. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . knights. But they were wedded to their aucientcustoms. They would sitat the same table as theirminstrels and servants,eating out of the same dishand drinking out of thesame cup. They were illat ease with gowns of sOkfurred with minever, and dis-dained the linen breechesthat the good Cristall pro-vided for them. Theyperhaps showed their sensein despising the absurdcostume of the court ofEichard. At last theywere properly attired, andwere made knights by theking, with a
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . knights. But they were wedded to their aucientcustoms. They would sitat the same table as theirminstrels and servants,eating out of the same dishand drinking out of thesame cup. They were illat ease with gowns of sOkfurred with minever, and dis-dained the linen breechesthat the good Cristall pro-vided for them. Theyperhaps showed their sensein despising the absurdcostume of the court ofEichard. At last theywere properly attired, andwere made knights by theking, with all solemnitiesof the church; and satewith him at the banquets, and were regarded of many folks, because their behaving was strange tothe manner of England. In 1396 Eichard took a step which was unpopular. He resolved upon anintimate alliance with France, by seeking in marriage Isabella, the daughterof Charles VI., a child of eight years old. A magnificent embassy was sent toParis, and the French court was wiUing to secure a pacification through thisalliance. The earl marshal of England knelt to the little girl, and said,. Male coEtume, time of Rlabaxd II. 28 RICHARDS MARRIAGE WITH ISABELLA. [1396. Fair lady, by the grace of God ye shall be our lady and queen of England,and Isabella answered, without counsel of any person, Sir, an it please Godand my lord my father that I shall be queen of England, I shall be gladthereof, for it is showed me that I shall then be a great lady. The negocia-tions were at length concluded. Froissart relates a remarkable conversationbetween Eichard and the count of St. Pol, who came to England to makearrangements on the part of the French king, which in some degree throws alittle light upon the mysterious events of the next three years. The kingsaid that his two uncles, Lancaster and York, were inclined to the alliance,but that his uncle Gloucester was opposed to it; that he did all he could todraw the Londoners to his opinion ; that if he stirred th
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