. 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 . lady was delivered into the hands of the count, and all the articles of the treatywere duly observed, to the great joy of their
. 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 . lady was delivered into the hands of the count, and all the articles of the treatywere duly observed, to the great joy of their subjects, who now found themselves free fromall the vexations they had suffered in consequence of the late warfare between their lords. * Frederick and Jolantc The marriage thus agreed county of Vaudemont were afterwards united in their perupou was concluded ; aud* the duchy of Lorraine and sons. R R 2 612 THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET. CHAPTER CXXXII. — TI^E DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY IS BROUGHT TO BED OF A SON IN THE TOWN OF GHENT. On the 14th of April in this year, the duchess of Burgundy was brought to bed of a sonin the town of Ghent. His godfathers were the cardinal of Winchester, and the counts deSt. Pol and de Ligny, brothers : and the countess de Meaux was the godmother. He waschristened Josse, although neither of the godfathers bore that name; but it had been soordered by the duke and duchess. They all presented very rich gifts to the I Rejoicings at Ghent on the bjrth of the son of the Duke of Bukgundy. This year, the duke, with the consent of the estates, renewed the coin ♦ and golden moneywas struck, called Riddes *, of the value of twenty-four sols in silver coin called Virelans the old money was called in at a fourth or fifth part of its value, and recoined. At thistime there were great quarrels between the towns of Brussels and Mechlin, insomuch that asevere war took place between them. In like manner, there was much dissention amongthe
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