. 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 . it the * This quaint expression is manifestly adopted from Froissart, who uses it very often. B 2 4 THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAN
. 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 . it the * This quaint expression is manifestly adopted from Froissart, who uses it very often. B 2 4 THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET. varlet of the bastard of Langres, and slew him: he then killed the bastard of Lmigres, andstruck the duke of Orleans, his brother, who, although well armed, was wounded in theshoulder. He next wounded the lord de Saint Py, and would have put him to death hadnot God prevented it; for in making his thrust, he fell to the ground,—when, by thediligence of the lord de Coucy and others his faithful servants, the spear was with difficultytaken from him. Thence he was conducted to the said town of Mans, and visited by hisphysicians, who thought his case hopeless : nevertheless, by the grace of God, he recovere^dbetter health, and his senses, but not so soundly as he possessed them before this accident .From that time he had frequent relapses,—and it was necessary, during his life, perpetuallyto look after him and keep him under strict Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved.—Composed from contemporary illuminations. From this unfortunate disorder may be dated all the miseries and desolations that befelhis realm ; for then began all those jealousies between the princes of his blood, each contend-ing for the government of the kingdom, seeing clearly that he was willing to act in anymanner that those near his person desired, and in the absence of their rivals craftily advisinghim to their own private advantage, without attending to act in concert for the g
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