, after their defeat at Compiègne, which is refused, vi. 393 are nearly taking the castle of Rouen, vii. 59 commit great disorders in the Amiennois, &c. vii. 92 some captains cross the Somme, and overrun Artois, vii. 101 won the town of St Valery, vii. 114 overrun and pillage the country of the duke of Burgundy after the peace or Arras, vii. 300 Fresnoy surrenders to the duke d'Alençon, ix. 49 Fronsac, siege of, by the count de Dunois, ix. 166 Frost, a very long and severe one, at Paris, i. 204 G. Galilee, the prince of, vi. 185 Gaieta, siege of, vii. 237 taken by the French troops under Charles VIII. xii. 10 Gaillon castle submits to Charles VII. ix. 88