Chapter V: Front Matter (5)

The emperor was much surprised that his army should be in the utmost distress for provision, as he expected that Milan would have opened its gates on his appearing before them, according to the promises he had received from Galeas Visconti: but just the contrary happened; and as he had heard of the reinforcements the French had obtained, and felt how much his own army suffered from want of provision, and also that he had now no great quantity of english angels, he retreated toward Bergamo, and summoned that town to surrender. The inhabitants, perceiving that no succours could be expected from Milan, raised a sum of money among themselves, and offered it to the emperor, on his marching away. He thence retreated toward Lodi, plundered and burnt great part of the town, and put to death many of the inhabitants, which was a great pity.

The duke of Bourbon followed close on the rear of the emperor's army, when skirmishes frequently happened, to the loss of the imperialists in killed and wounded. Maximilian, finding his situation become disagreeable, went away under pretence that the death of the king of Hungary was the cause of his sudden departure, leaving his army in a very doubtful state, which then was broken up, and the men retreated to their homes.

The emperor, however, pocketed fifty thousand angels the king of England had sent to his aid, thinking that he was in the quiet possession of the Milanese,--but he was far enough from it.

About this time, the king of France sent some of the gentlemen of his bedchamber to assist the duke of Bourbon in managing the affairs of the Milanese.

CHAP. XLIII.

THE KING OF FRANCE GOES ON A PILGRIMAGE TO THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY HANDKERCHIEF IN CHAMBERY.--A TREATY OF PEACE CONCLUDED BETWEEN HIM AND THE ARCHDUKE KING OF SPAIN.

About Whitsuntide, in this year of 1516, the king of France departed from Lyon, accompanied by many gentlemen, to fulfil a vow he had made of a pilgrimage to the church of the Holy Handkerchief in Chambery. As he had vowed to perform it on foot, he set out accordingly, with his train of attendants. They formed a handsome spectacle; for they were all splendidly dressed in fancy habiliments, decorated with plenty of feathers. Thus they followed the king on foot as far as Chambery, where he met the duke of Bourbon on his return from Italy. This meeting gave much joy to both,--and the king was entertained at Chambery, during his stay there, by the duke of Savoy.

At this time, a treaty was concluded between the Spaniards and the garrison in the castle of Brescia, who marched away with their arms and baggage. The Venetians, to whom the place belonged, immediately took possession of the town and castle, conformably to an agreement made with the late king of France, Louis XII. Somewhat prior to this, several counts in Germany collected bodies of men, and entered Lorraine, where they committed much mischief. The cause of this warfare was a claim the Lansquenets made on certain mines in that country, on the borders of Germany, which they attempted to gain; but the duke of Lorraine repulsed them, and nothing more was done. These counts waited afterwards on the king of France, at Tours, and were presented to him by the lord de Florenge, son to the captain de la Marche.

On the king's return from Savoy, he went into Touraine. About this time, the king of Navarre died: he was son to the lord d'Albret, and had been driven out of his kingdom by Ferdinand the Catholic, as has been before mentioned. A treaty of peace was now concluded between the king of France and the archduke king of Spain, which was proclaimed at Paris and throughout the realm. One of the conditions was, that the king of Spain should marry the princess Louisa, only daughter to the king of France.

A conference on the subject of peace was holden at Noyon. The commissioners from the king of France were, the grand master, the bishop of Paris, the president Olivier, and others,--and the great lords of Flanders and of Spain, on the part of the king of Spain. The lord de Ravenstein was afterwards sent by him, as his ambassador to the king of France, grandly accompanied by the barons of Picardy.

On Saturday, the 6th day of October, in the before-mentioned year, the king arrived in his good city of Paris, where he was received with the usual demonstrations of joy. On the morrow, he departed for the abbey of St Denis, in order to replace the saints in their shrines, which, at his request, had been taken down for the general welfare of his realm, and to return them his humble thanks for the great victory he had obtained through their means and intercessions. This was the usual custom for the kings of France to perform, in person, on their return from foreign wars.

THE END.

NOTES AND EMENDATIONS.

Page 6. line 12. _Lord de Guise._] Claude, second son of René the second, duke of Lorraine, was ancestor of the dukes of Guise. He died in 1550 and therefore must have been very young at this period.

Page 6. line 5. from the bottom. _Melfy. Q. Amelfi?_] Mary, natural daughter of king Ferdinand, married to Anthony, duke of Amelfi, of the house of Piccolomini.

Page 16. line 15. _Lord de Luxembourg._] See note p. 108.

Page 24. line 7 from the bottom. _Marquis of Mantua._] Francis III. fourth marquis of Mantua, of the house of Gonzaga.

Page 24. line 3 from the bottom. _Lord of Ferrara._] Hercules d'Este, first duke of Modena.

Page 29. line 13. _Bastard of Bourbon._] Matthew lord of Roche, eldest of the bastards of John II. duke of Bourbon.

Page 31. line 4 from the bottom. _Prince._] His surviving children were 1. Charles first duke of Vendôme, the father (by Frances de Longueville duchess of Beaumont) of Anthony king of Navarre. 2. Louis, cardinal of Vendôme. 3. Anthonia, wife of Claude duke of Guise. 4. Louisa abbess of Fontevraud. 5. Francis, lord of St Pol, a title which he inherited from his mother the eldest daughter of Peter, son of the constable. See vol. xi. page 213. note.

Page 35. line 4 from the bottom. _Died._] Prince John, to whom the unfortunate Margaret of Austria was betrothed after her rejection by Charles the eighth.

Page 35. line 3 from the bottom. _Duke of Savoy._] Charles John Amadeus, commonly called Charles the second, duke of Savoy, died this year at the tender age of eight years. The suspicion of poisoning the waters, which is no where that I can find alluded to by Guicciardini, probably refers to his successor Philip count of Bresse who died the year following just at the time that he had intended to leave the party of the king of France and embrace that of the confederates. Philip had three sons; Philibert II. who succeeded him and died in 1504 without issue by Margaret of Austria his wife; Charles III; and Philip duke of Nemours. Louisa, who married Charles count of Angoulême, and is so celebrated in history as the mother of Francis the first, was one of his daughters.

