. 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 . y in Normandy, and conquered manytowns and castles: indeed there were few that made any resistance,^—for the severalgarrisons h
. 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 . y in Normandy, and conquered manytowns and castles: indeed there were few that made any resistance,^—for the severalgarrisons had been ordered by the constable to Paris, and to the adjacent parts, to opposethe duke of Burgimdy, as has been before stated. King Henry came before the town ofCaen, which was very strong and populous, and made many attacks on it, but with theloss of numbers of his men. At length, by continued assaults, he took it by storm, andslew six hundred of the besieged. The castle held out for about three weeks,—in which * Damoiseau Devke, i. e. William, lord of Arckel, who was killed at Gorcum. [Damoiseau was a terra ofhonour applied to youths of gentle blood.—Ed.] f Walrave, lord of Brederode, also killed at Gorcum. THE CHRONICLES OF ENGUERRAND DE MONSTRELET 339 were the lord de la Fayette *, the lord de Montenay, and sir John Bigot, who surrendered iton condition that the king would promise that they should march out with their baggageand persons in Caen,—From an original drawing. After this conquest, the king of England caused the strong town and castle of Cherbourgto be besieged by his brother the duke of Gloucester; it was the strongest place in allNormandy, and the best supplied with stores and provision. This siege lasted for tenweeks, when sir John dEngennes, the governor, surrendered on condition of receiving acertain sum of money for so doing, and a sufficient passport for him to go whithersoever hepleased. He went thence to the city of Rouen after it had
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