. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. had lost her former eminence, and the French,eager to revenge the calamities that had been inflicted onthem by Edward III., resolved to invade that country. Agreat naval force was collected at Sluys, every vessel thatcould be purchased or hired between Sweden and Flanderswas collected, and a huge wooden castle was constructed tobe towed across the channel, an invention from which greatadvantages were anticipated. 13. But all these mighty pre-parations were rendered unavailing by the jealousy of theduke of Berr
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. had lost her former eminence, and the French,eager to revenge the calamities that had been inflicted onthem by Edward III., resolved to invade that country. Agreat naval force was collected at Sluys, every vessel thatcould be purchased or hired between Sweden and Flanderswas collected, and a huge wooden castle was constructed tobe towed across the channel, an invention from which greatadvantages were anticipated. 13. But all these mighty pre-parations were rendered unavailing by the jealousy of theduke of Berry; unwilling that an expedition planned by hisrival Burgundy should succeed, he detained the fleet at Sluysuntil the sea was no longer navigable; the stormy seasoncame on, a great part of the armament was destroyed, and thewooden castle floating out to sea, fell into the hands of theEnglish mariners. The project of an invasion was renewedin each of the two succeeding years, and was similarly de-feated by the mutual quarrels of the kings uncles and thegreat nobles CHARLES VI. 105. Philip tlie Bold, John the Fearless, and Philip the Good, Dukes of Burgundy A. D. 1386. 14. During this period of ineffectual preparation,an instance occurred of the vengeance that overtakesthe guilty even in this life. Charles the Bad, king ofNavarre, found at length a death worthy of his crimes. Wornout by debauchery, he endeavoured to restore vital heat to hislimbs by wrapping himself in sheets soaked in spirits; bysome accident these took fire; before any assistance could beobtained, the fire had reached his vitals ; he lingered for a fewdays in the most excruciating agonies, and at length expired,to the great joy of every party by whom his secret treach-eries were equally feared and detested. 15. When Charles had arrived at the ap-e of man- AT) hood, he became jealous of the power wielded by hisuncle, the duke of Burgundy, and determined to takethe administration of affairs into his own hands. The
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