. 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 . from his obedience, on account of the letter and bull latelyissued, which was full of falsehoods and deceit, and highly offensi
. 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 . from his obedience, on account of the letter and bull latelyissued, which was full of falsehoods and deceit, and highly offensive to the royal majesty, hesaid that it was on this account the assembly was held, that it might be notified to themembers of it, for them to consider the business, and on the means of obtaining a solid peaceand re-union of the church. While these things were passing, master Sausien and the messenger from Pietro dellaLuna, who had brought the letter and bull of excommunication to the king, both of themArragonians, with mitres on their heads, and having surcoats emblazoned with the arms ofPietro della Luna reversed, were carried most disgracefully in a dung-cart from the Louvreto the court of the Palace; and shortly after, near tlie marble table, at the end of the steps,M^ere set on a pillory. They were thus exhibited, for a very long time, to all who wished tosee them, having labels on the mitres, on which was written, Disloyal traitors to the churchand Pillory of Pope Dklla Lunas Messengers.— From an original Design. They were then carried back in the aforesaid cart to the Louvre ; and on the morrow theassembly met again at the Palace, when the chancellor of France presided instead of the celebrated doctor in theology, called master Ursin Talvande, a native of Normandy, i THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET. 89 harangued the assembly in the name of the university of Paris, and took his text from thehundredth Psalm, Fiat pax in virtute tua. He addressed h
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