An
Epitome
of
all
the
lives
of
the
Kings
of
France
,
from
Pharamond
their
first
,
to
the
now
Reigning
Lewis
the
13.
Pharamond
the
first
King
of
France
.
Anno
429.
portrait
THE
French
Nation
inhabiting
the
lower
Germany
long
time
before
the
Reigne
of
the
Valentinians
,
Emperours
of
Rome
,
whether
they
were
Originaries
there
,
or
Forraigners
,
they
according
to
the
report
of
Aymoynus
,
Ado
,
and
other
Historians
,
had
for
an
intervall
of
time
ceased
to
be
governed
by
Kings
,
being
contented
to
be
ruled
by
Dukes
,
untill
such
time
that
they
had
a
desire
to
returne
to
their
manner
and
custome
,
being
incited
thereto
by
the
example
of
other
Nations
;
in
so
much
that
upon
a
mature
deliberation
,
they
concluded
their
Election
upon
Pharamond
for
their
King
,
by
reason
that
over
and
above
the
vertues
resplendent
in
him
,
he
was
the
last
Sonne
of
their
latest
Duke
Marcomire
,
who
was
Duke
of
Franconia
,
or
East
France
,
whom
Stilico
had
confined
as
an
Exulant
in
Tuscany
,
from
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
395.
The
time
of
his
Election
hath
not
beene
precisely
recorded
by
any
Historians
;
the
Moderne
Authors
also
agree
not
upon
the
certainty
and
number
of
the
yeares
of
his
Reigne
:
For
some
German
Chronicles
accompt
but
7
,
others
9
,
Onuphrius
14
,
but
almost
all
the
French
Annalists
following
Sigebert
,
agree
upon
10.
or
12.
yeares
,
which
they
begin
at
the
yeare
of
Grace
,
419
,
or
420.
The
French-men
then
estated
him
in
the
Castle
of
Dispargun
,
which
was
,
according
to
Gregory
,
in
Tongry
or
Turingia
,
on
that
side
the
Rhine
,
where
hee
made
his
residence
,
or
rather
in
Germany
,
without
an
intent
of
enlarging
his
command
any
farther
,
studying
onely
to
institute
and
found
the
Kingdome
with
good
policy
,
and
the
Lawes
called
Ripuary
and
Salique
,
by
reason
the
French
inhabiting
for
the
most
part
upon
the
River
of
Sals
,
(
which
disgorgeth
it selfe
into
the
Mein
,
a
great
and
famous
River
of
Germany
)
were
called
Salians
,
and
their
principall
City
Selgestadt
,
which
peradventure
might
seeme
to
derive
its
nomination
from
Salagast
,
who
was
a
chiefe
Founder
thereof
.
Pharamond
lastly
comming
to
the
period
of
his
life
,
left
the
succession
to
his
Son
Clodion
,
Anno
Domini
430.
His
Character
of
life
is
drawne
in
these
Lineaments
;
he
made
good
Lawes
,
and
conformed
the
French
to
the
obedience
of
civill
government
;
revived
the
Salique
Lawes
,
and
was
the
Founder
of
the
French
Monarchy
:
his
Name
Waramond
or
Pharamond
,
imported
a
true
mouth
,
Truth
being
a
noble
vertue
in
a
Prince
.
The
Church
was
then
happy
in
those
Lights
of
Religion
,
Jerome
,
Chrysostome
,
Ambrose
,
and
Augustine
,
shining
through
the
Clouds
of
Oppression
,
wherewith
those
times
were
darkned
and
obscured
:
And
the
Papacy
was
then
but
weake
in
power
,
afterward
growing
strong
by
the
Emperors
absence
,
warring
against
the
Barbarians
,
and
by
succouring
afflicted
Christians
.
Cloion
,
or
Clodion
,
the
second
King
of
France
,
Anno
432.
portrait
CLoion
,
or
Clodion
,
according
to
Sidonius
,
Apollinaris
,
and
Gregory
of
Tours
,
succeeded
his
Father
Pharamond
in
the
Regall
estate
in
the
yeare
432.
of
our
Redemption
.
He
was
surnamed
the
Hairy
,
because
hee
commanded
the
French
men
to
weare
long
haire
in
token
of
Liberty
,
to
the
end
they
might
be
knowne
and
distinguished
from
Romans
:
or
(
as
some
Moderne
Writers
will
have
it
)
to
this
end
,
that
none
should
weare
long
haire
,
but
those
of
the
Royall
blood
.
In
the
beginning
of
his
Reigne
,
perceiving
the
Romans
to
bee
employed
altogether
against
the
Vandals
in
Africke
,
and
a
notable
dissention
betweene
Aetius
and
Boniface
,
went
from
his
Castle
of
Dispargun
,
and
fastened
upon
Cambray
,
and
all
that
Countrey
which
lyes
betweene
the
Rivers
of
Escaut
and
the
Somme
,
where
to
this
day
are
the
Cities
of
Monts
,
Valenciennes
,
Cambray
,
and
the
Forrest
heretofore
nominated
[
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*
Coaleorrest
in
ur
tonge
.
Carbonaire
.
Afterwards
having
made
a
great
discomfiture
of
the
Romans
,
who
made
head
against
him
,
hee
came
as
farre
as
the
Bourough
of
St.
Helens
,
which
is
in
the
Land
of
Artois
.
He
also
subjugated
those
of
Thuringia
,
the
Saxons
,
and
other
populations
of
Almaine
,
as
Funccius
is
of
opinion
.
O
ther
s
also
adde
,
that
the
City
of
Mayence
was
by
him
taken
in
:
The
Hunnibalt
of
Trithemius
holds
,
that
he
divided
his
Kingdome
into
two
parts
,
nominating
that
upon
the
Coast
of
the
Rhine
Austrasie
,
and
the
part
upon
the
West
,
Nenstria
or
Westria
.
The
Chronicles
of
Flanders
say
,
that
he
led
his
Army
against
those
of
Therovenne
,
otherwise
called
Morinians
,
whom
he
made
subjects
:
they
perceiving
their
Auxiliars
the
Cinabres
and
Ruthenians
,
and
their
Captaine
Generall
Gondmar
overthrowne
,
who
had
a
Daughter
whom
this
Clodion
caused
to
be
married
to
a
Nephew
of
his
who
was
called
Flandebert
,
from
whom
they
will
have
the
Countrey
of
Flanders
to
derive
its
first
Nomination
,
although
it
is
more
evident
that
it
was
not
so
called
before
the
time
of
Charlemaigne
.
He
deceased
in
the
20.
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
Anno
Domini
450
,
according
to
Ado
and
Aymoinus
,
leaving
(
as
Jaques
Meier
and
Richard
of
Wassebourgh
doe
relate
)
Ranchaine
,
or
Ranachaire
and
Alberic
(
alias
)
Auberon
,
his
sonnes
.
Wearing
of
long
haire
(
as
was
said
)
was
ordained
by
this
King
to
bee
the
Ornament
of
Princes
,
whereby
Clodamire
slaine
in
Battaile
,
was
knowne
from
the
vulgar
Souldiers
,
and
shaving
off
the
Haire
was
a
Ceremony
used
at
degrading
of
Kings
;
and
Queene
Clotilde
suffered
her
Sonnes
Heads
to
be
cut
off
,
rather
than
their
Haire
,
preferring
honour
to
life
,
and
accounting
the
disgrace
which
her
Children
should
receive
by
shaving
,
making
them
incapable
of
the
Royall
dignity
,
worse
than
death
;
for
Life
,
after
the
decease
of
honour
,
is
but
a
continuall
lingring
death
.
Hippone
was
now
besieged
by
Genserick
,
King
of
the
Vandals
.
Saint
Augustine
being
76.
yeeres
old
,
having
seene
and
suffered
in
the
miseries
of
the
Church
,
then
generally
afflicted
by
the
Barbarians
,
wearied
with
being
a
Spectator
of
those
Tragedies
,
withdrew
to
Heaven
,
and
dyed
,
leaving
the
Christian
World
a
mourner
for
his
departure
.
Merovaeus
,
the
third
King
of
France
.
Anno
Domini
450.
portrait
MErovaeus
,
Maire
of
the
Palace
of
Clodion
(
according
to
Jaques
Meier
and
Richard
of
Wassebourgh
,
the
Authors
afore-said
,
which
Merovaeus
neverthelesse
the
Abbot
of
Ursperg
thinkes
,
and
other
French
Historians
are
of
opinion
to
have
beene
a
Bastard-sonne
,
or
a
neare
Kinsman
of
Clodion
,
was
by
the
reason
of
his
valour
and
experience
in
Warre
,
chosen
King
of
the
French
,
Anno
Domini
450.
secluding
the
Sonnes
of
Clodion
from
the
inheritance
of
the
Kingdome
.
Many
are
of
opinion
that
he
was
the
first
that
tooke
upon
him
to
March
boldly
all
over
the
Countries
of
the
Gaules
,
because
by
force
of
Armes
hee
opened
the
way
into
those
parts
,
where
none
of
his
predecessors
had
had
any
peaceable
habitation
or
abode
.
And
for
this
cause
hee
being
acknowledged
by
the
Ancient
French
to
be
the
first
King
to
have
passed
so
farre
,
the
Gauls
or
Frenchmen
were
called
Merovinians
.
Others
are
of
opinion
that
it
was
,
for
that
he
was
the
first
of
the
Line
that
reigned
over
the
French
untill
Pepin
,
it
being
that
the
sonnes
of
Clodion
were
supplanted
,
who
betooke
themselves
for
assistance
to
their
Mother
in
the
Kingdome
of
Thuringia
:
where
being
growne
to
age
,
by
the
ayde
of
other
Nations
recovered
Almany
,
Cambresis
,
Tournay
,
Henault
,
and
Couloine
,
of
which
parts
they
tearmed
themselves
Kings
,
and
maintained
it
against
the
Merovinians
,
untill
the
time
of
Clovis
.
In
the
meane
time
Attilla
,
King
of
the
Hunnes
,
having
spoiled
a
great
part
of
Europe
,
laboured
to
joyne
with
the
Visigoths
and
French
to
ruine
the
Romans
,
which
was
a
cause
that
Aetius
a
Roman
Gentleman
,
who
had
the
command
of
all
the
Roman
forces
of
the
West
,
had
this
Warre
in
charge
,
who
gave
unto
Merovaeus
the
right
wing
of
the
Battaile
against
Attila
who
lost
the
field
:
This
Battaile
was
fought
in
the
Catalaunicke
Plaine
,
which
some
esteeme
to
have
beene
that
at
Chaalons
in
Champaigne
,
others
at
Solongne
by
Orleans
,
who
seeme
better
of
opinion
than
those
who
would
have
it
neare
Tholouse
:
because
it
is
certaine
that
Attila
never
penetrated
so
farre
into
the
Countrey
of
the
Visigoths
,
where
the
Shock
was
so
bloody
and
cruell
,
that
there
remained
one
hundred
and
fourescore
thousand
men
slaine
in
the
place
.
Merovaeus
yeelded
to
Fate
in
the
tenth
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
according
to
Sigebert
and
other
Historians
,
Anno
Domini
459.
