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The memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Volume 2 (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 2 (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.

Name: The memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Volume 2 (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.
Author: Commynes, Philippe de

Commynes, Philippe de

France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589

CH. XVII.—How the Duke of Orleans and his Army were delivered
    upon Terms of Accommodation from the dire Misery they suffered
    during their being besieged in Novara; and of the Arrival of
    the Swiss that came to the Relief of the King and the said Duke
    of Orleans                                                         242

  CH. XVIII.—How Peace was concluded between the King and the
    Duke of Orleans on the one Part, and the League on the other;
    and of the Conditions and Articles contained in that Treaty of
    Peace                                                              245

  CH. XIX.—How the King sent the Lord of Argenton to Venice
    again, to invite the Venetians to accept the Terms of Peace
    that were offered, which the Venetians refused; and of the
    Tricks and Jugglings of the Duke of Milan                          248

  CH. XX.—How the King forgot those that were left behind at
    Naples, upon his Return into France; and of the Dauphin’s
    Death, which was a great Affliction to the King and Queen          253

  CH. XXI.—How the King received News of the Loss of the Castle
    of Naples; of the selling of the Towns belonging to the
    Florentines to several Persons; of the Treaty of Atella in
    Apulia, much to the Prejudice of the French; and of the Death
    of Ferrand, King of Naples                                         257

  CH. XXII.—How several Plots were formed (in Favour of our King)
    by some of the Italian Princes, not only for the Recovery of
    Naples, but for the Destruction of the Duke of Milan; how they
    miscarried for want of Supplies; and how another Design against
    Genoa came to the same ill End                                     264

  CH. XXIII.—Of certain Differences that arose between Charles
    King of France and Ferrand King of Castile; and the Ambassadors
    who were sent by both of them to accommodate the Affair            269

  CH. XXIV.—A Digression concerning the Fortunes and Misfortunes
    which happened to the House of Castile in the Author’s Time        277

  CH. XXV.—Of the magnificent Building which King Charles began
    not long before his Death; his good Inclination to reform the
    Church, the Laws, the Treasury, and himself; and how he died
    suddenly in this Resolution in his Castle at Amboise               281

  CH. XXVI.—How holy Friar Jerome was burned at Florence by the
    Malice and Solicitation of the Pope, and several Venetians and
    Florentines who were his Enemies                                   284

  CH. XXVII.—Of the Obsequies and Funeral of King Charles VIII.,
    and the Coronation of his Successor Louis XII.; with the
    Genealogies of the Kings of France to King Louis XII.              287

                        THE SCANDALOUS CHRONICLE.

The memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Volume 2 (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.

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