Chapter L

Lagny-sur-Marne, the bulwark at, is conquered by the English, vii. 76
the duke of Bedford marches to the aid of, vii. 83

La Hire made prisoner, v. 259

La Hire, Estienne de Vignolles, takes Louviers, vi. 327

La Hire, and others overrun Artois and Cambresis, vii. 145
treacherously makes the lord d'Auffemont a prisoner, vii. 177
gains the castle of Breteuil, in the Beauvoisis, by storm, vii. 182
takes the old fort of Amiens, vii. 192
he and several others defeat the earl of Arundel, vii. 197
a truce is agreed on between him and the Burgundians, vii. 208
overruns and forages the country of the duke of Burgundy during
the convention at Arras, vii. 234
conquers Gisors, and loses it soon afterwards, vii. 342
is wounded at the siege of Calais, vii. 362
conquers the town and castle of Soissons, vii. 395
is nearly taking Rouen, but is defeated, viii. 11
commits great waste in several counties, viii. 33
is taken prisoner, viii. 35
is liberated and goes to the king, viii. 37
makes excursions into Germany, viii. 107
dies, viii. 342

Lalain, sir James de, makes an inroad to the walls of Ghent, ix. 240
is slain before Poulcres, ix. 262

Lallier, Michel, his wife reveals the conspiracy at Paris, iv. 220

La Mothe, the town of, is taken by storm by the bastard
of Bourbon, viii. 177

Lancelot, or Ladislaus, king of Naples, invades Florence, ii. 103

Lancelot de Lisle, sir, is slain at the siege of Orleans, vi. 239

Laon, the French are defeated at, vii. 143

La Réole, siege of, by Charles VII. viii. 340

La Roche-Guyon, siege of, v. 112

Laws have double meaning, i. 268

Lau, the lord du, arrested and imprisoned because in disguise, xi. 19
falls into disgrace with the king and is confined in the castle
of Usson, xi. 52
escapes, xi. 69

Launoy, the lord de, receives many favours from king Louis XI. x. 135

Laurens du Puy, ordered to be arrested by the queen of France,
and is drowned in attempting to escape, iv. 259

Lectoure regained from the count d'Armagnac, xi. 147
burnt and razed to the ground, _ib._

Le Bourg castle, siege of, ix. 163

Leger, John, put to death at Rouen, iv. 281

Leigny les-Chastiniers castle destroyed by the duke of Burgundy, vi. 396

Lens, sir Charles de, arrested, iii. 213

Leo X. pope, succeeds Julius II. xii. 142
sends Prospero Colonna with a force to join the emperor
Maximilian, xii. 177
holds a conference with Francis I. at Bologna, xii. 195

Lore, the lady Ambrose de, widow of sir Robert d'Estouteville,
dies, xi. 64

Libourne taken by the French, ix. 305

Liege, the bishop of, ejected for refusing to be consecrated
as a churchman, i. 176

Liege, the bishop of, takes arms against the Liegeois, i. 178
many of the inhabitants of, beheaded and drowned, ii. 40
meeting for settling the affairs of, ii. 44
the town of, destroyed, xi. 78

Liegeois, the, arm against the Hainaulters, i. 177
resolve to combat the duke of Burgundy and John of Bavaria, ii. 25, 26
surrender themselves to the dukes of Burgundy and Holland, ii 38
raise a large army, and invade Namur, vi. 352
peace between them and the duke of Burgundy, vii. 112
enter into an alliance with Louis XI. against the duke of
Burgundy and the count de Charolois, x. 268
lay siege to the town of Luxembourg, _ib._
discomfited at Montenac, x. 285
obtain a truce with the count de Charolois, x. 308
recommence the war against the duke of Burgundy, x. 301
besiege the town of Huys, proceedings of the duke against them, xi. 46

Lievin Nevelin, doctor, ambassador from the college of cardinals
to the duke of Burgundy, iv. 352

Lignac, sir Philip de, endeavours to make peace between the
duke of Berry and the king, iii. 63

Ligne, the lord de, in Hainault, taken prisoner at the battle
of Azincourt, iv. 194

Ligny en Barrois, siege of the town and castle of, v. 207

Ligny, the count de, and others, keep the appointed day at
Villiers le Carbonnel, vii. 141

Lihons, invaded and pillaged, iv. 231
the English commit great depredations at, viii. 183

Lindsay, sir Walter, killed at the battle of Verneuil, vi. 94

Lion, a tame one, kept by a gentleman of Auvergne, escapes
and does much mischief, x. 303