This
King
was
fortunate
in
his
Warres
,
for
after
the
Death
of
Aetia
,
executed
by
the
Emperour
Valentinians
command
,
being
so
faithfull
a
servant
,
that
it
was
said
that
the
Emperour
had
cut
off
his
right
hand
with
his
left
:
by
valour
,
potency
,
and
opportunity
hee
advanced
the
Monarchy
of
France
,
growing
more
exact
and
compleate
in
strength
,
hee
being
the
third
Stone
in
that
Royall
building
called
Gaule
,
which
new-begun
Estate
was
raised
to
a
greater
perfection
by
many
other
Royall
Builders
,
descended
from
his
Race
,
and
called
Merovingieres
,
in
memory
of
this
Merovee
,
who
,
as
Titus
Vespasian
said
,
Non
perdidi
diem
,
so
hee
accounted
that
Day
lost
wherein
hee
did
no
good
.
This
worthy
King
was
much
lamented
of
all
men
,
they
gave
him
the
solemne
rites
at
his
funerall
,
which
appertained
to
a
King
in
those
dayes
,
which
was
teares
and
sorrow
for
forty
dayes
after
.
The
Church
was
now
much
troubled
by
the
Nestorian
and
Eutichean
Heresies
,
which
weeds
were
by
two
Councells
assembled
at
Ephesus
and
Chalcedon
,
plucked
up
out
of
the
Garden
of
Christendome
,
and
the
true
Christian
Religion
was
now
defended
by
Cyrillus
and
Theoderet
,
two
stout
Champions
for
the
Church
,
who
imployed
their
whole
strength
and
power
for
the
maintenance
thereof
,
so
that
the
remembrance
of
their
pious
and
noble
actions
will
continue
in
all
ages
to
their
eternall
praise
and
commendation
.
Chilperic
or
Hilperic
the
fourth
King
of
France
,
Anno
459.
portrait
CHilperic
succeeded
in
the
Kingdome
by
the
favour
of
the
memory
of
his
Father
,
Anno
Domini
459.
notwithstanding
that
he
seemed
borne
fitter
to
lead
an
Army
,
than
governe
a
Kingdome
in
Justice
and
peace
,
by
reason
of
his
insolence
and
lubricity
,
for
which
the
great
and
powerfull
men
of
his
Kingdome
enforced
him
,
having
already
reigned
three
yeeres
,
to
flye
into
the
Kingdome
of
Thuringia
,
there
to
expect
the
issue
of
his
fortune
.
But
before
his
departure
,
his
friend
Vidomare
,
(
or
as
others
report
Guiemans
)
gave
him
his
word
and
promise
,
breaking
a
peece
of
Gold
betweene
them
,
the
King
keeping
the
one
halfe
,
and
he
the
other
,
advising
the
King
that
hee
should
boldly
returne
when
he
should
receive
the
other
halfe
from
him
.
Hereupon
the
French
chose
in
his
place
Gilles
or
Gillon
Governour
of
Soissons
under
the
Romans
,
who
reigned
as
King
8.
yeares
,
in
the
end
whereof
Chilperic
was
re-appealed
by
Vidomare
,
who
had
so
dexterously
carried
himselfe
,
that
Gilles
himselfe
wrought
his
owne
ruine
&
hatred
which
the
French
conceived
against
him
.
Chilperic
hereupon
endeavouring
the
recovery
of
his
Kingdome
,
gained
a
great
battaile
against
his
Enemy
Agrippina
,
which
the
French
surnamed
Coloyne
.
But
in
his
returne
hee
sought
an
ill
requitall
to
so
good
a
friend
and
Host
the
King
Basin
of
Thuringia
,
because
hee
tooke
away
with
him
Basins
Wife
and
Queene
,
carrying
her
with
him
into
France
,
and
of
her
begat
Clovis
.
Trithemius
the
Abbot
saith
,
that
the
Dutchies
and
Counties
were
erected
and
instituted
by
Chilperic
in
France
,
who
distributed
them
to
those
of
his
blood
.
But
it
is
more
apparent
,
that
the
French
comming
into
Gaule
,
retained
onely
the
generall
policy
which
the
Romans
had
there
planted
,
with
the
nominations
of
the
Dutchies
and
Counties
,
which
denominate
no
more
than
Provinces
generall
or
subalterne
.
The
Bretons
of
Gaule
Armorick
under
him
tooke
their
beginning
Anno
Domini
460.
as
also
the
Roman
Empire
ceased
in
the
West
,
Anno
Dom.
477.
Chilperic
breathed
his
last
in
the
24.
veare
of
his
Reigne
,
about
the
yeare
484.
The
first
part
of
Chilphericks
Life
and
Reigne
was
much
disgraced
by
his
vicious
government
,
and
his
owne
actions
,
oppressing
his
Subjects
,
and
for
his
lusts
satisfaction
,
abusing
their
Wives
and
Daughters
:
but
afterward
,
being
awak'd
by
affliction
,
and
touch'd
with
the
sense
of
his
former
wrongs
,
he
changed
his
course
of
Life
,
and
tooke
pleasure
onely
in
goodnesse
,
by
his
conversion
gaining
the
affection
of
the
French
.
Thus
Affliction
doth
instruct
not
destroy
a
minde
capable
of
Reason
;
for
as
Winter
stormes
kill
not
the
Tree
,
but
keepe
downe
the
wanton
sappe
,
which
ascending
in
the
Spring
,
makes
it
more
fruitfull
:
so
by
adversity
and
misfortune
the
minde
is
somewhat
opprest
,
but
by
vertue
it
is
reviv'd
,
and
brings
forth
fruite
of
new
conversion
,
and
being
dead
unto
former
vices
,
lives
onely
to
goodnesse
,
as
this
King
,
who
in
the
last
part
of
his
life
conquer'd
his
desires
,
and
tryumph'd
in
that
noble
Victory
.
Clovis
5.
King
of
France
,
and
the
first
Christian
King
of
that
Nation
.
Anno
485.
portrait
THis
Lovis
,
or
Lewis
,
came
to
the
Crowne
,
Anno
Dom.
485.
at
the
age
of
15.
He
surmounted
through
his
magnanimity
,
the
glory
of
his
predecessors
:
and
wee
must
ascribe
the
true
entry
of
the
French
into
Gaule
to
him
,
according
to
the
affirmation
of
Gregory
of
Tours
,
Aymoynus
,
Ado
,
and
the
Modernes
.
For
by
the
overthrow
by
him
given
to
Siagrius
,
Count
of
Soissons
,
sonne
of
Gilles
the
Roman
,
he
reduced
the
County
to
the
subjection
and
Lawes
of
the
French
,
and
so
abolished
that
small
power
and
command
which
the
Romans
at
that
time
had
formerly
,
in
those
parts
of
Gaule
,
537.
yeares
after
it
had
beene
subjected
to
the
Roman
Empire
by
Iulius
Caesar.
After
that
he
espoused
Clotilda
,
daughter
of
Chilperic
,
one
of
the
Kings
of
Burgundy
,
and
being
in
the
tenth
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
he
compelled
the
Thuringians
to
receive
and
acknowledge
his
Lawes
.
Hee
obtained
the
day
at
Tolbiac
against
the
Almaines
,
reducing
their
Kingdome
into
a
Province
and
Dukedome
:
at
his
returne
he
became
a
Christian
in
the
15.
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
and
altered
his
Coate
of
Armes
.
Neare
unto
Dijon
hee
overthrew
Gondenbault
his
wives
uncle
,
and
in
the
25
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
hee
slew
with
his
owne
hands
in
a
battaile
Alaric
King
of
the
Visigoths
,
who
was
an
Arian
,
and
drove
them
out
of
Gaule
,
and
by
that
meanes
hee
submitted
to
his
Kingdome
the
Countrey
of
Angolesme
,
Bourdelois
,
Perigort
,
Quercy
,
Rovergue
,
Albi
,
Auvergne
,
and
Tholouze
,
nothing
remaining
unconquered
of
Gaule
,
but
Provence
,
and
a
part
of
Languedoc
.
Afterwards
being
honoured
with
a
Patriciall
dignity
by
the
Emperour
Anastasius
,
he
removed
himselfe
to
Paris
,
where
he
established
the
Regall
seat
of
his
Kingdome
.
Others
affirme
,
that
in
defiance
and
despite
of
all
his
greatest
friends
and
kinsemen
,
who
at
that
time
commanded
a
great
part
of
France
,
siezing
their
Estates
and
Lordships
,
prevented
a
disturbation
of
his
estate
like
to
ensue
.
He
reigned
30.
yeares
,
and
lyes
inhumed
and
St.
Peter
,
and
St.
Paul
,
now
called
St.
Genovesue
,
yeelding
his
last
breath
Anno
Domin.
513.
leaving
foure
Children
,
Childebert
,
King
of
Paris
,
Clodomire
of
Orleance
,
Clotharius
of
Soyssons
,
Theodoricke
a
bastard
,
sonne
of
his
K.
of
Metts
,
and
two
daughters
;
besides
that
sonne
which
was
slaine
in
the
wars
.
The
Kingdome
that
was
in
its
infancy
of
growth
was
twice
mangled
and
dismembred
.
In
the
time
of
this
warre
,
there
came
a
messenger
,
that
brought
the
King
tydings
how
that
one
of
his
sonnes
was
dead
:
upon
the
receipt
of
which
newes
he
presently
tooke
the
Crowne
from
off
his
head
,
and
fell
into
a
heavy
and
melancholly
passion
,
insomuch
,
that
for
the
time
he
was
quite
bereaved
of
his
naturall
sence
;
which
the
messenger
seeing
,
added
this
to
his
former
tale
,
that
his
sonne
dyed
victoriously
;
hearing
of
which
words
,
he
revived
,
and
tooke
up
the
Crowne
,
and
set
it
againe
upon
his
Head
,
and
so
rested
satisfied
.
When
Richar
Duke
of
Cambray
,
a
man
of
bad
conditions
and
lewd
life
,
was
by
the
King
taken
prisoner
,
and
put
to
death
,
being
betraied
by
the
treachery
of
his
Barons
,
they
imagining
,
as
Seneca
saith
,
that
Prosperum
ac
faelix
scoelus
,
virtus
vocatur
:
That
fortunate
Treachery
,
should
be
esteemed
vertuous
piety
:
and
being
not
content
with
certaine
richly
guilt
Corcelets
of
Copper
,
which
the
King
had
formerly
sent
them
to
procure
the
effecting
of
the
aforesaid
Treason
,
they
complained
unto
him
,
that
they
were
but
badly
recompenced
.
He
answered
,
The
gift
of
your
lives
is
a
sufficient
reward
for
Traytors
,
who
deserve
torments
rather
than
preferments
for
betraying
their
Lord
&
Master
.
Your
lives
which
I
suffer
you
to
enjoy
,
is
no
small
benefit
and
favour
.
For
Kings
,
though
they
seeme
to
allow
Treason
,
cannot
love
the
Traytor
.
The
Traitors
thus
upbraided
with
their
wicked
nesse
,
and
condemned
by
their
conscience
,
slunke
away
from
his
presence
.
Childebert
,
the
sixt
King
of
France
.
Anno
514.
portrait
CHildebert
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
Clovis
,
succeeded
in
the
Kingdome
of
Paris
,
which
was
the
Regall
Seate
of
the
Monarchy
of
France
,
Anno
Domini
514.
Upon
his
undertaking
the
government
,
he
was
by
his
Brothers
instigated
,
and
his
Mother
Clotilda
to
the
revenge
of
the
death
of
his
Father
and
Mother
,
who
were
by
Gondebault
murthered
:
whereupon
making
Warres
upon
the
Burgundians
,
their
King
Sigismund
was
taken
in
a
Battaile
,
and
together
with
his
Queene
and
Progeny
was
throwne
into
a
Well
at
Orleans
.
