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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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e evil-minded persons who are mimical to the peace, nor toshow them any manner of favour,-but, on the contrary, to throw them into prison, and sendthem tons, that we may inflict such punishment on them as the heinousness of the case mayrequire. And you, bailiff, will cause the above to be proclaimed m all the considerable townsand villages within your jurisdiction; and you will also require from the clergy of thedifferent churches, collegiate and others, within your bailiwick that they do make processions,and offer up devout pntyers to Heaven, for the effecting of the above peace, and that ourLord, through his grace, would incline to make it perpetual.^ You will also personally becareful that there be no failing on your part in the due execution of this our will and pleasiire Given at Paris the 12th day of August, in the year of Grace 413 and of our reign the33d. Signed by the king and his council, present the dukes of Aquitame, of Berry, and ofBurgundy, the marshal Longny.— Perron.
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St. Germain-l Auxeruois, Paris.—From an original drawing. Another edict was published by the king against men-at-arms and other warriors, and tosecure the people against their inroads, which was sent to all the bailiwicks and seneschalshipsin the kingdom, of the following tenour. Charles, by the grace of God king of France, to the bailiff of Amiens, or to his lieutenant, greeting. , It has come to our knowledge, that within a short time many men-at-arins, archers anacross-bowmen, and other warriors, without any license from us given, either by written ordersor otherwise, have unlawfully assembled, and continue so to do, in very many places andtowns of our kingdom, with the intent of marching toward our good city of PaJis, and L_ THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET. 259 pillaging and murdering our poor subjects, and committing other ruinous acts and excesses,by which our faithful subjects are sorely oppressed, in addition to what they had beforesuffered, as well from the effec

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