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Title: The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy; of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; their expulsion thence; and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries ... Beginning at the year MCCCC., where that of Sir John Froissart finishes, and ending at the year MCCCCLXVII, and continued by others to the year MDXVI
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: Monstrelet, Enguerrand de, d. 1453 Johnes, Thomas, 1748-1816
Subjects: Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
Publisher: London : H. G. Bohn
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ts of Franquemez, Neufville, Endorans, Vironfosse, and Canaple. He hadwith him the lord de Saveu-ses, sir Daviod de Poix, and many expert and tried men-at-arms.After these conquests, he returned before the town of Guise, and had a grand skirmish withits garrison. Having thus succeeded, sir John returned to his castle of Beaurevoir, where hedismissed his captains and men-at-arms. THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET. 493 CHAPTER IV. THE CAPTAINS OF KING CHARLES ASSEMBLE IN GREAT NUMBERS TO RAISE THE SIEGE OF MEULAN.—THE DUKE OF BEDFORD TREATS WITH THE GARRISON. Toward the end of February, a large body of combatants, attached to king Charles,from the country of Berry, assembled under the command of the count dAumarle*, theearl of Buchan, a Scotsman, the viscounts de Narbonne, dAnnechyf, de Chatel Breton andothers: they amounted to about six thousand men, and were marched to within six leaguesof Meulan, where they formed themselves in battle-array; but a quarrel arose among their
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Mbui-an,—From an original Drawing. leaders, so that they broke up in a very disorderly manner, and departed without advancingfarther. They lost great numbers of men from the sallies made by the garrisons of Chartres,and other places in the hands of the English, while retreating in such disorder. The besieged m Meulan, hearing of what had happened, were exceedingly enraged thatthey had failed of having the promised succour. In their rage, they tore down the bannerof king Charles that had been displayed over the gate, and flung it to the ground. Manygentlemen ascended the battlements, and in sight of the English tore to pieces the crossesthey had worn as badges of king Charles, and loudly abused those who had been sent to theirrelief for perjured traitors. Tlie garrison was not long before they held a parley with the dukes officers; and personswere cliosen on each side to conclude a treaty. On the part of the English were deputed,the earl of Salisbury, sir John Fastolfe, sir Pierre de

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