After
that
,
they
retreated
against
Gondemar
,
brother
to
Sigismund
,
where
Clodomire
was
slaine
in
the
pursuite
.
By
the
meanes
whereof
,
and
the
Warres
following
upon
the
whole
Countrey
of
France
,
Gondemar
tooke
possession
of
Burgundy
:
Whilst
Theodorick
afterwards
was
against
Hermonfroy
for
the
estating
himselfe
in
the
Kingdome
of
Thuringia
,
by
the
ayde
and
assistance
of
his
brother
Clotharius
;
Childebert
seized
upon
the
County
of
Auvergne
,
but
having
intelligence
of
the
returne
of
his
Brother
Theodorick
,
whom
he
supposed
to
have
beene
dead
,
he
went
into
Spaine
,
against
Almerick
,
King
of
the
Visigoths
,
on
a
quarrell
for
the
ill
usage
of
his
Sister
Clotilda
,
which
Alarick
hee
slew
neare
to
Toledo
,
and
tooke
that
City
:
and
upon
his
returne
he
reduced
Gascogny
to
his
obedience
,
chasing
the
Visigoths
backe
againe
into
Spaine
,
by
this
meanes
making
the
Frenchmen
sole
possessors
of
both
the
Gaules
,
excepting
one
part
of
Provence
,
which
for
a
time
remained
in
the
hands
and
power
of
the
Ostrogoths
of
Italy
.
Childebert
upon
his
returne
from
Spaine
,
went
with
Clotharius
to
beate
Gondemar
out
of
his
Kingdome
,
which
was
divided
betweene
them
,
as
also
that
of
Orleans
was
,
after
the
slaughter
of
the
children
of
their
brother
Clodamire
,
except
Claudius
that
made
an
escape
.
About
that
time
Theodobald
,
King
of
the
Ostrogoths
of
Italy
,
yeelded
up
all
the
possessions
they
had
in
Provence
,
into
the
power
of
the
French
,
to
the
end
that
they
should
joyne
forces
with
him
against
Belisarius
,
Captaine
Generall
of
the
Army
of
the
Emperour
Justinian
in
Italy
,
in
the
interim
that
Childebert
and
Theodobert
through
ambition
were
in
an
ill
course
against
Clotharius
;
but
these
being
reconciled
by
the
Nobility
of
the
Countrey
,
Childebert
and
Clotharius
went
into
Spaine
,
and
surprised
Saragoca
.
Afterwards
upon
a
plot
of
Cranne
,
a
Nephew
of
his
,
hee
made
Warre
upon
Clotharius
,
who
being
too
eager
and
earnest
to
scoure
the
Field
,
and
cleare
him
of
his
Enemies
,
hee
dyed
,
in
the
45.
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
Anno
Domini
558
,
and
according
to
Sigebert
&
Aymoynus
,
49.
Hee
lyeth
inhumed
at
St.
Germans
des
prez
.
This
King
was
much
troubled
by
his
Brethren
,
with
whom
he
had
a
divided
power
,
and
ruled
as
the
chiefe
King
;
But
Soveraignty
admits
no
Partners
,
for
Royall
power
,
like
an
entire
streame
,
fed
by
the
Spring
,
whence
it
descended
,
will
not
mingle
with
other
Titles
,
but
doth
maintaine
an
absolute
and
undenyed
Prerogative
.
His
troublesome
Reigne
concluded
with
his
fatall
death
,
for
he
was
slaine
by
a
wilde
Bull
,
which
he
hunted
,
the
manner
of
his
death
being
an
Embleme
of
his
life
;
for
in
his
life
hee
persu'd
wilde
imaginations
and
vaine
desires
,
untill
this
sad
mischance
layd
him
to
rest
in
a
Grave
,
to
shew
the
vanity
of
humane
designes
,
which
are
so
soone
strooke
dead
,
such
is
the
glory
of
this
World
.
There
is
no
vertue
in
this
life
,
except
it
be
to
love
the
thing
that
is
to
be
beloved
;
and
to
love
that
,
is
Prudence
;
and
not
to
be
moved
or
troubled
for
any
matter
of
molestation
,
that
is
Fortitude
;
nor
for
any
matter
of
Flattery
and
delight
,
that
is
Temperance
;
nor
for
pride
,
that
is
Justice
.
Clotharius
1.
the
seventh
King
of
France
.
Anno
559.
portrait
CLotharius
,
the
third
legitimate
Sonne
of
King
Clovis
,
having
reigned
45.
yeares
at
Soissons
,
(
which
is
now
called
the
Belgick
Gaule
)
upon
the
decease
of
his
Brother
Childebert
,
who
dyed
without
issue
Males
,
was
proclaimed
the
7.
King
of
France
:
which
his
Sonne
Cranne
perceiving
,
as
being
now
destitute
of
the
support
of
his
Uncle
Childebert
,
by
whose
assistance
he
managed
strong
Warres
against
this
his
owne
Father
,
came
and
cryed
him
mercy
.
But
hee
made
so
mall
use
of
his
fathers
Grace
and
goodnesse
,
that
hee
committed
againe
a
new
Fellony
and
Rebellion
against
him
:
And
when
his
latter
proceedings
began
to
bee
worse
and
worse
in
successe
than
before
,
hee
fled
to
Conobre
,
or
(
as
others
say
)
Canabo
,
Prince
and
Count
of
the
Bretons
,
who
entertained
him
,
and
undertooke
to
secure
him
from
his
Father
.
Whereupon
his
Father
Clotharius
with
his
Army
invaded
that
Countrey
,
where
they
joyned
Battaile
,
wherein
the
Bretons
lost
the
Field
,
their
Prince
being
slaine
in
the
place
,
and
Cranne
taken
Prisoner
,
whom
his
Father
caused
to
be
shut
up
in
a
house
,
and
together
with
his
Wife
and
children
to
bee
all
burnt
to
death
.
But
Clotharius
being
the
last
of
the
Sonnes
of
King
Clovis
,
dyed
that
same
day
twelve-month
that
he
justly
had
caused
his
sonne
Cranne
and
his
to
be
burnt
,
in
the
51
yeares
of
his
being
a
King
.
Anno
Dom.
563.
leaving
behind
him
foure
sonnes
,
who
againe
divided
the
French
Monarchy
into
the
former
Tetrarchyes
;
insomuch
,
that
that
of
Paris
befell
to
the
eldest
,
named
Cherebert
,
or
Charibert
:
Soissons
to
Chilperic
;
Orleans
with
the
Kingdome
of
Burgundy
to
Gontran
;
and
Austrasy
to
Sigebert
,
with
the
Provinces
on
this
side
the
Rhyne
:
but
before
the
partage
or
division
aforesaid
,
they
fell
all
upon
Chilperic
,
in
open
Armes
,
for
the
surrender
of
their
Father
Treasures
,
which
hee
had
already
taken
possession
of
,
and
by
them
the
City
of
Paris
.
Whereupon
it
seemes
that
hee
tooke
it
to
heart
,
and
ever
after
maliced
his
brothers
,
especially
Sigisbert
,
who
had
beene
the
motive
(
as
Paulus
Diaconus
saith
)
that
the
Hunns
made
warre
against
him
.
This
King
at
the
time
of
his
death
said
,
Vnach
,
Anach
,
How
great
is
the
King
of
Heaven
,
that
hath
made
subject
unto
death
the
greatest
Kings
and
Princes
of
the
world
!
which
speech
discovered
,
that
his
too
much
affection
to
the
world
,
made
the
approach
of
death
,
comming
to
take
off
his
upper
garment
of
mortality
,
more
terrible
,
whereas
,
Mors
aequo
pulsat
pede
pauperum
tabernas
,
regumque
turres
,
&
sceptra
ligonibus
aequat
.
Death
impartially
knocks
at
Poore
Cottages
,
and
the
Court
gate
;
And
equally
he
bringeth
downe
Vnto
the
grave
,
the
King
and
Clowne
.
To
satisfie
Pope
Eugenius
,
and
for
feare
of
Excommunication
,
for
killing
Gawler
of
Quetot
his
servant
,
hearing
divine
Service
in
his
Chappell
,
hee
exempted
the
Lords
of
Quetot
from
homage
and
service
due
to
the
King
,
thereby
to
expiate
his
bloody
offence
.
But
although
his
life
was
very
bad
and
vicious
,
and
blotted
with
many
impieties
,
yet
in
sicknes
his
soule
recover'd
some
health
,
by
a
free
acknowledging
his
sinne
,
saying
,
That
his
onely
hope
and
confidence
was
in
Gods
mercy
.
Cherebert
8.
King
of
France
.
Anno
564.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Clotharius
,
Cherebert
his
sonne
was
King
of
Paris
,
Anno
Dom.
564.
Hee
betooke
himselfe
to
all
the
kindes
and
sorts
of
dishonest
pleasures
that
his
fancy
suggested
him
.
Gregory
of
Tours
takes
no
notice
of
his
reigne
,
because
he
governed
not
long
:
neverthelesse
,
this
mention
he
makes
of
him
,
that
he
was
excommunicated
by
S.
German
Bishop
of
Paris
,
for
that
hee
had
repudiated
his
lawfull
wife
Iugoberge
that
he
might
take
another
,
his
brothers
Chilperic
and
Gontran
,
being
no
waies
different
in
conditions
.
But
Sigisbert
was
an
honourable
and
a
vertuous
Prince
.
Cherebert
dyed
(
according
to
the
report
of
Sigebert
,
and
the
Chronicles
of
France
)
in
the
ninth
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
without
issue
or
any
notable
memory
worthy
a
King
:
which
was
a
cause
of
great
controversie
betweene
his
brothers
concerning
the
succession
;
which
in
the
end
proved
a
warre
,
which
(
according
to
Paulus
Aemilius
)
was
of
a
long
continuance
:
neverthelesse
,
although
Gregory
of
Tours
,
and
Aimoynus
have
very
confusedly
spoken
of
that
warre
,
without
designing
or
remarking
the
time
that
it
begunne
,
nor
what
time
Cherebert
dyed
:
yet
Gregory
allowes
that
there
was
a
sharing
of
the
Kingdome
.
According
to
whose
Relations
,
Tours
,
Poitiers
,
and
Aniou
,
fell
to
Sigisbert
;
but
what
partsbefell
to
the
others
is
not
mentioned
expressely
but
onely
this
,
that
Chilperic
obtained
a
part
of
Normandy
with
Rouen
:
Gontran
,
Berry
,
Perigueux
,
and
Gascony
.
But
each
of
them
kept
his
part
in
the
City
of
Paris
,
and
promised
each
to
other
,
that
after
their
departure
thence
,
no
one
of
them
after
that
would
enter
into
it
againe
,
without
the
consent
of
the
other
two
.
This
Cherebert
dyed
at
Blaye
,
neare
Burdeaux
,
An.
Dom.
573.
and
was
buried
at
St.
Romanus
of
Blaye
.
Gontran
,
Sigisbert
,
and
Chilperic
were
,
during
their
lives
,
in
contention
,
untill
such
time
as
their
brother
Sigisbert
was
slaine
by
two
Souldiers
,
who
were
put
upon
that
action
by
Fredegunde
,
the
wife
of
Chilperic
,
who
was
besieged
in
Tournuy
by
Sigisbert
,
who
not
long
before
was
acknowledged
as
King
at
Paris
.
This
King
was
enchanted
with
the
cuppe
of
pleasure
,
whereof
hee
dranke
deep
,
&
thereby
committed
many
violent
acts
:
for
nulla
capitalior
pestis
,
quàm
corporis
voluptas
hominibus
à
natura
data
est
;
unlawfull
sinfull
pleasure
is
the
cause
of
all
plagues
.