Page 38. line 10. _Lord of Montpensier._] This prince, by his wife Clara Gonzaga, left issue, 1. Louis count of Montpensier who died in 1501, 2. Charles, who married Susanna daughter and heiress of Peter II. duke of Bourbon, was made constable of France in 1515, was afterwards condemned for treason, and was killed in the imperial service at the siege of Rome in 1527, 3. Francis duke of Chatelherault, died 1515; 4. Louisa, lady of Chavigny, 5. Reparata, married to Anthony duke of Lorraine. Neither of the sons left any issue surviving.

Page 39. line 7. _Soul._] See Philip de Comines, whose most valuable memoirs conclude with this event.

Page 39. line 8. from the bottom. _Lord John Peraule._] Raymond Perault, bishop of Saintes, Cardinal in 1493, died in 1505.

Page 46. line 4 from the bottom. _Count Gayache._] Qu. Count of Cajazzo? He was of the family of the San Severini, and connected by marriage with the house of Sforza, but not, that I can find, with that of Visconti.

Page 87. line 9. _Lord Peter of Bourbon._] Peter II. duke of Bourbon, the last of the eldest line of Robert de Clermont son of St. Louis. His only daughter and heir, Susanna, married Charles de Bourbon-Montpensier, afterwards constable of France and duke of Bourbon.

Page 97. line 3. from the bottom. _Wife._] Eleanor, countess of Ligny princess of Altamura, duchess of Venosa, &c. &c.

Page 100. line 15. _Brother._] Charles III. surnamed the good. Their younger brother was Philip, who married Charlotte, daughter of Louis, duke of Longueville, and was created duke of Nemours.

Page 100. line 17. _Duchess of Berry._] Jane daughter of Louis XI. the repudiated wife of Louis XII. who after her divorce was called duchess of Berry.

Page 103. line 4. _Lord of Foix._] Germaine de Foix, daughter of John viscount de Narbonne. See note to vol. x. p. 187.

Page 105. line 12. 1506.] Leaving issue, by Joanna daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, 1. Charles, afterwards emperor, and king of Spain, 2. Eleanor, the wife, first, of Emanuel king of Portugal, 2ndly of Francis the first, 3. Isabella, the wife of Christian the second king of Denmark; 4. Ferdinand, King of Hungary, and emperor of Germany after the death of his brother; 5. Mary, the wife of Lewis the second king of Hungary; 6. Catherine, the wife of John the third king of Portugal.

Page 105. line 14. _August._] Anne the wife of Uladislaus king of Bohemia, who succeeded to the crown of Hungary on the death of Matthias Corvinus in 1490. By this marriage she had Lewis, afterwards king of Hungary, and Anne the wife of Ferdinand of Austria, in whose right he became king of Hungary on the death of Lewis in 1526 without issue.

Page 106. line 13. _John de Bentivoglio._] John the second of the name, son of Hannibal, and grandson of John, who made himself master of Bologna in 1400. See the historians of Bologna, especially the "historie memorabili" of Gasparo Bombaci who is by far the most interesting of these writers.

Page 108. line 13. _Trivulces._]

----"_La nudrita Damigella Trivulzia
al sacro speco_".

She was the daughter of Giovanni Trivulzio and Angela di Martinengo, and is celebrated equally by the historians and poets of the age.

Page 120. line 11 from the bottom. _King._] She was married to Hercules the second, duke of Ferrara, and died in 1575.

Page 132. line 4. _Pedro de Navarre._] Pedro Navarro, a great commander in the Spanish army.

Page 132. line 5. _Marquis of Pescara._] Ferdinand d'Avalos, Marquis of Pescara.

Page 132. line 8. _Betonde._] Betonde--Bitonto.

Page 132. line 12. _Viceroy of Naples._] Don Raymond de Cardona.

Page 132. line 15. _Marquis de la Padulla._] Della Palude. See Guicciardini Lib. 10. for an account of this great battle.

Page 132. last line. _Utrecht._] More probably Trajetto, Vespasian the son of Prospero Colonna was called duke of Trajetto, and though I do not find his name among those present at the battle of Ravenna, it is not unlikely that he was there under his relation Fabricio Colonna, duke of Palliano who commanded the Italian forces.

Page 151. line 3 from the bottom. _Duke of Valois._] Francis count d'Angoulesme the presumptive heir to the crown of France, had lately been honoured with this title.

Page 164. line 5 from the bottom. _Brittany._] Francis was duke of Brittany in right of the princess Claude who succeeded to that duchy on the death of her mother queen Anne. For, although the two crowns, the royal and ducal, had been united in the person of Louis XII, yet the duchy remained distinct from the kingdom, and would have passed away from it again had the princess Claude not married the heir of the crown of France. The countries were not incorporated till the reign of Francis I. who procured an act of union and settlement to be passed.

Page 167. line 2. _Lord of Alençon._] Charles the second duke of Alençon, son of René and grandson of John II. who was beheaded. He married Margaret the sister of Francis the first, afterwards wife of Henry d'Albret king of Navarre.

Page 167. line 3. _Lord of Bourbon._] Charles duke of Bourbon mentioned before.

Page 167. line 3. _Lord of Vendôme._] Charles duke of Vendôme and Francis lord of St Pol, both mentioned before.

Page 167. line 4. _Louis de Nevers._] Count of Auxerre, 2d son of Engilbert of Cleves count of Nevers who died in 1506.

Page 167. line 10. _Madame de Nevers._] Mary d'Albret, the wife of Charles Count of Nevers eldest son of Engilbert of Cleves.

INDEX.

Abbeville, a woman of, is burnt for killing and salting her
children, viii. 111

Abbey of St Vincent, near Leon, is demolished, vii. 159

Absalon rebels through covetousness, i. 248

Acquitaine, Louis, duke of, marries Margaret, eldest daughter to the
duke of Burgundy, i. 121
his marriage opposed by the duke of Orleans, i. 123

Acquitaine, Louis, the young duke of, committed to the guardianship of
the duke of Burgundy, ii. 150
marches to conquer Estampes and Dourdan, ii. 349
his secretary, and other traitors beheaded near Bourges, iii. 60
forbids the cannoneering against Bourges, iii. 67
the keys of Bourges delivered to him by the duke of Berry, iii. 75
is displeased with his chancellor, iii. 133
resolves to take upon himself the sole management of the
kingdom, iii. 134
threatens John, duke of Burgundy, iii. 147

