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.
Commynes, Philippe de
France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589
4. The most Christian king and the archduke reserve to
themselves the liberty of recovering any rights in an amicable
way, and by course of law, to such matters as are not adjusted
by this peace.
5. The counties of Burgundy, Artois, and Charolois, and the
lordship of Noyers, with all their appurtenances, shall be
delivered up to the King of the Romans, as guardian to his son
the archduke; and also the towns and castles of Hesdin, Aire,
and Bethune, now in possession of the King of France, shall be
deposited in the hands of the Marshal des Querdes, who shall
keep them without any charge to the archduke, save the usual
profits taken by the commanders of the said places; and he
shall take an oath to both the king and archduke for the due
maintenance of their several rights, and shall keep no guard
therein, that may be prejudicial to either party; who shall
engage not to force him thereunto on either side: and if they
do, he shall then be discharged of all his oaths, till the
archduke shall arrive at the age of twenty, which will be on
St. John Baptist’s Eve, in 1498.
6. The archduke, after he is of age, having done homage to the
king in due form, those towns and places shall be given up to
him by the marshal or others appointed to do it, and to have
the command therein.
7. The officers shall continue in their places, having
commissions from the archduke till he comes of age and does
homage.
8. As to the city of Arras, its revenue and temporalities, it
shall be deposited in the hands of the bishop and chapter,
to whom it belongs, under the ordinary jurisdiction of the
bailiwick of Amiens, in the usual manner; and as to the
captainship, which is in the king’s disposal, he shall be
content to appoint the person that now is, or shall be,
nominated by the archduke till of age, under the usual
obligations; but the city shall be entirely in the king’s
power, when the archduke comes of age.
9. The houses of Flanders, Artois, and Conflans, in and near
Paris, shall be delivered to the archduke.
10. The archduke shall not be obliged to do homage till he is
of age; but the king shall, at the same time, enjoy his usual
rights and prerogatives.
11. The counties of Maconnois, Auxerrois, and Bar-sur-Seine,
shall be enjoyed by the king, till the pretensions of the
claimants are decided.
12. Whatever rights the archduke pretends to have acquired by
the treaty of 1482, shall remain in being, and the king shall
be free to controvert the same.
13. The ecclesiastical preferments conferred by the king in
Artois, Burgundy, Charolois, and Noyers, shall remain as they
are.
14. Free commerce shall be restored both by sea and land,
and on fresh waters, paying the usual customs due before the
breaking out of the war.
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