And
therefore
Diogenes
told
Alexander
,
that
hee
had
alwaies
pleasure
enough
,
while
Alexander
had
never
enough
pleasure
;
and
therefore
he
did
not
desire
the
insatiate
pleasures
of
a
King
,
and
a
King
could
not
enjoy
his
pleasures
.
But
this
pleasure
doth
bewitch
all
the
World
,
especially
the
sensible
and
rationall
man
,
onely
the
spirituall
mind
can
flye
a
higher
pitch
,
&
account
all
the
delights
of
this
world
,
but
like
the
golden
trappings
of
the
Asse
,
that
is
made
brave
to
carry
greater
burthens
.
Chilperic
,
the
ninth
King
of
France
.
Anno
577.
portrait
CHilperick
having
reigned
Nine
yeares
at
Soissons
,
and
seeing
himselfe
raised
from
a
meane
to
a
higher
degree
of
his
fortune
,
by
the
death
of
his
Brother
Sigisbert
,
departed
from
Tournay
to
Paris
:
where
having
beene
received
as
lawfull
King
,
Anno
Domini
577.
dispatched
his
sonne
Merovaeus
with
an
Army
for
the
reducing
of
the
Countries
and
Cities
scituated
upon
the
River
Loire
;
but
he
instead
of
that
service
,
went
directly
to
Rouen
,
where
by
the
advice
of
the
Arch-bishop
Praetextatus
,
he
married
Brunehault
,
the
Widow
of
the
foresaid
Sigisbert
.
Whereupon
his
father
was
enraged
,
and
after
having
dispersed
the
forces
of
the
said
slaine
Sigisbert
,
which
came
and
assaulted
him
neare
Soissons
,
he
shut
up
Merovaeus
in
a
Monastery
at
Mans
,
and
afterwards
sent
his
other
sonne
into
Guienne
,
for
the
recovery
of
whatsoever
had
beene
in
Sigisberts
possession
:
from
whence
he
was
repelled
by
Patrice
Mumole
,
King
Gontrans
Lieutenant
.
In
the
meane
time
Merovaeus
,
who
was
somewhat
nettled
,
and
had
betaken
himselfe
to
Brunehault
,
is
constrained
to
flye
into
Austrasie
;
from
whence
being
also
expelled
,
was
put
to
death
,
and
Praetextatus
confined
to
perpetuall
Exile
.
After
this
Chilperick
enforced
Waroch
,
Count
of
lower
Bretagne
,
to
acknowledge
vassallage
unto
him
,
An.
Dom.
584.
On
the
other
side
,
Childebert
,
who
laboured
to
recover
Marsiles
which
his
brother
Gontran
detained
from
him
,
made
peace
with
his
Uncle
Chilperic
,
who
on
his
behalfe
,
with
all
his
forces
fell
upon
Guienne
,
tooke
Lymosin
,
Perigueux
,
and
Agenois
;
and
as
he
was
very
desirous
to
follow
his
fortune
upon
Bourges
,
he
was
stayed
by
the
Army
of
Gontran
,
with
whom
he
made
peace
.
Not
long
after
Chilperic
perceiving
too
amorous
passages
of
his
Wife
Fredegund
with
Landry
,
Mayre
of
his
Palace
,
to
take
away
the
occasion
of
his
resentment
,
they
caused
him
that
night
to
bee
murthered
,
as
hee
returned
from
Hunting
,
in
the
Moneth
of
September
,
in
the
23.
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
leaving
one
sonne
,
named
Clotharius
,
foure
Moneths
old
.
Whilst
the
Daughter
of
Chilperic
was
in
her
journey
to
be
marryed
to
the
second
sonne
of
the
Visigoths
,
she
was
stripped
,
ransacked
,
and
robbed
of
her
treasure
and
jewells
,
and
sent
backe
againe
.
An.
Dom.
586.
Helyeth
interred
at
St.
German
de
prez
.
The
occasion
of
his
murther
was
the
discovering
of
Fredegunds
affection
to
Landry
,
for
thinking
to
give
his
Wife
a
morning-salutation
,
hee
came
booted
into
her
Chamber
before
hee
went
to
Hunting
,
and
finding
her
kembing
her
haire
,
which
lay
spread
over
her
face
,
drew
neare
without
speaking
,
and
with
his
riding-wand
in
jest
touch'd
the
hinder
part
of
herhead
;
she
taking
the
King
for
Landry
,
who
had
free
accesse
for
secret
visits
,
said
;
In
my
judgment
Landry
,
a
good
Knight
should
alwayes
strike
before
,
and
not
behind
:
whereupon
perceiving
that
it
was
the
King
,
who
by
those
words
had
discovered
her
minde
,
while
the
King
was
gone
a
Hunting
,
plotting
the
death
of
Fredegund
and
Landry
,
they
contrived
his
death
,
and
by
murtherers
by
them
hired
,
the
King
accompanied
onely
with
his
Page
,
was
killed
as
he
return'd
from
the
Chace
.
Clotharius
2.
the
tenth
King
of
France
.
Anno
586.
portrait
THis
Clotharius
,
the
second
of
that
Name
,
at
the
age
of
foure
Moneths
,
An.
Dom.
586
,
succeeded
his
Father
under
the
tuition
of
his
Uncle
Gontran
,
who
confirmed
Landry
Mayre
of
the
Palace
,
and
constituted
him
his
Lieutenant
Generall
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
retained
Paris
to
himselfe
,
with
all
the
dependances
of
the
Kingdome
of
Cherebert
,
the
late
King
.
Gontran
dyed
in
the
33.
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
Anno
Dom.
595
,
having
before
instituted
for
his
Heire
by
will
Childebert
,
King
of
Austrasia
,
his
Nephew
,
who
lost
the
Battaile
at
Soifsons
against
Fredegund
,
for
the
Guardianship
of
his
Cousin
Clotharius
:
As
also
foure
yeares
after
,
or
thereabout
,
Childebert
being
deceased
,
Brunechilde
,
who
had
the
tuition
of
Theodobert
and
Theodoric
her
yong
sonnes
,
lost
the
battaile
against
her
neare
Muret.
Fredegund
in
the
end
dying
,
the
two
Kings
of
Austrasia
and
Orleans
being
vexed
at
the
Ambushments
of
Clotharius
,
gave
him
battaile
neare
unto
Sens
and
Estampes
,
and
left
him
no
more
than
twelve
Counties
of
his
whole
Kingdome
.
Theodoric
as
victorious
and
tryumphant
enters
Paris
.
After
that
Theodoric
having
his
hands
full
of
his
other
brother
,
and
before
that
he
would
undertake
any
Warre
against
him
,
accorded
with
this
his
brother
Clotharius
,
that
hee
would
give
him
the
Dukedome
of
Denthelin
,
and
other
parts
which
hee
had
taken
from
him
,
on
condition
that
he
would
be
a
Neuter
betweene
them
.
But
hee
having
intelligence
of
the
death
of
Theodobert
,
who
was
slaine
neare
Cologne
in
the
17.
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
enters
immediately
upon
those
promised
Countries
.
Theodoric
being
very
desirous
that
he
should
let
goe
his
hold
,
was
impoisoned
by
Brunehault
.
Clotharius
remaining
now
sole
peaceable
possessor
of
the
whole
Monarchy
of
France
,
put
all
the
children
of
Theodoric
to
death
,
except
Merovaeus
,
who
was
his
youngest
sonne
.
Afterwards
he
punished
Brunehault
according
to
her
deserts
and
demerits
;
and
he
instituted
his
sonne
Dagobert
King
of
Austrasia
,
against
whom
this
man
was
much
incensed
for
the
death
of
his
brother
Rodoald
:
but
hee
was
reconciled
into
favour
by
the
Marriage
of
Cometrude
,
Sister
of
his
last
Wife
.
Clotharius
having
largely
revenged
himselfe
upon
the
Saxons
,
who
had
revolted
and
wounded
Dagobert
,
daring
that
that
were
without
the
reach
of
his
Sword
,
deceased
the
45.
yeare
of
his
age
,
and
of
his
reigne
37.
An.
D.
632.
leaving
Dagobert
by
his
first
Wife
,
and
Aribert
by
the
second
.
Brunehault
before
mention'd
,
having
caused
many
murders
and
mischiefes
,
was
by
her
owne
souldiers
yeelded
up
to
Clotayre
,
and
by
the
chiefest
persons
of
his
Dominions
,
condemned
to
bee
tyed
to
the
tayle
of
a
wilde
Mare
,
and
drawne
through
a
stony
rough
Countrey
,
being
thereby
torne
in
peeces
,
and
dying
many
deaths
in
one
death
;
yet
St.
Gregory
in
certaine
Letters
commends
her
piety
and
wisedome
,
for
many
Temples
were
by
her
builded
and
endowed
,
while
in
the
Temple
of
her
soule
shee
sets
up
Altars
to
murder
and
whoredome
.
Dagobert
the
11.
King
of
France
.
Anno
632.
portrait
DAgobert
being
possessed
of
the
Crowne
Anno
Dom.
632.
notwithstanding
the
oppositions
of
Brunulph
,
Vncle
and
governour
of
Aribert
,
he
assigned
him
the
Countries
of
Aquitan
and
Guienne
for
his
maintenance
,
whereunto
he
gave
the
stile
and
title
of
a
Kingdome
,
and
bounded
it
with
the
River
Loire
,
and
the
Pyrenian
Mountaines
.
After
that
he
laboured
to
polish
his
Kingdome
,
administring
justice
to
every
man
.
In
the
ninth
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
which
was
the
third
yeare
after
the
decease
of
his
Father
,
he
captivated
himselfe
to
vices
,
and
voluptuousnesse
,
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
grew
infamous
,
although
hee
seemed
much
devoted
to
the
Abby
of
St.
Denis
,
which
he
caused
to
be
built
,
and
enriched
it
with
the
pillaging
of
other
Churches
.
In
the
interim
,
King
Aribert
deceased
the
seventh
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
leaving
a
sonne
called
Chilperic
,
who
survived
him
but
few
dayes
,
of
whose
death
Dagobert
was
strongly
suspected
.
Hee
immediately
united
the
Kingdome
of
Aquitan
to
the
Monarchy
of
France
,
and
dismembred
the
Dukedome
of
Almania
into
divers
parts
,
as
Munster
affirmes
.
Hee
released
the
Saxons
of
a
yearely
Tribute
of
five
hundred
Cowes
,
which
they
payed
to
those
of
Austrasia
,
upon
condition
that
they
should
keepe
the
Sclavonians
out
of
the
Dominions
of
France
.
After
this
hee
crowned
his
sonne
Sigisbert
King
of
Austrasia
.
But
because
that
in
the
12
yeare
of
his
reigne
,
Clovis
,
or
Lewis
was
borne
by
his
wife
Nentilde
,
he
confirmed
the
kingdom
of
Austracy
upon
Sigisbert
,
and
designed
the
occidentall
part
of
his
Kingdome
,
called
Neustria
,
together
with
that
of
Burgundy
,
to
his
sonne
Clovis
.
At
that
time
Radulphe
Duke
,
and
governour
of
Thuringia
,
for
King
Dagobert
would
needes
oppose
himselfe
against
Ansigise
Maire
of
the
Palace
of
Austracy
,
and
make
himselfe
King
;
but
in
vaine
.
Afterwards
Dagobert
combated
victoriously
the
rebellious
Gascognes
,
and
intending
as
much
to
the
Bretons
Iudicael
did
him
homage
for
his
Kingdome
.