L'Isle-Adam, the lord, submits to the duke of Burgundy, iv. 332
he and the lord de Croy lead an expedition toward the
Auxerrois, v. 178
is sent to garrison Joigny, v. 224
is reproved by Henry V. for looking that monarch in
the face, v. 224
is arrested, by orders of the duke of Exeter, v. 261
is liberated, vi. 9
turns against the English, vii. 309
enters Paris, which submits to the king, vii. 327
is slain at Bruges, viii. 18

Lisieux, the city of, is taken by the count de Dunois, ix. 17

Lithuania, the king of, invades Prussia, ii. 154

Limbourg, duchy of, i. 113.

Loigny castle, taken by the seneschal of Poitou, ix. 20

Lombards and Gascons, teach their military horses certain
strange movements, ii. 205

London, the populace of, rise against the king's officers, viii. 431

Longueval, the lord de, conquers the castle of Aumale, vi. 299
turns to the king's party, vi. 85

Longueval, sir Arthur, enters St Quentin in the name of Louis XI. xi. 108

Longueval, John de, seizes the towns of Arleux and Crevecoeur for
the bastard of Burgundy, x. 226

Lorraine, the duke of, with the lords de Ront and de Heilly,
attack and defeat a party from Bourges, iii. 62

Lorraine, the duke of, opposes the duke of Burgundy at Morat in
Swisserland, and in the county of Romont, xi. 235
recovers the town of Nancy, xi. 238
destroys the Burgundian army, the duke of Burgundy slain, xi. 247, 252
reduces the duchy and county of Burgundy to the king, xi. 255

Louis, the dauphin, is persuaded to join in a conspiracy against the
government of Charles VII. viii. 190
returns to the court to seek pardon, viii. 193
some of his men invade Burgundy, viii. 377

Louis de Valois, dauphin of France, takes refuge with duke Philip
of Burgundy, ix. 383
accompanies the duke to Bruges, and is honourably received, ix. 402

Louis XI. crowned at Rheims, x. 73
makes his public entry into Paris, x. 77, 83
takes leave of the duke of Burgundy and leaves Paris for Amboise, x. 85
abolishes the pragmatic sanction, x. 94
grants succours to queen Margaret of England, x. 119
makes a progress through his kingdom to examine the state of it, x. 127

Louis XI. repurchases the towns on the Somme from the duke
of Burgundy, x. 132
summons the count de Saint Pol, and the lord de Genly to appear
before him, x. 136
comes to Arras and Tournay, x. 153
comes to Hêdin, entertained by the duke of Burgundy, x. 166
summons deputies from the towns on the Somme, to Rouen, x. 174
appoints the count de Nevers governor of Picardy, and sends an
embassy to the duke of Burgundy at Lille, x. 175
orders Crevecoeur near Cambray to be taken possession of, x. 185
his correspondence with the duke of Bourbon, respecting the
flight of the duke of Berry, x. 216
publishes other letters throughout his realm, x. 219.
advance of the army of the count de Charolois, x. 236, 241
resolves to combat him, defeated at Montlehery, x. 244, 251
sends the bishop of Paris to negotiate, x. 257
leaves Paris for Rouen to recruit his army, x. 261
returns to Paris and procures a truce, x. 263
forms an alliance with the Liegeois against the duke of Burgundy
and the count de Charolois, x. 268
meets the count de Charolois at Conflans, x. 276
establishes a treaty of peace, x. 286
royal edict respecting what he had conceded to the count, x. 290

Louis XI. is present at a review of the count de Charolois'
army, x. 298
goes into, and retakes possession of the duchy of Normandy, x. 304
orders some of the lords of that country to be arrested and
drowned, x. 306
advances toward Angers to learn the intentions of his brother's
partisans, x. 377
enters the Bourbonnois and takes many towns and castles, x. 380
lays siege to Riom in Auvergne, x. 386
comes to Paris after the battle of Montlehery, x. 390
grants several favours to the inhabitants, x. 396
nobles arrive from Normandy to serve him against the
confederates, x. 417
confirms the privileges of the Parisians and offers them
new ones, xi. 2
goes to Orleans, xi. 5
proceeds to Normandy, meets the duke of Brittany at Caen, xi. 8
recovers the duchy of Normandy from his brother, xi. 11
sends ambassadors to England, xi. 17, 18
issues an edict against the English, xi. 20
sends commissioners to make reforms at Paris, xi. 24
appoints certain lords for the guard and defence of his realm, xi. 28
goes to Rouen to meet the earl of Warwick, xi. 32
orders the Parisians to have banners for the respective trades and
professions, _ib._

