The memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b Containing the histories of Louis XI. and Charles VIII., Kings of France, and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. To which is added the Scandalous chronicle, or, secret history of Louis XI., by Jean de Troyes.Commynes, Philippe de
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The memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b Containing the histories of Louis XI. and Charles VIII., Kings of France, and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. To which is added the Scandalous chronicle, or, secret history of Louis XI., by Jean de Troyes.
Commynes, Philippe de
France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589
7. As to the limits of the duchy of Burgundy, and also the
other towns and villages of the counties of Mâconnois,
Auxerrois, and Bar-sur-Seine, which the duke does not entirely
enjoy, nor in the manner he ought, according to the form of the
said treaty, the said ambassadors insist he may be put into the
peaceable possession of the said towns, villages, and other
rights conveyed to him by the said treaty, that he may enjoy
the profits of them, and that satisfaction be made to him in
reference to the profits received by the king’s officers, since
the time they were transferred, and stoppage had been made of
them; and to this end the said ambassadors require that four
commissioners be appointed—viz., two on either side, who shall
be empowered to go to such places on the duke’s account, in
order to inform themselves fully concerning his pretensions, if
information has not already been given, and thereupon make a
declaration of the rights of the said duke, that he may really,
and out of hand, enjoy the same, according to the form of the
said treaty of Arras, without any farther process or law-suit,
on remitting the same to the cognizance of the king, or any of
his officers.
“The king is content, on his part, to appoint four
commissioners to decide the matters in dispute, with as many
nominated by the duke; and if these eight cannot do it, it
shall be left to three on each side; and if these cannot effect
the matter, each party shall appoint two, who shall determine
the differences, according to the form prescribed in the said
article.”
8. As to the troubles and molestations given about the
granaries belonging to the duke by the said treaty of Arras,
and the restraint put upon several of his subjects in the
country of Burgundy, Mâconnois, Charolois, Bar-sur-Seine, and
Auxerrois, to take salt elsewhere than from the said granaries,
contrary to the form of the said treaty of Arras, to his great
detriment, the ambassadors desire these grievances may likewise
be effectually redressed.
“The king fully agrees to this, and commissioners may be
appointed to inquire into the defaults, and redress them as in
the preceding article.”
9. The ambassadors farther remonstrate about some lands,
places, and villages, situate in the bailiwicks and
jurisdictions of Mâconnois and St. Gengon, and some others in
the county of Auxerrois, and others of Bar-sur-Seine, belonging
to the said duke by the treaty of Arras, the enjoyment of which
has been denied him.
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