Acquitaine, duke of, is compelled to reside with the king, iii. 148
is much troubled at the demands of the Parisians, iii. 157
orders the prisoners to be liberated, iii. 212
being offended with the queen, sends letters to invite the duke of
Burgundy to march an army to Paris, iii. 285
is pacified with the king's ministers, and writes letters to prevent
the armament of the Burgundians, iii. 291
his letters to the duke, iii. 300
assembles a large force in Paris to oppose the duke of
Burgundy, iii. 304
denies having sent for the duke, iii. 305
leaves Paris to join the king at Senlis, iv. 21
is appointed to the sole management of the finances, iv. 81
goes to Mehun-sur-Yevre, iv. 91
goes to Paris and forbids the princes of the blood to come to that city
until ordered by himself or the king, iv. 123
suddenly enters the houses of the queen's confidants to search for
money, _ib._
takes upon himself the sole government of the kingdom, iv. 124
is waited upon by the Parisians respecting the public safety, iv. 205
dies of a fever at the hôtel de Bourbon, iv. 207

Acre, the village of, is burnt by the duke of Burgundy, ix. 222

Adolphus of Cleves, sir, tilts with several persons, ix. 291

Agnadello, defeat of the Venetians at, xii. 113

Agnes, the fair, is taken ill at the abbey of Jamieges, ix. 98
her will, _ib._
dies in great agony, ix. 99

Aides, taxes so called, iii. 107

Albany, the duke of, driven from Scotland by his brother, arrives
at Paris, xi. 313

Albastre, king of, is made prisoner by the king of Portugal, vi. 234

Albert, duke, count of Hainault, dies, i. 120
some account of his issue, _ib._

Albreth, Charles d', besieges the castle of Carlefin, i. 119
taken prisoner at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Alençon, lord of, his tents set on fire, iv. 60
his gallant conduct at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 193
slain immediately after having struck down the duke of York, _ib._

Alençon, duke of, marries the daughter of the duke of Orleans, v. 266
attempted to swerve from his loyalty to Charles VII. vi. 15
makes the chancellor of Brittany prisoner, vii. 57
conquers his town of Alençon, ix. 42
Fresnoy surrenders to him, ix. 49
takes Bellême castle, ix. 90
arrested at Paris, and imprisoned, ix. 376
the king's sentence on him, x. 3
convicted and condemned to death for favouring the English, x. 15
sentence commuted to perpetual imprisonment, x. 36

Alençon, duke of, pardoned on the accession of Louis XI. xi. 51
made prisoner by sir Tristan l'Hermite, xi. 146
brought to Paris and detained prisoner in the Louvre, xi, 151
tried, and condemned to be beheaded, xi. 171
is delivered from the Louvre, xi. 222

Alençon, the town of, surrenders to the king by the count du
Perche, xi. 60

Alexander V. elected pope, i. 90, 111
unusual rejoicings at Pisa and Paris on his election, i. 90, 91
his first bull after his election, i. 111
is poisoned at Bologna, i. 160

Alexander VI. Pope, succeeds Innocent VIII. xi. 381
incites Charles VIII. to recover the kingdom of Naples, xi. 383
his attention to the king on his entry into Rome, xi. 419

Alexandria, the patriarch of, preaches before the council of
Pisa, ii. 100

Alibaudieres, fortress of, attacked by sir John of
Luxembourg, v. 172, 175

Alliance, letter of, between the duke of Orleans and the duke of
Lancaster, i. 62

Almeric, d'Orgemont, sir, seized as a conspirator, and condemned to
perpetual imprisonment on bread and water, iv. 221

Alphonso, king of Arragon, is defeated by the great captains
of Italy, vi. 42
dies, ix. 424

Alphonso, king of Naples, on the approach of Charles VIII. embarks for
Sicily, xii. 2
his bastard son Fernando succeeds to the crown of Naples, ix. 424

Alveano, Bartholomus d', a brave Venetian commander, xii. 189

Amadeus, count of Savoy, created a duke, iv. 262

Ambassadors sent by the king of France to negotiate a peace between
the princes of the blood, iii. 178
harangue of one concerning peace, iii. 183
arrive from England to treat of a marriage between their king, and
Catherine, daughter of the king of France, iii. 230

Amboise, sir Charles d', regains many towns for the king in the duchy of
Burgundy, ix. 297

Amboise, the cardinal of, receives the submissions of the
Milanese, xii. 54
makes his public entry into Lyon as legate to France, xii. 76
forms the league of Cambray, xii. 112
falls sick at Lyon and dies, xii. 119

Amé de Viry, his war with the duke of Bourbon, ii. 80

Amé de Savoye, the count, ii. 195

_Amende honorable_, what, _note_, ix. 342

Amiennois, the, great disorders are committed by the French in, vii. 92

Amiens, the inhabitants of, refuse to attach themselves to the
Orleans' faction, ii. 186
the king's proclamation to, ii. 315
the people of, rise against the levying of some taxes which were
intended to be laid on them, vii. 294

Amont, the lord de, offers his services to the duke of Bedford, vii. 81

Ampula, the holy, brought to Louis XI. when sick at Plessis
le parc, xi. 352

Angers, bishop of, extraordinary event at a trial between him and
a burgher of Paris, x. 165

Anglare, the castle of, besieged by the lord de Barbasan, vii. 13

Angora, battle of, between Tamerlane and Bajazet, i. 107

Angoulême, the count of, pledged to the English, iii. 93

Angoulême, Madame d', mother of Francis I. is present at his
coronation, xii. 175

Anjou is invaded by the earl of Somerset, viii. 348

Anne, duchess of Bedford, dies at Paris, vii. 100

Anne, duchess of Brittany, married to Charles VIII. xi. 371
is crowned and makes her public entry into Paris, xi. 378
dies, xii. 161

Anthony, duke of Limbourg, takes possession of that duchy and
Maestricht, i. 180

Anthony of Brabant marries Elizabeth, daughter of John duke of
Luxembourg, ii. 116
slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Anthony de Bethune, sir, is captured in his castle of Auchel, vi. 399

Anthony de Vienne, is killed at Compiègne, vi. 391

Anthony bastard of Burgundy, his expedition against the infidels, x. 161
returns, x. 192
goes to England to tilt with the lord Scales, x. 343

Apostolical letter from Benedict XIII. to Charles king of France, i. 304

Ardres, town of, attacked by the English from Calais, i. 131

Argentan, is taken by the count de Dunois, ix. 26

Argueil, the lord d', son to the prince of Orange quits the duke of
Burgundy's service and joins the king, xi. 104

Arkembarc, a Burgundy gentleman, takes the town of Peronne, x. 281

Armagnac, the count, refuses to sign the treaty of peace between
the princes of the blood, v. 3
is taken prisoner at Paris, v. 12
is murdered and mangled by the mob at Paris, v. 23

Armagnac, the count, loses his territories for rebellion, ix. 357
joins the duke of Guienne against Louis XI. xi. 118
regains his city of Lectoure, xi. 144
killed, xi. 147

Armagnacs. See Orleans-faction.