Lastly
,
he
deceased
with
a
Flux
the
19.
or
,
as
others
affirme
,
the
29
of
Ianuary
,
Anno
Dom.
647.
sixteene
yeares
after
the
decease
of
his
Father
.
Hee
lyes
inhumedat
St.
Denis
:
with
this
King
dyed
the
splendour
of
the
Kings
of
France
,
and
the
power
of
the
Maires
of
the
Palace
beganne
to
take
a
dangerous
and
pernicious
roote
.
The
Character
of
this
King
may
bee
thus
drawne
:
He
was
better
furnished
with
vertue
than
his
education
promised
:
he
strained
the
Kingdome
by
Iustice
,
and
brought
it
to
moderation
,
and
obedience
;
the
state
thereof
beingtoo
much
slackned
by
his
fathers
lenity
,
and
as
he
had
tun'd
the
government
to
yeeld
a
vertuous
harmony
,
he
grew
into
the
opinion
of
his
Subjects
,
by
his
affection
to
Piety
,
which
he
made
to
shine
most
cleare
and
evident
,
by
building
and
enriching
many
Temples
,
especially
St.
Denis
,
honour'd
since
by
being
the
constant
Sepulchre
where
the
Kings
of
France
lye
buried
.
He
banished
also
the
Iewes
out
of
his
Territories
.
But
these
resplendant
vertues
were
darkened
and
disgraced
by
the
foule
sinne
of
Adultery
,
whereby
he
grew
infamous
to
his
Subjects
and
Strangers
,
and
was
so
confirmed
in
this
vice
,
that
Anand
Bishop
of
Paris
perswading
his
Conversion
,
was
therefore
banished
.
But
his
reason
was
awaked
by
Pepius
constant
reprehension
,
to
whom
banishment
being
threatned
,
yet
he
persisted
,
and
by
a
brave
importunity
,
neglecting
his
owne
danger
,
obtained
of
the
King
to
bee
mercifull
unto
himselfe
,
and
forsake
his
sinne
;
such
was
the
minde
of
this
vertuous
Prince
to
hearken
to
the
words
of
a
wise
man
which
were
spoken
in
season
,
that
ever
after
he
was
wary
both
of
his
words
&
actions
;
leavingan
example
of
loyalty
in
a
servant
,
and
of
Reasons
victory
in
a
Prince
.
Clovis
,
(
aliâs
)
Lewis
2.
the
12.
King
of
France
,
Anno
645.
portrait
THis
Clovis
or
Lewis
,
although
he
were
the
younger
brother
of
Sigisbert
,
whom
some
hold
to
have
beene
borne
of
a
Concubine
,
tooke
the
possession
upon
him
of
the
Kingdomes
both
of
France
and
Burgundy
,
under
the
government
of
his
Mother
Nentilde
,
and
of
Prince
Aega
,
Mayre
of
the
Palace
,
who
shortly
after
dyed
:
in
whose
place
was
substituted
Ercembault
,
kinsman
to
the
late
Dagobert
by
the
mothers
side
.
In
the
meane
time
Pepin
,
Mayre
of
the
Palace
of
Austrasie
,
dyed
,
into
whose
office
and
place
his
sonne
Grimoald
would
enter
.
But
perceiving
himselfe
to
be
opposed
by
a
certaine
Otho
,
who
formerly
had
had
the
government
of
Sigebert
in
his
minority
made
a
quarrell
betweene
him
and
Leuther
,
Duke
of
Almaine
,
who
slew
him
.
After
,
taking
upon
him
the
dignity
of
Mayre
of
the
Palace
,
hee
matched
his
Sister
Begga
to
the
Duke
Ansigise
,
sonne
of
St.
Arnulph
,
by
whom
hee
had
Pepin
Heristel
.
Nentilde
deceased
Anno
Dom.
651.
as
also
her
Favorite
Flaveate
did
,
who
was
by
Nation
a
Frenchman
,
Constable
of
Burgundy
,
and
Wilebald
Governour
of
Burgundy
Trans-jurane
;
by
the
reason
whereof
Ercembault
governed
solely
the
Kingdome
,
until
the
King
came
to
age
.
Afterwards
in
the
yeare
657
,
Sigebert
perswading
himselfe
that
he
should
have
no
issue
,
adopted
Childebert
,
sonne
of
Grimoald
,
Mayre
of
his
Palace
as
his
sonne
:
but
after
having
a
son
borne
to
him
,
whom
he
named
Dagobert
,
at
his
decease
hee
left
him
to
succeede
under
the
charge
of
Grimoald
,
who
caused
the
Infant
Dagobert
to
be
transported
into
Scotland
by
Dudo
,
Bishop
of
Poictiers
,
there
to
be
made
a
Monke
,
and
caused
his
owne
sonne
Childebert
to
be
crowned
King
of
Austrasie
;
which
caused
the
King
Clovis
,
accompanied
with
his
Mayre
Ercembault
,
to
give
him
battaile
,
in
which
they
were
both
taken
,
and
carryed
to
Paris
,
where
they
dyed
.
By
reason
whereof
Clovis
instituted
his
second
sonne
Childeric
King
of
Austrasie
,
and
appointed
Walfroy
for
Mayre
of
his
Palace
.
After
that
there
being
a
great
famine
,
Clovis
tooke
all
the
Plate
and
Treasure
out
of
the
Church
of
St.
Denis
,
and
gave
it
to
the
poore
,
and
in
recompence
thereof
hee
exempted
that
Abby
from
the
subjection
of
the
Bishop
of
Paris
.
He
departed
this
life
to
a
better
,
An.
Dom.
665
,
in
the
21.
yeare
of
his
age
,
or
as
others
,
23
,
and
lyeth
at
St.
Denis
,
expecting
a
glorious
Resurrection
.
This
King
and
many
other
his
successors
,
retained
nothing
of
Soveraignty
,
but
the
name
and
habilements
of
Kings
,
having
resign'd
their
Regall
power
to
their
Mayres
.
For
after
they
had
committed
all
their
Authority
to
these
Vice-kings
,
they
themselves
did
never
appeare
in
publick
,
but
on
the
first
day
of
May
,
and
then
in
their
Chariots
,
stuck
with
flowers
,
and
drawne
with
4.
Oxen.
No
suiters
were
admited
to
the
Kings
presence
,
who
in
his
Chamber
surfetted
on
all
kind
of
pleasure
,
while
the
Subjects
complained
onely
to
the
Mayre
,
and
by
him
had
their
wrongs
redressed
;
for
the
whole
government
,
which
belonged
unto
the
Kings
,
was
now
ordered
by
Mayres
:
yet
this
King
was
happy
in
his
Consort
and
Queene
Bandour
,
of
whose
Piety
and
devotion
to
Religion
,
the
Abby
of
Shelces
,
called
St.
Bandour
,
and
other
religious
buildings
were
lasting
Monuments
.
Clotharius
3.
the
13.
King
of
France
.
Anno
666.
portrait
THis
Clotharius
the
third
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
Clovis
,
succeeded
in
the
Regall
power
,
Anno
Dom.
666
,
(
his
brother
Childeric
or
Childebert
and
Theodoric
being
very
young
)
Clotharius
permitted
the
sway
of
government
to
his
Mother
Bathilde
,
and
his
Mayre
of
Palace
Ercembault
,
or
Ereich
,
whom
some
are
of
opinion
to
have
beene
entituled
Duke
of
France
,
and
after
the
death
of
this
,
hee
entertained
one
Ebroin
in
his
place
,
(
or
as
the
Almaine
Chronicles
say
)
Eberwin
,
a
German
borne
,
a
man
cruell
,
malicious
,
and
wicked
,
who
was
preferred
unto
him
by
the
French
.
He
was
the
first
,
that
,
abusing
the
imbecillity
and
Infancy
of
his
Master
,
raised
the
power
and
authority
of
his
owne
dignity
to
such
a
heighth
it
never
had
before
,
slighting
and
misprizing
the
Majesty
and
greatnesse
of
Kings
:
insomuch
that
afterwards
nothing
,
of
what
importance
soever
,
must
passe
without
the
approbation
of
those
Mayres
,
all
the
Principality
(
as
it
were
)
being
solely
in
their
breasts
and
power
,
swaying
yea
,
and
limiting
the
expences
of
their
Kings
,
as
they
list
themselves
:
making
Warres
,
Peace
,
Alliances
,
Ordinances
and
Customes
of
the
Kingdome
at
their
pleasure
.
Some
Chronicles
say
,
that
the
Kings
living
at
their
ease
and
pleasures
,
shewed
themselves
but
once
a
yeare
in
publicke
upon
the
first
day
of
May
in
a
generall
assembly
,
which
was
held
every
yeare
for
the
publick
affaires
of
the
Kingdome
,
in
a
place
called
The
Field
of
Mars
,
where
they
rode
in
a
Chariot
drawne
by
foure
Oxen
,
accompanied
with
the
chiefe
of
the
Baronry
,
as
well
hearing
the
complaints
of
their
Subjects
,
as
giving
audience
to
Embassadors
of
forraigne
Princes
;
all
which
they
received
at
the
second
hand
from
their
Mayres
.
This
Clotharius
was
surprized
by
a
Feaver
,
where
of
he
dyed
,
having
reigned
foure
yeares
,
without
leaving
any
issue
,
Anno
Dom.
670.
Theodoric
undertakes
the
government
of
the
Kingdome
,
but
through
the
turmoyles
betweene
him
and
Ebroin
Mayre
of
the
Palace
,
the
subjects
enforced
him
to
a
Monasticke
life
at
St.
Denis
,
and
Ebroin
at
Leuxeul
in
the
Franche
Contè
.
Clotharius
lyes
at
St.
Denis
in
France
.
The
composition
of
his
minde
was
cruell
,
which
the
subjects
felt
in
heavy
taxations
,
by
him
imposed
,
saying
that
plenty
and
peace
made
them
forgetfull
of
their
duty
.
And
of
him
and
his
successors
it
may
be
said
,
that
they
left
nothing
memorable
,
but
that
they
left
no
memory
.
Hee
may
be
reckoned
among
those
Kings
that
were
living
Pictures
of
Soveraignty
,
shewed
every
yeare
to
the
people
,
and
so
put
up
againe
into
his
Chamber
:
but
if
Vertue
be
active
,
and
consists
in
doing
good
,
how
could
Kings
thinke
that
they
might
rule
by
their
Deputies
?
You
never
knew
that
Flock
of
sheepe
did
thrive
,
when
the
Shepheard
committed
them
to
the
care
of
an
Hireling
,
or
a
Boy
and
a
Dogge
,
for
then
the
poore
sheepe
are
torne
by
Bryars
:
so
are
the
poore
subjects
by
oppressions
,
when
Rex
dormit
securus
,
when
the
King
sleepes
,
and
suffers
his
Mayres
to
governe
him
and
his
Realme
.
Therefore
it
is
said
,
that
no
man
is
good
in
regard
of
the
nobility
of
his
Birth
,
but
for
the
excellency
of
his
Vertue
:
For
true
Nobility
dependeth
of
Vertue
,
and
all
other
things
are
of
Fortune
.
But
this
was
the
defect
of
these
times
that
made
soveraigne
power
have
aweake
aspect
,
and
not
to
looke
so
fine
and
cleare
as
it
would
have
done
,
for
this
King
and
many
others
were
then
but
like
Pictures
in
Arras
:
yet
for
all
his
cruelty
,
they
bestowed
upon
him
those
funerall
Rites
which
appertained
to
Soveraignty
,
and
inhumed
him
amongst
the
former
Kings
.
