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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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the greater part of whomwere archers, set out from Rouen and came to Pontoise, and thence to St. Denis. He crossedthe bridge at Charenton and left part of his army to guard it, and thence advanced byProvins to Troyes in Champagne. The duke of Burgundy and several of the nobility, toshow him honour and respect, came out to meet him, and conducted him to the hotel wherehe was lodged with his princes, and his army was quartered in the adjacent villages. Shortlyafter his arrival, he waited on the king and queen of France and the lady Catherine theirdaughter, when great honours and attentions were by them mutually paid to each other.Councils were then bolden fur the ratification of the peace, and whatever articles had been THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUEliRAND DE MONSTRELET. 489 disagreeable to the king of England in the treaty were then corrected according to hispleasure. When all relating to the peace had been concluded, king Henry, according to thecustom of France, affianced the lady Catherine.
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Queen Katharine.—From an old carved oak chest at York. On the morrow of Trinity-day, the king of England espoused her in the parish churchnear to which he was lodged; great pomp and magnificence were displayed by him and hisprinces, as if he were at that moment king of all the world. On the part of the king ofFrance was present at this ceremony Philip duke of Burgundy, by whose means this treatyand alliance had been brought about. He was attended by Pierre de Luxembourg count deConversan, sir John de Luxembourg his brother, the prince of Orange, the lord de Joinville,the lord de Chastellus, the lord de Chateau Vilain, the lord de Montagu, sir Regnier Pot, leveau de Bar bailiff of Auxois, sir James de Courtejambe, sir John de Coquebrune marshalof Burgundy and of Picardy, the lord de Croy, the lord de Longueval, sir Actis de Brimeu,sir David his brother, the lords de Roubaix, de Humbercourt bailiff of Amiens, sir Hugh deLaunois, sir Gilbert his brother, with numbers of other notable k

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