Arragon, a doctor of, preaches vehemently at the council of Pisa,
against the rival popes, ii. 101
the king of, is made prisoner by the duke of Milan, vii. 237
flies from Perpignan, xi. 148
sends an embassy to Louis XI., x. 164

Arras, the inhabitants of, fortify it, and destroy several edifices
which were around it, iv. 46
is completely surrounded by the king's army, iv. 50
account of various skirmishes during the siege of, iv. 51
a treaty of peace is concluded before, iv. 58
the peace of, is sworn to in sundry places, iv. 116, 119
meeting of the commonalty and clergy of Amiens to swear to
the peace of, iv. 119

Arras, convention at, vii. 211
peace of, between Charles VII. and the duke of Burgundy, vii. 240
the cardinals, &c. leave, who had attended the convention, vii. 286
punishment of many persons at, for sorcery, x. 45

Arras, the men of, suffer another considerable defeat from
the king's army, xi. 192
submit to the king, xi. 256

Arthur, count de Richemont, being delivered from imprisonment,
assists at the siege of Meaux, v. 319
joins the dauphin, vi. 67
makes war on the heir of Commercy, vii. 330
succeeds to the dukedom of Brittany, ix. 416
dies, and is succeeded by the count d'Estampes, x. 10

Artisans of Ghent excite the people to take up arms, viii. 67

Artois, all sorts of crimes committed there with impunity, x. 99
heavy taxes are imposed upon it to support the war, vii, 169
is overrun by some French captains, vii. 101

Asti, the county of, is yielded up to the duke of Orleans, viii. 418
honourable reception of Charles VIII. at, xi. 394

Athalia, queen of Jerusalem, fell through covetousness, i. 255

Athol, the earl of, murders James I. in his bedchamber, viii. 3
is put to death in a very cruel manner, viii. 4, 5

Athol, the earl of, supposed reason for his putting the king to
death, viii. 4

Aubert de Canny, sir, suspected of being the murderer of the
duke of Orleans, i. 198

Aubert, sir, lord of Canny, is sent by the king of France, ambassador
to the duke of Burgundy, iv. 300
copy of the instructions given to him, iv. 303
on his return from his embassy, is accused by the royal
council, iv. 322

Aubigny, the lord d', wins the town of Naples for Louis XII., xii. 74
taken prisoner in Roussillon, xii. 97

Aubusson, the cardinal of, grand master of Rhodes, dies, xii. 90

Audeboeuf, Pierre, is quartered and hung, vii. 63

Auffremont, the lord of, has the castle of Clermont delivered
up to him, vii. 67

Augsbourg, a virgin at, lives forty years without eating, drinking,
or sleeping, xii. 128

Augustins, the general of the order of, preaches before the council
of Pisa, ii. 100

Auvergne, Marcial d', a notary, leaps from a window in a fit
of frenzy, xi. 22

Aumale, destruction of the town of, iv. 288

Aumale castle is conquered from the English by the lord de
Longueval, vi. 299
retaken by the English, vi. 324

Auxarre, treaty of peace at, iii. 80

Auxerre, the inhabitants of, take part with the duke of Burgundy, xi. 111
make a sally and are defeated, xi. 130

Aviemie, count de, i. 97

Azincourt, battle of, iv. 172
English lords at the battle, iv. 177

Azincourt, king Henry's complete victory at, iv. 183
names of the princes and other lords who perished or were made
prisoners at this unfortunate battle, iv. 185-192
many Frenchmen seek their relatives on the field of battle, iv. 196

Azincourt, the lord d', slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 187

B.

Babylon, the treaty of peace between the king of, and the king of
Cyprus is broken, vi. 75
the sultan of, writes letters to the princes in Christendom, vi. 214

Bacqueville, the lord de, iv. 146

Baguey, battle of, v. 263

Balim castle taken by sir John de Luxembourg, vii. 56

Bajazet, his kingdom invaded by Tamerlane, i. 106
is taken prisoner, i. 108

Balthazar, cardinal of Bologna, elected pope, ii. 163. See John XXIII.

Baluc, Nicholas, his marriage with the daughter of sir John
Bureau, xi. 40

Baluc, John, cardinal of Angers, employed in various commissions by
Louis XI. xi. 47
his treason and imprisonment, xi. 89
set at liberty by the king, xi. 323

Bauclinghen, the fortress of, taken by the English, iii. 41

Bapaume surrendered to the king and the duke of Acquitaine, iv. 44

Bar, the duchess, funeral of, i. 109

Bar and Lorraine, the war is renewed between the dukes of, i. 161

Bar, master John de, burnt as a sorcerer, i. 402

Bar, the cardinal de, attends the council of Pisa, ii. 86

Bar, Henry, duke of, dies, ii. 232

Bar, the cardinal duke of, besieges the town and castle of
Ligny en Barrois, v. 207
the duke of, enters Vaudemont to conquer it by force, vii. 22
is combated and defeated by the count de Vaudemont, vii. 35, 42
is made prisoner, vii. 42
his soldiers leave Vaudemont, vii. 51
a peace is concluded between him and the count de Vaudemont, vii. 105
peace between him and the counts de St Pol and de Loigny, vii. 107

Bar, war recommences between the duchy of, and the county
of Vaudemont, viii. 89

Bar, the lady of, wife to the count of St Pol, dies, x. 98

Barbasan, the lord de, lays siege to the castle of Anglure,
held by the Burgundians, vii. 13

Barrois and Lorrainers overrun the county of Vaudemont, viii. 220

Basil, general council at, vii. 22
a council is held at, to procure peace between France and
England, vii. 150
council of, a quarrel arises between the council and the pope, viii. 99

