. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. nch of theroyal family. On his arrival in France, Henry requested per-mission to take the companies into his pay; his request wascheerfully granted, and du Guesclin undertook to be theirleader. He met the commanders of most of the bands, andset before them the great advantages of the expedition, ex-horting them by every religious motive to atone for their owneins by punishing the impious Peter, who had been lately put under the ban of the , The free companies hadbeen lately excommunicatedthemselves, an
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. nch of theroyal family. On his arrival in France, Henry requested per-mission to take the companies into his pay; his request wascheerfully granted, and du Guesclin undertook to be theirleader. He met the commanders of most of the bands, andset before them the great advantages of the expedition, ex-horting them by every religious motive to atone for their owneins by punishing the impious Peter, who had been lately put under the ban of the , The free companies hadbeen lately excommunicatedthemselves, and were eager toobtain absolution ; the means,which under the guidance ofdu Guesclin they took to ob-tain it, give us a very strangepicture of the times. Advanc-ing under his guidance towardsAvignon, where the pope re-sided, they threatened the pon-tiff and his court, unless theyobtained the pardon of theirsins, and a large contributionbesides. The pope hesitatedabout complying with the lat-ter part of their requisition, but the companies soon showedsuch a determination to enforce. Bertrand du Guesclin. their demands, that his holinesswas obliged to comply; andthe adventurers having thus obtained absolution and money,declared themselves ready to follow du Guesclin into Peter, deserted by his subjects, was unable tojor.^. meet Henry in the field, and seeing no other means of safety, he fled across the Pyrenees to the prince ofWales, who was then in Guienne, seeking from him protec-tion and assistance. 7. Fid ward, who envied the glory ofGuesclin, unhesitatingly adopted the cause of Peter, and im-mediately led his army into Castile. At his approach, the troops of the free companies, who almost adored the BlackPrince, at once flocked to his banner; Henry was obliged toconfide in the undisciplined forces of his own kingdom, and CHARLES V. 15? these were unable to meet warriors who had oeen so longinured to battles. 8. At JNTajara, Henry was totally defeated,and du Guesclin
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