Childeric
2.
the
14.
King
of
France
.
Anno
670.
portrait
THis
Childeric
,
King
of
Austrasy
,
and
brother
to
Clotharius
,
being
called
to
the
Crowne
by
the
Frenchmen
,
tooke
Ulfoalde
for
his
Mayre
,
but
they
found
themselves
as
much
troubled
with
him
as
they
had
beene
with
Theodoric
and
Ebroin
,
whom
they
had
made
Monkes
,
and
confined
into
Monasteries
.
This
Childeric
,
who
was
a
man
of
no
great
wit
,
and
dissolute
,
confined
(
saith
Sigebert
)
Leger
Bishop
of
Authun
,
a
man
of
a
holy
life
,
to
the
Monastery
of
Luxeul
:
Neverthelesse
the
Supplement
of
Idatius
affirmes
that
he
was
so
gracious
with
him
,
that
he
was
in
a
manner
as
Mayre
of
the
Palace
.
He
caused
a
Gentleman
to
be
ignominiously
whipped
,
who
was
of
Franconia
,
called
Bodille
,
by
which
fact
he
excited
such
a
scandall
against
himselfe
,
and
a
generall
hatred
of
most
part
of
the
Nobility
of
his
Realme
,
that
they
all
rebelled
against
him
,
after
the
example
of
Ingolbert
(
aliâs
)
Wigobert
,
and
Amalbert
;
giving
such
an
occasion
to
Bodille
,
that
he
sought
all
occasions
of
revenge
for
the
notorious
disgrace
hee
had
received
from
him
:
who
on
a
day
espying
him
comming
from
Hunting
,
caused
him
to
be
murthered
by
the
assistance
of
his
Compliees
,
who
also
shewed
no
more
mercy
to
his
Queene
and
Wife
Blivilde
,
although
shee
were
great
with
child
;
which
was
a
cause
that
Ulfoalde
fled
into
Austrasie
,
and
that
the
Lords
of
France
,
by
the
advice
of
Leger
Bishop
of
Authun
,
tooke
Leudesil
,
the
sonne
of
the
late
Ercembault
,
for
Mayre
of
the
Palace
,
who
(
as
it
seemes
to
Aymoynus
and
Ado
)
taking
Theodoric
out
of
the
Monastery
,
estated
him
in
the
Regall
Throne
.
Childeric
and
his
Wife
were
funebrially
interred
in
the
Church
of
St.
German
des
prez
lez
Paris
,
Anno
Domini
676
,
and
seven
yeares
after
that
by
the
generall
consent
of
the
Frenchmen
hee
was
called
out
of
Austrasie
to
governe
the
Kingdome
of
France
.
Hee
left
no
issue
;
Sigebert
and
Paulus
Aemilius
seeme
to
confound
the
History
,
being
of
opinion
that
Childeric
reigned
after
Clotharius
12.
yeares
,
and
Theodoric
17.
yeares
after
him
:
but
others
hold
that
the
reigne
of
Theodoric
continued
19
,
in
the
which
they
number
the
yeares
of
his
being
a
Monke
,
Childerick
being
substituted
in
his
place
.
This
King
was
another
of
the
same
stampe
with
the
former
,
by
nature
enclined
to
tyranny
and
cruelty
,
disgracing
his
well-begun
reigne
with
a
bad
conclusion
:
for
Kings
mounted
on
the
top
of
Honour
,
and
beholding
their
subjects
with
contempt
,
thrust
forward
by
flattery
or
ambition
,
doe
easily
become
Tyrants
.
And
as
this
Kings
life
did
not
shew
handsome
,
so
his
death
plotted
and
effected
by
Bodille
,
did
instruct
Kings
not
to
dishonour
or
contemne
their
Nobility
,
being
their
right
Arme.
And
also
it
shewed
,
that
a
disgracefull
punishment
inflicted
on
a
Gentleman
,
doth
touch
the
quicke
of
the
soule
with
a
deepe
apprehension
,
for
being
of
a
freer
tender
nature
,
they
scorne
as
much
to
receive
an
injury
,
as
doe
any
,
and
therefore
they
account
it
Justice
to
revenge
,
though
they
dye
in
the
confirmation
of
the
act
:
This
appeares
by
Bodille
,
who
concealed
her
anger
,
untill
like
Lightning
it
struck
the
King
before
it
was
seene
;
for
he
must
be
silent
,
full
of
darke
thoughts
,
and
carry
his
light
inward
,
that
will
vindicate
an
injury
;
and
write
Mihi
&
vindictae
litavi
,
this
is
a
sacrifice
to
Revenge
.
Theodoric
2.
15.
King
of
France
.
Anno
680.
THeodoric
(
alias
)
Thierry
,
the
second
of
that
name
,
having
beene
called
out
of
the
Monastery
by
Ebroin
,
who
in
the
time
that
things
were
in
a
combustion
and
confusion
through
the
death
of
Childeric
,
went
and
assaulted
Leudesie
,
from
whom
hee
recovered
the
Royall
Finances
.
Afterwards
pursuing
him
,
he
,
contrary
to
his
promise
,
caused
him
to
be
put
to
death
,
and
causing
himselfe
to
bee
re-estated
in
that
dignity
of
which
formerly
hee
had
beene
deprived
,
persecuted
all
those
that
had
any
way
opposed
him
,
filling
all
France
with
murtherous
cruelties
:
insomuch
,
that
he
put
to
death
Leger
,
Bishop
of
Authun
,
and
his
brother
Guerin
.
Whilst
the
Austrasians
substituted
Pepin
,
Heristed
,
Maire
of
the
Palace
of
Austrasie
,
in
the
place
of
Vlsoald
,
and
appoynted
for
his
Coadjutor
Martin
,
his
Cousen
German
,
sonne
of
Clodulphe
,
second
Sonne
of
S.
Arnulph
.
Where
of
Ebroin
being
advertised
,
went
to
give
them
battaile
at
a
place
called
Locofic
,
where
Pepin
was
enforced
to
betake
himselfe
into
Austrasie
for
safety
,
and
Martin
to
Laon
:
From
whence
Ebroin
,
upon
his
word
given
him
in
way
of
promise
,
fetcht
him
out
,
and
caused
him
to
be
put
to
death
.
Immediately
hereupon
Hermonfroy
slew
Ebroin
,
and
for
refuge
betooke
himselfe
to
Pepin
.
By
the
reason
whereof
,
Theodoric
took
to
bee
Maire
of
the
Palace
one
named
Waraton
,
a
man
well
advised
,
who
having
beene
supplanted
and
undermined
by
his
sonne
Gislemare
,
who
dyed
shortly
after
,
entered
into
the
State
,
although
hee
kept
it
not
long
,
but
dying
left
it
in
the
hands
and
power
of
Bertaire
,
who
in
such
a
high
nature
disgusted
the
Lords
and
Nobility
of
France
,
that
they
withdrew
their
affection
from
him
,
and
there
went
(
namely
Andr
amne
and
Reole
)
to
consult
with
Pepin
for
a
Warre
upon
Theodoric
the
King
,
and
Bertaire
,
who
was
neare
Taxieres
in
Vermandois
defeated
,
and
the
said
Bertaire
slaine
by
some
that
pursued
him
.
Whereupon
Theodoric
made
a
peace
with
Pepin
,
and
gave
him
the
office
of
Maire
of
his
Palace
,
as
he
already
had
that
of
Austrasie
.
Pepin
being
desirous
to
compose
the
matters
of
Austracy
in
order
,
instituted
Norbert
as
his
Lievtenant
in
France
,
in
his
absence
.
Afterwards
he
made
his
eldest
sonne
Drogon
Duke
of
Campagne
:
Pepin
began
to
governe
in
France
,
Anno
Domini
687.
Theodoric
deceased
688.
having
reigned
nineteene
yeares
,
beeing
a
wonderfull
patient
King
,
and
one
that
would
not
be
moved
with
any
small
disaster
that
should
have
happened
unto
him
,
either
through
the
Divine
Power
,
or
Humane
Resistance
.
Hee
left
behinde
him
three
Sonnes
,
Clovis
,
Clotharius
,
and
Childebert
.
This
King
being
onely
a
picture
of
Soveraignty
,
without
any
active
motion
,
Ne
vixisse
inutilis
olim
,
videatur
,
left
issue
to
shew
that
he
had
lived
.
He
sate
like
a
patient
man
,
and
beheld
the
Tragedies
playd
by
the
Mayres
,
as
they
had
beene
a
game
of
Tables
,
untill
Pepin
wonne
the
set
and
Soveraignty
of
France
.
This
King
was
of
a
slow
disposition
,
not
contemning
,
but
neglecting
the
World
;
for
if
he
had
onely
slighted
earthly
glory
,
he
would
have
violated
Curius
,
who
when
the
Samnites
brought
him
great
store
of
Treasure
,
as
he
was
sitting
by
the
fire
side
,
hee
said
,
Non
aurum
haberi
praeclarum
sibi
videri
dixit
;
sedeis
,
qui
haberent
aurum
,
imperare
:
He
accounted
it
no
glory
to
have
store
of
Gold
,
but
to
governe
those
that
had
store
of
gold
.
This
was
a
magnanimity
of
minde
,
but
a
dejected
minde
in
a
Prince
,
suffering
a
Subject
to
over-toppe
him
,
did
not
expresse
the
Courage
of
a
Caesar
,
or
an
Alexander
,
that
desir'd
to
bee
Monarchs
of
the
whole
world
.
Clovis
3.
the
16.
King
of
France
.
Anno
689.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Theodorick
,
Clovis
,
his
eldest
sonne
,
began
his
Reigne
in
his
minority
,
Anno
Domini
689
,
having
Pepin
for
Mayre
of
his
Palace
,
who
was
surnamed
Heristel
,
sonne
of
Ansigise
,
under
whom
France
,
that
heretofore
seemed
to
bee
divided
,
and
(
as
it
were
)
dismembred
,
seemed
now
to
be
as
an
entire
body
,
as
formerly
it
had
beene
,
and
began
to
recover
its
pristine
lustre
and
honour
,
which
it
had
in
a
manner
lost
by
the
precedent
divisions
,
and
intestine
dissentions
;
which
also
had
given
an
occasion
to
the
Aquitans
and
Gascognes
to
range
apart
under
the
government
of
one
proper
and
peculiar
Prince
,
whom
they
styled
Duke
;
an
occasion
that
Roderic
of
Toledo
tooke
to
make
mention
of
one
called
Loup
who
was
about
that
time
.
Clovis
reigned
(
according
to
the
Contivator
of
Gregory
of
Tours
,
Ado
,
and
Sigebert
)
onely
foure
yeares
,
although
Aimoynus
,
through
the
default
of
Writers
,
acknowledgeth
but
two
yeares
.
And
it
seemes
that
in
his
time
the
Saxons
and
Swedes
,
who
upon
the
occasion
of
the
precedent
Warres
by
the
succession
of
times
,
had
withdrawne
themselves
out
of
the
obedience
to
the
French
,
were
by
Pepin
summoned
to
their
duty
.
And
because
they
made
him
know
that
they
would
not
performe
any
such
thing
but
upon
compulsion
,
hee
passed
over
the
Rhine
with
an
Army
against
them
,
wherewith
hee
gave
them
such
downe-right
knocks
,
that
he
beate
them
into
a
subjection
according
to
his
desire
.