Bassuel, Aussiel, master, beheaded, iv. 33

Battaile, Nicolle, dies of grief for the infidelity of his wife, xi. 334

Battailler, sir William, and sir John Carmien, combat between, ii. 83

Batiller, Guillaume, killed at the siege of Bourges, iii. 60

Battle between the Saracen and Spanish fleets, i. 323
between the dukes of Burgundy and Hainault and the Liegeois, ii. 28
of Azincourt, iv. 172
of Herrings, vi. 253
of Pataye, vi. 271
of Gaveren, ix. 270
of Rupelmonde, ix. 218
of Hexham, x. 162
of Montlehery, x. 245, 252
of the duke of Burgundy and the duke of Lorraine before
Nancy, xi. 248-253
of Guinegate, xi. 315
of St Aubin, xi. 369
of Foroneuvo, xii. 24-30
of Ravenna, xii. 135
of Spurs, xii. 153
of Flodden, xii. 159
of Marignono, xii. 182

Bavaria, Louis of, is presented with the castle of Marcoussi
and appurtenances, ii. 137
espouses the daughter of the king of Navarre, ii. 140
is driven out of Paris, and his people robbed, iii. 24
surrenders himself to the Parisians, iii. 53
marries the widow of the lord de Navarre, iii. 24

Bavaria, John of, declares war against his niece, daughter to
the late duke William, iv. 263
resigns his bishoprick of Liege, and marries the duchess
of Luxembourg, iv. 264
makes war on his niece in Holland, iv. 378

Bayard, the captain, taken prisoner and carried to England, xii. 158

Bayeux, siege of, by Charles VII. ix. 118

Bayonne, siege of, by the counts de Foix and de Dunois, ix. 180
surrenders, ix. 186

Beaujeu, the lord of, betrayed to the count d'Armagnac, xi. 144
marries the eldest daughter of Louis XI. xi. 156
makes prisoner the duke of Nemours in the king's name, xi. 227
arrives at Paris to receive the dauphiness from the hands
of the Flemings, xi. 348

Beaumont, the lord, dies of the bowel complaint, iv. 145

Beaumont, the castle of, taken by the Burgundians, iv. 234

Beaumont, in Argonne, siege of, vi. 224

Beauvois, the duke of Burgundy is admitted into, iv. 330
besieged and attacked by the duke of Burgundy, xi. 132

Beaurain, John de, is put to flight by William de Coroam, vii. 139

Bedford, the duke of, made regent of France, v. 381
is married to Anne, daughter of the duke of Burgundy, vi. 33
marches a large army to keep his appointment before Ivry, vi. 86
combats the French, and gains a complete victory before
Verneuil, vi. 89, 95
he and the duke of Burgundy endeavour to make up the quarrel between
the dukes of Gloucester and Brabant, vi. 109

Bedford, the duke of, and the duke of Burgundy meet in the town
of Dourlens, vi. 156
prevents the combat between the dukes of Burgundy and
Gloucester, vi. 168
after a residence of eight months in England returns to Calais, vi. 178
lays siege to Montargis, vi. 199
his forces in France are reinforced by the earl of Salisbury, vi. 228
wants to lay hands on the revenues of the church, vi. 232
he and the duke of Burgundy renew their alliances, vi. 276
assembles a large army to combat king Charles, vi. 287
sends a letter to the king, _ib._
his army meets that of the king's, vi. 292
marches a large force to support the English and Burgundians
at Lagny-sur-Marne, vii. 83
marries the daughter of the count de St Pol, vii. 113
goes to St Omer to meet the duke of Burgundy, vii. 116

Bedford, duchess of, re-marries an English knight called
sir Richard Woodville, vii. 397

Belle-mocte, the castle of, remains firm to the Burgundians, iv. 52

Bellême, siege of, iii. 306

Bellême castle is taken by the duke d'Alençon, ix. 90.

Belleville, siege of, by the Burgundians, vii. 172

Benedict XIII. imposes a tax on his clergy, i. 124
disclaimed throughout France, i. 166
his reply to the French king's embassy, i. 304

Benedict XIII. excommunicates the king and his adherents, i. 304
the university of Paris declares against him, i. 315
a renowned doctor in theology preaches against him at Paris, i. 316
is condemned at the council of Pisa, ii. 90, 109
causes a schism, vi. 86
dies, vi. 72

Bergerac, siege of, ix. 149

Berry, the duke of, for himself and the rest of the princes of the
blood, promises to relinquish his taxes, ii. 146
retires from the court, ii. 151
is remanded to Paris, ii. 156
again quits Paris, ii. 173
unites with the duke of Orleans and his party, ii. 174
he, and the rest of the dukes in the Orleans faction,
send letters to the king, ii. 180
their letter to the town of Amiens, ii. 181
appointed guardian of the duke of Acquitaine, ii. 203
is refused his request to reside in the hôtel de Neelle, ii. 284
is banished the realm, ii. 319
he and the duke of Orleans send an embassy to the king of
England, iii. 13
is closely besieged in Bourges, iii. 54
negotiates for peace, iii. 63
his interview with the duke of Burgundy, iii. 69
delivers up the keys of the city of Bourges, iii. 75

Berry, the duke of, is taken dangerously ill, but recovers, iii. 95
is waited upon by the Parisians relative to the treaty of
peace at Arras, iv. 72
offended at the appointment of the duke of Acquitaine to the
sole management of the finances, he harangues the Parisians, iv. 81
dies, and his duchy and county revert to the crown, iv. 225

Berry, Mesnil, carver to the duke of Acquitaine, beheaded, iii. 175

Bretagne, Gilles de, dies of a dysentery, iii. 77

Bertrand de Chaumont beheaded, v. 230

Bertrand, Jean de, is put to death, v. 27

Birengueville, sir Robert de, killed at the siege of Mercq castle, i. 147

Blanc, the chevalier, supposed to be the great Huniades, dies, ix. 365.
See Noyelle, the lord de.

