. A mediaeval princess : being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, Countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, Duke of Burgundy (1401-1436) . -tween John of Brabant and Jacqueline isreaffirmed and any other union contracted bythe latter is declared null and void,—nulliusroboris vel momenti, Gloucester is notmentioned by name. Jacquelines repre-sentatives in Rome immediately filed an ap-peal against this decision on the very day ofits publication.^ It was addressed to theCardinal of Bologna and proved a futileattempt t
. A mediaeval princess : being a true record of the changing fortunes which brought divers titles to Jacqueline, Countess of Holland, together with an account of her conflict with Philip, Duke of Burgundy (1401-1436) . -tween John of Brabant and Jacqueline isreaffirmed and any other union contracted bythe latter is declared null and void,—nulliusroboris vel momenti, Gloucester is notmentioned by name. Jacquelines repre-sentatives in Rome immediately filed an ap-peal against this decision on the very day ofits publication.^ It was addressed to theCardinal of Bologna and proved a futileattempt to stay proceedings. The partiespleased by the decision were strong enoughto prevent any further tampering with itwhen once pronounced. The intrigues of those months may be in-ferred. The difference in tone of Jacquelinesletters to Humphrey in 1425, and her refer-ences to him in those of +wo years later al-ready quoted, is significant. She knew thathe had no desire to return to Holland or toher. The Duke had failed to join the wifewhom he and all England recognised as legalDuchess of Gloucester, under the influence,not only of political considerations, but of * Dynter, vi., cap, 231. ^ Van Mieris, iv., p. HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. Zbc Xo0t Cause 201 the wiles and fascinations of another the hour when Humphrey had leftJacqueline in our false and treacherous cityof Mons, Eleanor Cobham had been hiscompanion and mistress, and it is probablethat she was encouraged by various personsin authority to exert all her charms to keepher lover at her side. Nay, it is said that sheexerted other charms than her own. Acer-tain Marjory Jordan, known as the witch ofEye, furnished her with a love potion whichfilled Humphreys mind with thoughts ofher and none other. Artificial means were,however, little needed. She evidentlypossessed adequate fascinations withoutemploying magic arts. Being a woman Iwill not be slack to play my part in Fortunespageant was a natural thought on
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