. 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). its choice as Jacquelines re-sidence did not augur well for the kind ofcare to be given by her self-constituted pro-tector. Thinking that she was no longeran active factor in affairs, with Humphreysafe across the channel, the Duke of Bur-gundy thought he saw his way clear toobtaining the greater authority in the Neth-erlands which he had long desired. At this moment a certain sim
. 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). its choice as Jacquelines re-sidence did not augur well for the kind ofcare to be given by her self-constituted pro-tector. Thinking that she was no longeran active factor in affairs, with Humphreysafe across the channel, the Duke of Bur-gundy thought he saw his way clear toobtaining the greater authority in the Neth-erlands which he had long desired. At this moment a certain similarity in dy-nastic conditions prevailed in four groups ofNetherland territories. Count Dietrich inNamur, Elizabeth of Gorlitz in Luxemburg,Jacqueline in Holland, Zealand, and Hainaut,John in Brabant with the affiliated states,were all alike in being childless. To all theserulers, Philip of Burgundy was either nextof kin or declared heir. It was, therefore,not unnatural that there was a dispositionamong the people to look ahead to thetime when all these uncertainties should becertain and Philip, unequivocally, the chief ofall. It was not surprising that the harassedcitizens showed some inclination to antici-. Hit prl6on anb ®ut 149 pate the day when his great armies shouldbe a protection instead of a menace to theexposed frontier towns. While, on one hand, there were reportsthat no more English troops and moneywere to be provided in Humphreys cause,there were also counter rumours. In July afine tale was told the stadtholder of Hainautby an English exile — a tale bristling withdetails that apparently vouched for its truth.^For a hundred years nothing had caused somuch excitement in England as the fashionin which Humphrey had been treated inHainaut, in the territory of his lawful thousand gold pieces besides twentythousand bowmen had been offered to aidGloucester in a new campaign. The Scotchking had lately wed Humphreys cousinand had pledged himself in his marria
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