Louis XI. musters the banners without the walls of Paris, xi. 42
goes on a pilgrimage on foot to St Denis, xi. 44
gives letters to abolish the pragmatic sanction, xi. 47
concludes a truce with the count de Charolois, in which the Liegeois
are not included, xi. 54
sends commissioners to muster the banners, his army marches to oppose
the Bretons between Mans and Alençon, xi. 56
consents to the assembly of the three estates at Tours, xi. 60
goes to Meaux, xi. 67
substance of what passed between him and the dukes of Berry and
Brittany, xi. 71
concludes a peace with the duke of Burgundy, xi. 72
goes on a pilgrimage to Notre Dame of Halle, xi. 76
sends all the live game round Paris as a token of friendship to
the count de Foix, xi. 80
receives the king and queen of Sicily, is reconciled to his brother,
now duke of Guienne, xi. 90
summons the van and rear van to oppose Edward king of England, xi. 94
signs a peace with the duke of Brittany, xi. 101
orders a thanksgiving for the delivery of Henry VI. king of
England, xi. 106
his victories in Burgundy, Charolois and Picardy, xi. 112
goes to Paris and Orleans with the duke of Guienne and others, xi. 116

Louis XI. obtains indulgences for those who shall say Ave Maria
three times, xi. 124
sends commissioners to settle differences with the duke of
Burgundy, xi. 153
marries his eldest daughter to the lord de Beaujeu, xi. 156
discovers a plot for poisoning him, xi. 158
his edicts respecting the gens d'armes and coin, xi. 160, 161
an embassy arrives from the king of Arragon, xi. 164
reviews the Parisians, accompanied by the Arragonian ambassadors,
xi. 165
agrees to a truce with the duke of Burgundy, xi. 169
sends a large army to conquer Arragon, xi. 170
receives a summons from king Edward to restore to him the duchies
of Guienne and Normandy, xi. 174
good news from the army of Arragon, xi. 176
orders troops into the territories of the duke of Burgundy to
retaliate the damages done in contempt of the truce, xi. 179
concludes an alliance with the emperor of Germany, ambassadors
from Florence and the emperor, xi. 183
his prudent acts, takes Tronquoy, Mondidier and other places from
the Burgundians, xi. 184, 185
gives notice of the arrival of the English at Calais, and orders
his vassals to be in readiness, xi. 193
goes to Pecquigny, to hold a conference with the king of
England, xi. 195

Louis XI. agrees to a truce, pays king Edward seventy-five
thousand crowns, and promises an annual pension of fifty
thousand, xi. 197, 198
concludes a truce with the duke of Burgundy, xi. 201
his conversation with the count de Roussy, xi. 207
orders a council, and establishes certain taxes, xi. 223
meets the king of Sicily at Lyon, ransoms queen Margaret
of England, xi. 232
makes several pilgrimages, xi. 237
informed of the death of the duke of Burgundy, he makes a
pilgrimage of devotion, xi. 255
reduces Arras, Hêdin, and other towns and countries which the
duke had usurped in France, xi. 256
summons his parliament from Paris to Noyon to try the duke of
Nemours, xi. 262
on his return from Picardy sets at liberty the prisoner's
confined in the Châtelet, xi. 278
has twelve great bombards made, xi. 280
his troops gain the town of Condé from the Burgundians, xi. 291
amused and deceived by the duke of Austria, xi. 297
holds a council at Orleans for recovering the pragmatic
sanction, xi. 301
forms an alliance with the king of Castille, xi. 303
his preparations for war with Austria, xi. 309

Louis XI. several towns in Burgundy reduced to his obedience,
xi. 311
ambassadors arrive at Paris from Spain, xi. 312
defeats the duke of Austria near Therouenne, xi. 314
his troops are again successful and gain seventeen towns, xi. 317
an embassy from England, he issues a commission against the
duke of Bourbon, xi. 409
concludes a truce with the duke of Austria, xi. 320
sets cardinal Ballue at liberty, xi. 323
subsidizes a body of Swiss in lieu of the franc-archers, _ib._
forms a camp between Pont de l'Arche and Pont St Pierre, xi. 326
recovers from a severe illness and performs certain pilgrimages,
during which he visits the dauphin, xi. 330
receives an embassy from Flanders at Clery, xi. 335
again taken ill, visits his son at Amboise and recommends to him
Olivier le Daim, xi. 340
makes peace with the Flemings, xi. 342
sends for the holy ampulla from the church of St Remy at
Rheims, xi. 352
his devout death and burial in the church of our Lady at
Clery, xi. 354