Blaumount, the count de, slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 186

Blaye, siege of, ix. 160

Blond, sir John le, iv. 160

Blondell, sir John, takes the castle of Malmaison, vi. 205
surrenders the castle, vi. 210

Bocquiaux, the lord de, retakes the town of Compiègne, v. 34

Bordeaux submits to the French, ix. 171
is retaken by the earl of Shrewsbury, ix. 201
the men of, are defeated by the lord d'Orval, ix. 154

Bosqueaut, the lord de, is beheaded, vi. 10

Boucicaut, the marshal, ii. 88
the town of Genoa rebels against him, ii. 123

Boucicaut, the marshal, slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Boufillé, sir, a knight, challenged by an Arragonian knight, who fails
to keep his engagement, appeals to the count de Dammartin, xi. 221

Boulogne-sur-mer, castle of, sold by the governor to the English, x. 277
the plot betrayed and frustrated, x. 278

Boulonois, the constable of France marches into the, iii. 49
continuation of the war in the, iii. 91
are overrun by the French, vii. 208

Bourbon, sir James de, is sent from France to the succour of the
Welch against the English, i. 87
takes the English fleet and destroys Plymouth harbour, i. 88

Bourbon, duke of, annuls the confederation with the duke of Burgundy,
and attaches himself to the duke of Orleans, ii. 272
his war with Amé de Viry, a Savoyard, ii. 80
strengthens his town of Clermont, ii. 279
is personally banished the realm, ii. 319
fiercely attacked near Villefranche, iii. 2
his children liberated, iii. 11
made prisoner at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 194
is attacked at Villefranche, vii. 172
terms of peace between him and the duke of Burgundy, vii. 185
and others form a design against the government of
Charles VII. viii. 190
he is reprimanded and pardoned by the king, viii. 194

Bourbon, duke of, correspondence between him and Louis XI. x. 210
joins the count de Charolois, x. 259
takes the town of Rouen, x. 279
Bourbon, duke Peter of, is appointed regent of France during the
absence of Charles VIII. in Italy, xi. 386
dies, xii. 87

Bourbon, duke of, declares war against the king, and seizes all his
finances in the Bourbonnois, x. 375
his great successes against the Burgundians and Lombards, xi. 190
the king issues a commission against him, xi. 319

Bourbon, the bastard of, takes the town of la Mothe in
Lorraine, viii. 177
is drowned by order of the king of France, viii. 255

Bourbon, the widow duchess of, comes to reside with her brother
the duke of Burgundy, x. 118

Bourbon, the lady Agnes of, dies, xi. 246

Bourbon, Louis de, bishop of Liege, killed by sir William
de la Mark, xi. 338

Bourbon, the constable of, lieutenant-general for Francis I. in Italy,
marches against the emperor Maximilian, xii. 198

Bourdon, sir Louis, is arrested and executed, iv. 278
his castle besieged by the duke of Acquitaine, ii. 350
is taken prisoner, _ib._

Bourges, siege of, iii. 54
the wells of, poisoned by the Armagnacs, iii. 57
the besieged break the truce, but are defeated, iii. 59

Bourges, the besiegers decamp and lay siege to it on the opposite
side, iii. 65
the princes and lords within the city wait on the king and the
duke of Acquitaine, iii. 73
the keys of, presented to the duke of Acquitaine, iii. 75
the archbishop of, harangues relative to the object of an
embassy to the English, iv. 129

Bournecte, M. fights a combat with Solsier Bunoige, i. 125

Bournonville, Robinet de, iv. 180

Boursier, Alexander, iii. 117

Boussac, the marshal de, lays siege to the castle of Clermont, vi. 387

Bouteiller, sir Guy de, deserts to the English, v. 73

Boys, the lord du, attacks the English fleet near Brest harbour, i. 90

Brabant, duke of, his quarrel with duke William, ii. 69
assembles a large force at Paris, ii. 188
his army quarrel with the army of the count Waleran de St Pol, _ib._
slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Brabant, John, espouses his cousin german Jacquelina, countess
of Bavaria, who was his godmother, v. 35
quarrels with his duchess, who leaves him and goes to England, v. 247
his wife is married to the duke of Gloucester, vi. 25
his allies take the town of Braine, vi. 136
receives the bull of pope Martin, vi. 144

Brabant, John, dies, vi. 203

Braine, the town of, taken by the allies of the duke of Brabant, vi. 136

Brescia, the inhabitants of, put themselves under the dominion
of Venice, xii. 122
taken by the duke of Nemours with great slaughter, xii. 124

Bretons, the, issue in arms from their country, and spread over
Normandy, xi. 58
take Merville, xi. 69

Bresse, the countess of, lady Margaret of Bourbon, dies, xi. 349

Brezé, sir Pierre de, sails from Honfleur, and lands at Sandwich, ix. 396
takes it by storm, ix. 398-401

Bridoul, Raoul, the king's secretary, struck with a battle-axe,
and killed, iii. 147

Brittany, the admiral of, attacks the English fleet near Brest
harbour, i. 90
undertakes an expedition against England, and is slain, i. 102

Brittany, the duke of, comes to Paris, iii. 229
his quarrel with the duke of Orleans, iii. 242
quarrels also with the count d'Alençon, _ib._
the duke of, carries on a sharp war against the old countess
of Penthievre, ii. 121
the duke of, arrives at Paris to treat with the king concerning the
duke of Burgundy, iv. 209
is made prisoner by the count de Penthievre, v. 249
after an imprisonment of some months he is liberated, v. 254

Brittany, is invaded by the English, vi. 216

Brittany, Francis, duke of, puts his brother the lord Giles
to death, viii. 407

Brittany, Francis, duke of, makes complaint against the English
on the loss of his town and castle of Fougares, viii. 427
Francis, duke of, takes Avranches and many other places, ix. 117
dies, ix. 416
succeeded by his brother Arthur, count de Richemont, _ib._

Brittany, Arthur, duke of, decision of the three estates
respecting him, xi. 62
is reconciled to the king, xi. 71
refuses to wear the king's order, xi. 93
makes peace with the king, xi. 101
armour which he had ordered from Milan seized by the king's
officers, xi. 328
dies, xi. 368

Broye castle is taken by the English, vii. 387

Bruges, sends deputies to the captain-general of Ghent, viii. 76
peace between the town and the duke of Burgundy, viii. 84
the town of, rebels, viii. 13
the populace attack the duke of Burgundy, viii. 19
the men of, lay the Low Countries under contribution, viii. 31
begin to subside in their rebellion, viii. 47
the dukes of Burgundy and Orleans visit it, viii. 239
jousts are held at, viii. 242
a tournament performed at, before the duke of Burgundy, xi. 67

Brussels, a grand tournament at, vi. 244

Bruyeres, the town of, is won from the French by sir John
de Luxembourg, vii. 131