By
the
meanes
whereof
France
for
some
space
of
time
continued
in
peace
,
recovering
by
little
and
little
its
authority
and
renowne
amongst
other
Nations
and
strangers
.
Wherefore
Clovis
had
no
leasure
to
enjoy
a
long
content
,
because
hee
dyed
,
although
young
,
(
as
it
is
said
)
leaving
the
succession
to
his
brother
Childebert
,
An.
Dom.
692.
The
place
of
his
death
or
interrment
is
not
mentioned
in
any
Authors
.
This
King
reigned
but
foure
yeares
,
and
therefore
his
Character
may
bee
drawne
by
the
Embleme
of
the
Sunne
rising
,
with
a
faire
and
cleare
aspect
,
but
presently
over-cast
with
thick
clouds
,
having
this
Motto
,
Orior
&
morior
.
As
the
Sunne
which
fairely
rose
,
Is
hid
with
clouds
that
doe
enclose
The
cleare
beames
,
while
that
it
doth
shew
A
sorrow
,
weeping
teares
of
dew
:
So
this
King
rose
to
a
Crowne
,
And
setting
soone
in
death
,
went
down
Leaving
the
Spheare
of
Majesty
:
His
Motto
this
;
I
rose
to
dye
.
Childebert
2.
the
17.
King
of
France
.
Anno
692.
portrait
After
the
death
of
Clovis
,
his
brother
Childebert
succeeded
him
,
and
reigned
according
to
all
Authours
,
17.
or
18.
yeares
,
except
Ado
,
who
alloweth
him
but
13.
Neverthelesse
it
seemeth
that
it
was
in
his
time
that
Pepin
made
warre
upon
Ratbod
,
Duke
of
Frizeland
,
who
was
as
yet
a
Pagan
and
an
Idolater
;
so
that
he
being
overthrowne
,
Pepin
would
not
grant
him
any
conditions
of
peace
,
unlesse
he
would
permit
a
Monke
called
Wilebros
,
(
aliâs
)
Clement
,
a
learned
and
vertuous
man
,
might
freely
give
instructions
to
the
Frizons
in
the
Christian
Religion
;
which
for
the
most
part
was
generally
approved
and
liked
by
the
people
:
but
the
Nobles
and
chiefe
men
remained
and
continued
in
their
ancient
errour
together
with
their
Prince
.
Moreover
,
that
Pepin
was
a
man
accomplished
,
and
of
singular
parts
,
yet
contrary
to
the
Lawes
of
Marriage
,
he
was
so
much
taken
with
the
fond
love
of
a
Gentlewoman
called
Alpaide
,
that
hee
utterly
loathed
his
wife
Plectrude
.
By
reason
whereof
Lambert
,
Bishop
of
Utrecht
,
or
(
as
some
report
)
Liege
,
a
man
of
a
holy
life
,
boldly
undertooke
to
lay
open
his
sinne
unto
him
,
although
he
had
restored
him
to
his
See
Episcopall
,
whereof
Ebroin
had
deprived
him
.
Whereupon
Alpaide
was
so
much
enraged
,
that
shee
instigated
her
brother
Dodon
to
kill
him
:
but
he
and
his
associates
received
a
reward
due
for
such
a
demerite
and
murther
.
Pepin
on
the
other
part
hearing
that
Norbert
his
Lieutenant
of
Maireship
of
France
was
deceased
,
substituted
his
second
sonne
Grimoald
in
the
place
,
and
caused
him
to
marry
Theudesinde
,
Daughter
of
Ratbod
,
Duke
of
Frizeland
.
About
five
yeares
after
,
Drogon
,
the
sonne
of
Pepin
,
Duke
of
Champagne
,
dyed
,
(
as
Ado
noteth
)
Anno
Dom.
708
,
but
according
to
Sigebert
,
699
,
whose
estates
were
by
Pepin
given
to
his
sonne
Thibault
:
after
that
,
seeing
the
Swedes
to
rebell
against
Childebert
,
under
the
conduct
of
Villarius
he
sent
Anepos
Bishop
against
them
with
a
powerfull
Army
,
which
overthrew
them
,
saith
Ado.
Childebert
deceased
An.
Dom.
710
,
having
reigned
17.
yeares
,
leaving
issue
,
Dagobert
,
Clowis
,
and
Daniel
.
That
which
is
chiefly
observable
in
this
King
,
was
his
dotage
on
Alpaide
,
a
faire
&
beautifull
Gentlewoman
,
whom
he
loved
beyond
all
respect
of
himselfe
,
letting
his
Fame
bleed
to
death
,
wounded
with
a
bad
report
for
his
incontinent
life
.
For
that
King
that
is
addicted
to
the
love
of
a
woman
,
hath
all
his
senses
so
charmed
,
that
he
understands
nothing
but
his
pleasure
,
and
is
quite
given
over
to
follow
his
owne
wicked
desires
.
For
,
Est
infoelicius
quàm
meretrice
nihil
.
A
Whore
may
well
compared
be
Unto
a
Garden
of
misery
:
He
that
doth
both
touch
and
taste
Her
fruite
,
doth
unto
death
make
haste
.
And
hee
that
endeavours
to
make
a
King
see
his
owne
vice
,
does
alwaies
perish
in
the
attempt
,
&
resembles
Virgils
poore
Gnat
which
the
shepheard
killed
with
clapping
his
hand
against
his
face
,
while
he
strove
to
wake
him
.
So
Bishop
Lambert
,
that
would
have
wak'd
the
King
,
was
by
Alpaides
plot
and
the
Kings
consent
murdered
.
Dagobert
2.
the
18.
King
of
France
.
Anno
710.
portrait
DAgobert
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
Childebert
,
began
his
Reigne
Anno
Dom.
710
,
according
to
Trithemius
,
Ado
,
and
Aventine
;
not
as
Sigebert
would
have
it
,
716.
There
is
not
any
memorable
thing
by
Pepin
done
in
his
time
,
found
or
read
recommendable
to
posterity
,
but
onely
the
death
of
Grimoald
,
Maire
of
the
Palace
of
France
,
which
was
Anno
Dom.
714.
in
April
,
who
was
miserably
slaine
by
a
Souldier
,
a
Frizelander
,
in
the
Church
of
St.
Lambert
,
belonging
to
the
See
of
Liege
,
whither
he
went
to
visite
his
father
Pepin
then
lying
sicke
in
his
bed
,
whereof
he
dyed
the
same
yeare
,
about
the
midst
of
December
,
having
executed
both
the
Maireships
with
great
honour
for
the
space
of
27.
yeares
and
a
halfe
,
after
he
had
surrogated
Thibault
to
his
sonne
Grimoald
to
be
Maire
.
He
resigned
the
Mayery
of
Austrasie
to
a
naturall
sonne
of
his
called
Charles
,
whom
he
had
by
his
Concubine
Alpaide
,
already
perceiving
in
him
the
signes
of
a
great
Generosity
,
which
enabled
him
for
such
a
charge
,
although
hee
were
but
yet
very
young
.
Which
gave
an
occasion
to
Plectrude
,
the
lawfull
wife
of
Pepin
,
cunningly
to
surprize
him
,
and
to
imprison
him
in
the
City
of
Cologne
,
as
well
for
the
Novercall
jealousie
shee
had
of
him
,
as
for
having
meanes
also
to
ruine
the
estate
of
Austrasie
,
as
also
of
France
,
being
in
the
hands
of
her
younger
sonne
Thibault
,
assuring
herselfe
that
the
managing
of
businesses
would
passe
well
enough
under
his
name
:
But
the
Frenchmen
not
willing
to
be
governed
by
a
Woman
,
being
grieved
also
that
the
office
of
the
Maire
should
be
hereditary
,
which
formerly
had
beene
by
Election
,
made
an
insurrection
against
Thibault
,
whom
they
forced
to
flye
into
the
Forrest
Cocie
.
After
that
they
chose
Ranfroy
for
Mayre
:
The
same
yeare
714.
Dagobert
dyed
,
having
reigned
5.
yeares
.
This
King
was
disswaded
from
the
love
of
Alpaide
,
by
Lambert
Bishop
of
Vtrect
,
whom
this
cruell
Dame
in
revenge
caused
to
be
slaine
by
her
brother
Dodon
,
strucke
after
the
acting
this
Murder
,
with
a
disease
of
wormes
,
the
stench
whereof
he
being
not
able
to
endure
,
threw
himselfe
headlong
into
the
River
of
Menze
.
See
here
a
punishment
to
affright
the
sinfull
soule
;
a
King
that
had
before
lived
in
a
most
voluptuous
manner
,
that
made
a
Whore
the
Center
of
all
his
thoughts
,
thinking
all
happinesse
to
be
contained
within
that
circumference
,
having
lost
his
reason
,
and
being
wholly
governed
by
a
petty-coat
,
what
a
sad
and
fatall
end
did
he
meete
withall
!
For
pleasure
comes
with
a
faire
alluring
face
,
tempting
to
taste
of
her
Circes
Cup
,
but
when
shee
turnes
her
backe
,
she
hath
a
ragged
ugly
shape
,
which
offends
the
sight
,
and
brings
the
mind
to
sad
repentance
.
This
King
had
highly
sinned
,
and
now
wormes
began
to
be
bold
with
him
,
and
eate
his
living
flesh
,
so
that
corruption
did
not
follow
after
death
,
but
contrary
to
nature
hee
rotted
and
corrupted
while
he
lived
,
untill
the
worme
of
conscience
tormented
his
soule
;
a
miserable
death
attending
a
bad
life
.
Clotharius
the
4
,
19
King
of
France
.
Anno
719.
portrait
CLotharius
the
fourth
,
sonne
of
Theodoric
,
who
was
the
fifteenth
King
of
France
,
was
brother
to
the
Kings
,
Clovis
the
third
,
and
Childebert
the
second
,
and
Uncle
to
Dagobert
the
second
;
and
by
the
plots
of
Charles
Martel
,
upon
the
decease
of
Dagobert
,
was
made
King
.
For
,
hee
perceiving
that
the
greatest
part
of
the
French
had
constituted
King
,
a
certaine
Daniel
,
a
man
of
the
Royall
blood
,
whom
they
had
drawne
out
of
the
Monastery
,
and
nominated
him
Chilperic
the
second
;
he
,
by
force
of
Armes
having
valiantly
fought
it
out
in
the
field
,
and
victoriously
overthrowne
them
,
(
as
hereafter
shall
be
mentioned
)
made
himselfe
Master
of
all
France
,
and
from
thenceforth
Charles
Martel
against
his
will
was
made
King
:
But
he
knowing
that
the
French
,
that
could
not
containe
themselves
without
a
King
,
and
would
not
admit
any
to
the
Title
,
but
those
of
the
Royall
blood
,
knowing
also
himselfe
not
so
descended
,
he
caused
this
Clotharius
to
be
Crowned
King
,
as
the
next
of
blood
;
not
that
hee
thought
him
worth
such
a
dignity
as
that
of
a
Kingdome
,
but
for
a
gaining
of
authority
by
this
faire
pretext
,
and
for
the
transferring
of
the
Crowne
of
France
by
little
and
little
to
his
Children
,
which
afterwards
came
to
passe
.