Louis XII. duke of Orleans, consecrated king of France at Rheims, xii. 41
sends an army to recover the Milanese, xii. 45

Louis XII. sends troops to reconquer Naples which in a short
time is won, xii. 73
makes war against the Turks by sea and land, xii. 77
goes to Lombardy and makes his public entry into Genoa, xii. 79
taken with a serious illness, xii. 101
orders a large force to join the pope, xii. 107
defeats the Venetians at Agnadello, xii. 113
makes a triumphant entry into Milan, xii. 116
goes to war with the pope on account of the duke of Ferrara, xii. 121
victory of the duke of Nemours near to Ravenna, xii. 129
sends succours to the king of Navarre, xii. 144
his army defeated by the Swiss at Novara, xii. 148
a body of his troops attacked and put to flight by the English
and Hainaulters, xii. 151
makes peace with the Venetians, xii. 155
marries Mary, sister to Henry VIII. of England, xii. 164
his death and interment, xii. 169

Louvroy, siege of, v. 325

Louvain, Pierre, murdered by sir Raoul de Flavy, x. 163

Lovecte, Thomas, a monk of the temple at Paris, murdered by one
of his brethren, xi. 36

Louviers, the town of, surrenders to the duke of Bourbon for
Louis XI. xi. 11

Louviers, Charles de, cup-bearer to Louis XI. wins the prize,
at a tournament at Paris, xi. 67

Lucca, reception of Charles VIII. at, xi. 410

Lucifer, account of his rebellion in heaven, i. 246

Lupus, a Hussite-heretic, is slain in Bohemia, vii. 151

Lusignan, John de, succeeds to the kingdom of Cyprus, vii. 82

Luxembourg, sir John de, made governor of Arras, iv. 41
attacks the town of Hamme, _ib._
marries Joan of Bethune, v. 59
sends six hundred combatants to meet his brother in the county
of Brienne, v. 85
assembles a large body of men at Arras, and leads them
before Roye, v. 152
makes an excursion with his whole force toward Alibaudieres,
v. 172, 174
is blinded in one eye during the siege, and puts an end to
the attack, v. 176
witnesses a deed of arms against six champions of the
Dauphinois, v. 281
disbands his forces, and retires to his castle of
Beaurevoir, v. 312
waits on Henry V. to solicit the liberty of his brother the
count de Conversan, v. 318
conquers the fortresses of Quesnoy, Louvroy, and Hericourt, v. 323
takes Oysi in Tierrache, vi. 74
besieges the church of Broissi, _ib._
besieges the castle of Wiege, vi. 76
he lays in ambush, in which Poton de Saintrailles is made
prisoner, vi. 77
besieges the town of Guise, vi. 79

Luxembourg, sir John de, besieges Beaumont in Argonne, vi. 224
takes command of the siege of Compiègne, vi. 366
some captains attached to him surprise the castle of
St Martin, vii. 1
marches into Champagne against the French, vii. 57
he is joined by the earl of Warwick's son and others, vii. 56
reconquers the castle of Haphincourt, vii. 139
refuses to join the duke of Burgundy against the English,
till he is discharged of his oath to the English, viii. 53
sends letters to the knights of the Golden Fleece, viii. 139
sends letters to exculpate himself to the great council of
the duke of Burgundy, viii. 161
dies, viii. 247, 250

Luxembourg, Louis de, marries Joan of Bar, vii. 213
count de St Pol, his men rob the king's servants as they were
conducting warlike stores to Tournay, viii. 260
makes reparation for the injury done to the king, viii. 264
he and the count of Eu, take the new castle of Nicrops, ix. 34

Luxembourg, Louis, the constable, his treachery, xi. 188
is delivered by the duke of Burgundy to the king's officers,
and carried prisoner to the bastile, xi. 205
his trial and execution, xi. 211, 212
a short epitaph on him, xi. 219

Luxembourg, the duchy of, is reduced to obedience to the duke
of Burgundy, xi. 364, 375

Lyon, various processions at; occasioned by the mortality of
the season, xii. 198

Lyonnet de Bournouville, v. 83

Lyons, the inhabitants of, rebel, viii. 9
council of, viii. 415