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
The next morning the two princes took their leave one of another, and
with very kind and obliging language they parted. The king returned to
Paris under the guard of the 200 men-at-arms that he had ordered for that
purpose; which removed the suspicion the count had conceived of their
coming. The count took the road towards Compiègne and Noyon, and as he
went, all the towns were opened to him by the king’s particular command.
From thence he marched to Amiens, and received homage from that and all
the towns upon the Somme, and what formerly belonged to him in Picardy
was restored to him by virtue of the peace; for which places the king
(as I said before) had paid 400,000 crowns of gold not quite nine months
before.[160] Having despatched his business there, he marched towards
the country of Liege[161], for that state had made war for five or six
months upon his father (during his absence) in the counties of Namur
and Brabant, and had done some mischief in those parts; but, being in
winter, he could not make any considerable progress: yet he burnt several
villages, and made some small incursions into the territories of the
Liegeois: but a peace[162] was concluded between them, and the Liegeois
were obliged, upon the penalty of a great sum of money, to observe it;
after which the Count of Charolois returned into Brabant.[163]
_A Treaty of Peace concluded at St. Maur-des-Fossés between the
Dukes of Normandy, Bretagne, Calabria, and Lorraine, Charles
of Burgundy, the Count of Charolois, the Dukes of Bourbonnois
and Auvergne, the Duke of Nemours, the Counts of Armagnac, St.
Paul, Albret, and Dunois, and Louis XI. of France. October 29.
1465._
1. All hostilities are to cease entirely between the parties,
their subjects, and vassals, and a firm peace and tranquillity
to be restored.
2. No reparation shall be required, upon the account of these
divisions, from the said lords, their subjects, vassals, and
adherents, or prosecutions made by law against them, but they
shall live peaceably both within and without the kingdom,
without molestation from the king or the said lords.
3. The said lords shall not, upon the account of what is past,
renew the war, either by themselves or others, but continue
faithful to the king.
4. The king on his part shall be under the same obligations.
5. The subjects, vassals, and adherents of both parties
shall return to the peaceable possession of their houses and
inheritances, whether within or without the kingdom, and so
remain without any cessions or donations to the contrary.
6. All moveable goods shall be restored to those they belonged
to before the said troubles; as also all such as have been
taken away during the truce.
7. The cities and communities which took part with either side
shall no ways be molested and damaged in their privileges, or
otherwise, on that account.
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