Buchan, earl of, defeated and killed by the duke of Bedford
at Verneuil, vi. 93

Bucy, Oudart de, attorney-general of Arras is beheaded, xi. 259

Bude, William, iii. 104

Bull of the pope della Luna, by which he excommunicates the
king of France and others, i. 309

Bull of pope Alexander V. on his election, ii. 111

Burdet, sir Nicholas, is killed at St Denis, viii. 301

Burdon de Salligny, sir, arrested by orders of the duke
of Burgundy, iii. 94

Burgundians, the king's party and they, after the death of duke John,
form acquaintances with the English, v. 160
and the Dauphinois draw up in battle array against each other
at Mons in Vimeu, v. 290
the lords assemble in arms to conduct thither their lord
from Picardy, v. 310
march to meet the Dauphinois at d'Airaines, v. 329
enter into a strict alliance with the English, before the battle
of Crevant, vi. 43
are defeated by the French under Charles VII. in Dauphiny, vi. 372
decamp in disgrace from before Compiègne, vi. 385
are conquered by the French during their march to Guerbigny, vi. 389
are assisted at Lagny sur Marne by the duke of Bedford, vii. 83
under pretence of being English, gain the castle of La Bone, vii. 96
conquer many castles, vii. 161
appear before Villefranche, vii. 87
a truce is agreed upon with La Hire and his men, vii. 208

Burgundians, the French and they are on amicable terms in Arras, vii. 230
are ill used by the Londoners after the peace of Arras, vii. 291, 292
they are suspected by the English, vii. 306

Burgundy, Philip, duke of, goes to take possession of Brittany, i. 42
makes preparations for the marriage of his second son with the daughter
of the count de Waleran, i. 88
makes a journey to Bar-le-duc and to Brussels, i. 109
dies at Halle, in Hainault, i. 111
his body is carried to the Carthusian convent at Dijon
in Burgundy, i. 112
his death universally lamented, i. 113

Burgundy, John, duke of, goes to Paris, and causes the dauphin
and queen to return thither, i. 337
his petition to the king of France, i. 141
reconciled to the duke of Orleans, i. 155
obtains the government of Picardy, i. 157
holds a council at Douay concerning the king's order for
disbanding his army, i. 173
departs from Paris on account of the affairs of Liege, i. 320
reply to his charges against the duke of Orleans, i. 333
compared to Cain, i. 346
his great pride and obstinacy, i. 359
covetousness the cause of his murder of the duke of Orleans, i. 363

Burgundy, John, duke of, a cutting apostrophe to, on his murder
of the duke of Orleans, i. 379
his dissimulation exposed, i. 383
his contradictory confessions, i. 385
reply to his libel against the duke, i. 389
the duchess of Orleans' proposed punishment of, ii. 7
assembles men at arms to defend John of Bavaria, ii. 19
is informed of the duchess of Orleans' demands respecting his
punishment, ii. 20
his great courage at the battle near Tongres with the Liegeois, ii. 35
gives no quarter to the prisoners, ii. 36
sends a message to the king to inform him of his victory over
the Liegeois, ii. 37
returns to Flanders, ii. 42
names of the lords who attended him on his expedition, _ib._
a council is held at Paris to consider on the manner of proceeding
against him, ii. 59
the king's letters of pardon to, annulled, ii. 60
measures against him stopped in consequence of his victory over
the Liegeois, ii. 61
surnamed "Jean sans peur," ii. 62
resolves to oppose all his enemies, _ib._
marches an army towards Paris, ii. 64
public rejoicings on his arrival, ii. 65
negotiations respecting his peace with the king, ii. 66
terms of his reconciliation, ii. 68
ceremonials of his reconciliation, ii. 72

Burgundy, John, duke of, intreats a reconciliation with the children
of Orleans, ii. 73
holds a council at Lille, ii. 120
makes magnificent presents at Paris, ii. 149
undertakes the education of the duke of Acquitaine, ii. 150
is suspicious of the conduct of the Orleans-party, ii. 176
assembles a large army, ii. 177
prepares for defence against Charles duke of Orleans, ii. 217
ambassadors are sent against him from the duke of Orleans, ii. 223
is accused at great length in a letter to the king, ii. 236
greatly alarmed at the hostility of the duke of Orleans, ii. 263
receives a challenge from the duke, ii. 265
his answer to the duke of Orleans' challenge, ii. 269
is discontented with sir Mansart du Bos, _ib._
his letter to the duke of Bourbon reminding the duke of his
treaties of alliance, ii. 270
writes to the bailiff of Amiens, ii. 273
invades the county of Clermont, ii. 280
assembles an immense army and besieges the town of Ham, ii. 288
is deserted by the Flemings, ii. 302
assembles another army to march to Paris, ii. 307
much intercourse takes place between him and Henry, king of
England, _ib._

Burgundy, John, duke of, is in danger of being assassinated at
Pontoise, ii. 315
marches a large army to Paris, ii. 320
his reception in that city, ii. 321
leads a great army to St Cloud, ii. 326
marches to conquer Estampes and Dourdan, ii. 348
pleads with the duke of Acquitaine respecting peace with the
Armagnacs, iii. 67
has an interview with the duke of Berry before Bourges during
the siege, iii. 69, 71
rides on the same horse with the duke of Orleans, iii. 83
has the rule of the nation, iii. 96
is threatened by the duke of Acquitaine, iii. 147
endeavours to appease the Parisian mob, iii. 155
quits Paris in fear, iii. 215
holds a council at Lille, iii. 230
is in great fear that his enemies would turn the king
against him, iii. 235
is waited upon by the earl of Warwick, and others, _ib._
is advised to march towards Paris with an army, iii. 242
gives a grand entertainment at Lille, iii. 246
is commanded by ambassadors from the king to make no treaty with
the English, and to surrender his castles, _ib._
his daughter is sent back from the king of Sicily, iii. 264
writes letters to the king of France, containing
remonstrances, iii. 265
goes to Antwerp, where he holds a council, iii. 283

Burgundy, John, duke of, writes letters to all the principal towns
in Picardy, iii. 286
marches a large force towards Paris, iii. 299
arrives at St Denis, iii. 306
sends his king at arms to the duke of Acquitaine, iii. 307
is positively refused admittance into Paris, iii. 308
retires from before Paris, and writes letters to the principal
towns of France, iii. 310
sends his king at arms to the king and his ministers, iii. 314
retreats to Compiègne, iii. 315
goes to Arras and holds a council, iii. 317
writes, from Arras, letters to the principal towns, iii. 318
is deprived of all the favours formerly done to him by the king
of France, iii. 334
holds a grand council at Arras, and is promised support, iv. 15
forms alliances and goes into Flanders, iv. 40
garrisons different towns and castles, _ib._
peace between him and the king, iv. 60
marches a force into Burgundy, iv. 83
besieges the castle of Tonnerre, iv. 85
besieges Château-Belin, and gives the castle to his son the
count de Charolois, iv. 86
peace between him and the king again concluded, iv. 98
sends ambassadors to the duke of Acquitaine, iv. 133
takes the oath to observe peace with the king of France, iv. 135

Burgundy, John, duke of, makes war on Cambray, iv. 147
the lords of Picardy are prevented by him from obeying the summons
of the king, to arm against the English, iv. 153
is grieved at the result of the battle of Azincourt, yet prepares to
march a large army to Paris, iv. 200
vows revenge against the king of Sicily, iv. 204
is refused admittance, with an armed force, into Paris, _ib._
again quits the vicinity of Paris and marches into Lille, iv. 210
is called by the Parisians Jean de Lagny, _ib._
several persons of his faction are banished at Amiens, on suspicion of
being concerned in the late conspiracy, iv. 225. See also Conspiracy.
a truce is concluded between him and England, iv. 227
open war is declared between him and the Orleans-faction and
the king, iv. 244
increases his men at arms, iv. 245
meets the emperor of Germany and the king of England at Calais, iv. 247
goes to Valenciennes, in obedience to a summons which he
receives from the dauphin, iv. 250
swears mutual friendship towards duke William, count of
Hainault, iv. 250
sends letters to many of the principal towns of France,
on the state of the nation, iv. 265
the foreign companies attached to his party commit great
mischiefs, iv. 286

Burgundy, John, duke of, sends ambassadors to many of the king's
principal towns, to form alliances with them, iv. 292
threatens the lord de Canny, and returns answers to the charges
of the king against him, iv. 300, 302
orders are issued against him, iv. 328
continues his march towards Paris, iv. 329
several towns and forts surrender to him, in which he places
captains and governors, _ib._
crosses the river Oise, at l'Isle-Adam, iv. 334
besieges and conquers Beaumont and Pontoise, iv. 335, 336
fixes his standard near Paris, and calls the place "the camp
of the withered tree," iv. 343
sends his herald to the king in Paris, iv. 344
being forbidden an interview with the king, leaves Mont Chastillon,
and makes several conquests, iv. 346
sends letters to the principal towns in France, iv. 348
raises the siege of Corbeil, and attends a request of the queen
of France at Tours, iv. 355
marches his whole army to Paris, iv. 372
being repulsed, marches with the queen to Troyes, iv. 375
visits the emperor Sigismund at Montmeliart, iv. 388
is visited by the cardinals d'Orsini and di San Marco, v. 1

Burgundy, John, duke of, peace is again attempted to be made between
him and the rest of the princes of the blood, v. 4
his troops take the city of Paris, and are joined by the
Parisians, v. 9
his badge, a St Andrew's cross, is worn by the Parisians, v. 16
many towns and castles submit to him, v. 18
carries the queen to Paris, v. 24
is made governor of Paris, v. 26
orders the government of Paris according to his pleasure, v. 53
has an interview with the dauphin, v. 93
is summoned by the dauphin to meet him at Montereau, v. 113
is cautioned respecting his interview with the dauphin, v. 116
resolves to meet the dauphin, v. 117
his last interview with the dauphin, v. 120
is struck with a battle-axe by sir Tanneguy, v. 121
is barbarously murdered, _ib._
names of the principal actors in the conspiracy against him, v. 123
is interred in the church of our Lady at Montereau, v. 127

Burgundy, Philip, duke of, the count de Charolois, holds a council
on the state of his affairs, and concludes a truce with the
English, v. 142
orders a funeral service to be performed in the church of St Vaast,
at Arras, for his late father, v. 146
lays siege to Crespy, v. 164

Burgundy, Philip, duke of, enters Troyes, v. 168
the greater part of his army disbanded, v. 178
makes a formal complaint to the king respecting the murder
of his father, v. 234
marches to Pont de St Remy and conquers it, v. 280
lays siege to the town of St Riquier, v. 284
breaks up the siege to combat the Dauphinois, v. 286
obtains a great victory over the Dauphinois at Mons, v. 293
departs from Hesdin, v. 302
enters into a treaty with his prisoners for the surrender of
St Riquier, v. 307
he and the count de St Pol depart from Arras, and wait on the kings
of France and England, v. 315
returns to the duchy of Burgundy, v. 317
death of his duchess, v. 319
he, and the dukes or Bedford and of Brittany form a triple
alliance, vi. 29
he and the duke of Bedford endeavour to make up the quarrel between
the dukes of Gloucester and of Brabant, vi. 109
marries the widow of his uncle, the count de Nevers, vi. 111
makes preparations to aid his cousin, the duke of Brabant, vi. 115
his answer to the duke of Gloucester's letter, vi. 122
returns to Flanders, and answers the duke of Gloucester's
second letter, vi. 132
meets the duke of Bedford in the town of Dourlens, vi. 156

Burgundy, Philip, duke of, makes preparations to combat the
duke of Gloucester, vi. 162
the combat is prevented, vi. 168
defeats the lord Fitzwalter in Holland, vi. 172
returns to Holland and besieges the town of Zenenberche, which
surrenders to him, vi. 178
attacks the town of Hermontfort, vi. 211
treaty between him and the duchess Jacqueline, vi. 226
resolves to finish the war in Holland, vi. 226
escorts the duchess Jacqueline into Hainault, vi. 228
attends a grand tournament at Brussels, vi. 244
is made heir to the count de Namur, vi. 246
comes to Paris, vi. 276
sends ambassadors to Amiens, vi. 307
conducts his sister back to Paris in great pomp to her lord
the duke of Bedford, vi. 310
marries, for the third time, the lady Isabella of Portugal, vi. 325
institutes the order of the Golden Fleece, vi. 329
quarters his army at Gournay sur Aronde, vi. 336
besieges the castle of Choisy, vi. 339
encamps his army before Compiègne, vi. 349
sends the lord de Croy to the county of Namur, against the
Liegeois, vi. 355