For
under
the
name
of
Clotharius
,
Charles
Martel
did
what
he
pleased
,
which
so
fortunately
succeeded
daily
,
that
by
this
meanes
he
made
a
scaling-Ladder
for
his
sonne
Pepin
to
the
Crowne
:
So
,
that
Clotharius
the
fourth
,
was
made
but
an
imaginary
or
titulary
King
,
who
did
not
any
thing
worthy
of
memory
,
because
hee
reigned
not
above
two
yeares
or
little
longer
:
and
in
the
time
of
his
reigne
,
all
France
was
in
great
Factions
and
Divisions
,
by
the
reason
of
so
many
pretendants
to
the
Office
of
Maire
of
the
Palace
:
also
that
Charles
Martel
had
after
him
the
entire
government
of
the
whole
Kingdome
,
and
command
of
all
;
insomuch
,
that
he
was
called
,
Prince
of
the
French-men
,
great
Master
and
Governonr
of
France
:
And
Clotharius
had
but
the
bare
title
of
King
:
which
is
a
cause
that
Paulus
Aemilius
,
and
other
Historians
have
not
inserted
him
into
the
Catalogue
of
the
Kings
of
France
.
The
aforesaid
Clotharius
deceased
about
the
yeare
719
,
and
lyeth
inhumed
at
Nancy
.
This
King
,
having
not
the
power
of
a
King
was
like
a
Picture
of
Majesty
,
for
some
years
exposed
to
the
publick
view
,
but
afterwards
death
drew
a
Curtaine
between
him
and
the
world
,
and
then
he
was
soone
forgotten
,
whereas
vertue
doth
give
a
second
life
to
Princes
,
while
their
name
is
preserved
fresh
in
memory
:
For
Sola
virtus
expers
Sepulchri
.
Vertue
alone
can
never
dye
,
But
liveth
still
in
memory
.
And
therfore
that
excellent
monument
,
better
than
any
Marble
stone
cut
into
forme
by
Carvers
Art
,
is
the
statue
of
the
mind
,
not
that
of
the
body
:
for
Statuae
huiusmodi
relinquendae
,
quae
virtutis
sint
monumenta
magis
,
quàm
staturae
corporis
.
That
King
doth
need
no
Tombe
cut
out
by
Art
,
Whose
Fame
doth
live
in
every
Subjects
heart
.
Daniel
(
alias
)
Chilperic
20.
King
of
France
.
Anno
719.
portrait
DAniel
,
whom
some
affirme
to
have
beene
the
Sonne
of
Childebert
,
and
brother
to
Dagobert
;
and
others
,
that
he
was
onely
of
the
blood
Royall
,
was
taken
out
of
the
Monastery
to
bee
made
King
;
and
his
former
name
was
changed
into
Chilperic
,
Anno
Domini
715.
In
the
beginning
of
his
Reigne
he
entered
into
a
confederacy
with
Ratbode
Duke
of
Frizeland
.
In
the
meane
time
Charles
Martel
escaped
the
imprisonment
of
his
Step-mother
Plectrude
:
and
as
hee
made
all
possible
meanes
and
waies
for
the
recovery
of
his
right
,
before
that
hee
could
effect
any
thing
,
he
was
by
Ratbode
defeated
,
neare
the
Meuse
,
before
that
Rainfroy
,
and
Chilperic
could
come
to
charge
him
.
Neverthelesse
,
Anno
Domini
716.
after
,
as
the
Frenchmen
went
with
a
Convoy
of
an
infinite
treasure
of
monyes
from
the
parts
neare
Cologne
,
which
Plectrude
had
given
them
.
Charles
Martel
set
upon
them
with
such
a
fury
,
that
he
enforced
them
to
forsake
it
neare
unto
Albis
.
By
the
meanes
whereof
,
taking
heart
for
this
his
first
fortunate
enterprize
,
he
overthrew
Rainfroy
,
and
Chilperic
,
Anno
Domini
717.
the
21
of
March
,
neare
unto
Vinciate
,
who
came
with
an
intent
of
an
ample
revenge
,
Charles
by
this
victory
assuring
himselfe
of
the
French
,
desirous
to
reduce
the
rest
of
the
Kingdome
of
Austracy
,
entered
by
force
into
Cologne
,
and
forced
Plectrude
to
surrender
unto
him
all
his
Fathers
Treasures
.
And
for
the
greater
validity
of
his
cause
,
puts
one
forward
(
whom
some
esteeme
to
have
beene
the
Uncle
of
the
last
King
Dagobert
,
called
Clotharius
,
or
Lotharius
)
forcing
him
to
take
upon
him
the
title
and
name
of
King
:
with
him
afterwards
hee
went
to
encounter
Chilperic
,
and
Rainfroy
,
who
by
the
meanes
of
Eude
Duke
of
Aquitan
,
or
Gaseogne
,
were
destitute
of
their
Forces
,
being
by
him
defeated
,
and
overthrowne
in
Champagne
,
insomuch
,
that
for
safety
Chilperic
retired
to
the
said
Duke
with
all
his
Treasures
:
Anno
Domini
719.
Clotharius
,
the
titulary
King
,
departed
this
life
,
whereupon
Charles
Martel
sent
to
demand
King
Chilperic
of
Eude
,
that
he
might
bee
sent
unto
him
:
by
whom
he
was
afterwards
acknowledged
as
a
King
,
and
entertained
Eude
,
into
his
amity
and
love
.
Chilperic
also
a
yeare
after
deceased
,
Anno
Dom.
720.
having
reigned
five
yeares
and
a
halfe
in
a
troublesome
and
turbulent
Stare
,
which
was
scarce
settled
in
all
the
time
of
his
Reigne
:
Charles
Martel
,
with
Clotharius
,
(
or
Lotharius
,
who
had
tooke
the
name
and
title
of
King
)
raising
many
perturbations
in
his
Kingdome
:
But
Death
at
length
drew
his
dayes
to
a
period
,
after
his
great
and
manifold
troubles
,
and
lyeth
interred
at
Noyon
.
Theodoric
21.
King
of
France
.
Anno.
720.
portrait
THeodoric
was
by
Charles
Martel
substituted
to
Chilperic
,
Anno
Domini
720.
and
reigned
onely
titulary
,
as
others
had
done
before
him
,
for
the
space
of
eighteene
yeares
.
Charles
Martel
left
Aniou
to
Rainfroy
,
upon
condition
,
that
hee
should
resigne
the
office
of
Mayre
,
and
after
that
went
to
terrifie
and
chastise
the
Saxons
,
who
had
rebelled
:
at
which
time
Ratbod
Duke
of
Frizeland
dyed
A.
D.
727.
He
brought
the
Almaines
into
such
a
servitude
to
the
French
,
that
before
that
time
they
never
performed
.
Afterwards
,
having
enforced
Plectrude
to
come
to
an
agreement
,
he
marched
into
Aquitan
,
against
Eude
,
where
in
the
way
hee
,
by
a
generall
Parliament
,
made
himselfe
to
bee
stiled
Prince
of
the
French
.
Whereupon
Eude
,
more
enraged
than
vanquished
,
incited
the
Saracens
of
Spaine
,
by
the
meanes
of
Muguoce
,
Lord
of
Lerdane
his
sonne
in
Law
their
servant
,
whom
Charles
encountred
before
Tours
,
and
gave
them
an
overthrow
by
the
assistance
of
the
said
Eude
,
who
was
enforced
to
take
his
part
by
reason
of
the
insolencyes
committed
by
the
Saracens
,
who
had
now
come
downe
into
his
Countrey
.
In
this
expedition
hee
gained
the
sirname
of
Martel
,
for
the
Mortality
he
made
of
his
enemies
.
After
the
ending
of
this
warre
,
he
went
against
the
Burgundians
,
to
punish
them
for
their
rebellion
,
and
also
those
of
Provence
.
After
that
,
knowing
the
death
of
Eude
,
he
reduced
Gnienne
and
Aquitaine
into
his
obedience
,
dis-inheriting
Gaifer
and
Walde
the
sonnes
of
Eude
;
who
retiring
themselves
into
Gothland
,
and
Septimany
(
alias
)
Languedoc
,
recovered
by
the
assistance
of
the
Visigoths
,
a
part
of
Guienne
,
in
the
meane
time
that
Martel
was
in
warres
against
Pepin
,
the
sonne
of
Ratbod
,
whom
he
overthrew
,
and
forced
the
Frizons
to
become
Christians
.
After
,
having
sent
backe
his
Vncle
Childebrand
against
the
Visigoths
and
Saracens
,
who
had
possessed
Avignon
,
himselfe
went
to
quell
Burgundy
,
now
upon
a
revolt
,
and
by
the
aide
of
Luitprand
,
King
of
the
Lombards
,
he
went
to
drive
Athin
out
of
Narbon
,
and
out
of
all
Languedoc
,
and
Provence
,
all
which
he
submitted
to
the
Crowne
of
France
,
and
hee
tooke
away
the
Earledome
of
Marsiles
from
Count
Morice
,
who
had
delivered
Avignon
to
the
Saracens
.
Theodoric
dyed
about
they
yeare
740.
It
was
a
usuall
custome
for
great
Warriers
and
Souldiers
in
those
times
to
get
some
titular
addition
to
their
name
;
as
Alexander
was
called
Ille
magnus
;
so
Martel
was
so
sirnamed
,
Quasi
mortalis
,
or
Martialis
,
because
he
was
mortal
in
his
expeditions
,
&
full
of
martiall
valour
;
he
was
the
first
founder
of
the
second
Race
of
the
French
Kings
,
and
therefore
must
needes
be
a
man
of
great
vertue
,
since
the
raisers
of
private
families
are
either
Saints
or
Divells
,
that
get
honour
by
vertue
,
or
goe
to
hell
for
it
,
to
leave
it
to
their
Posterity
.
Childeric
3.
the
22.
King
of
France
.
Anno
740.
portrait
CHilderic
succeeded
his
brother
Theodorick
,
Anno
Domini
740.
He
was
the
last
King
of
the
race
of
the
Merovees
,
Charles
Martel
deceased
at
Paris
,
October
the
22.
An.
Dom.
741
,
leaving
Carloman
and
Pepin
surnamed
The
short
,
Giles
Arch-bishop
of
Rouen
,
(
and
Griffon
,
who
was
by
another
Mother
)
Carloman
and
Pepin
tooke
upon
all
their
Fathers
possessions
,
and
entituled
themselves
Dukes
and
Princes
of
the
French
.
They
called
Hunaud
to
accompt
,
who
had
made
himselfe
a
proprietary
Lord
of
Aquitaine
.
In
the
meane
time
Griffon
fastened
upon
Laon
,
claiming
it
as
his
right
;
from
whence
he
was
fetcht
out
,
and
imprisoned
at
Ardennes
.
After
Carboman
having
compelled
the
Almans
(
who
had
revolted
)
to
his
obedience
,
An.
Dom.
743
,
went
with
his
brother
to
combate
Odilon
(
or
)
Vtilon
,
Duke
of
Bavaria
,
who
was
now
in
Rebellion
,
and
had
stolen
and
married
their
sister
:
whom
they
having
compelled
to
alter
his
Title
of
King
to
Duke
,
they
were
contented
he
should
peaceably
enjoy
their
Sister
as
his
wife
.
At
their
departure
out
of
Bavaria
,
An.
Dom.
744.
they
went
against
the
Saxons
,
whom
they
enforced
to
undergoe
their
accustomed
yoake
,
giving
their
Duke
Theodoric
as
an
Hostage
,
who
upon
his
owne
word
was
sent
backe
;
but
the
yeare
following
hee
was
againe
taken
in
a
relapse
of
a
new
revolt
against
the
French
.
An.
Dom.
746.
Carloman
became
a
Monke
of
Mount
Soracte
in
Tuscany
,
and
afterward
at
Mount
Cassin
.
Whereupon
Pepin
reduced
the
whole
Monarchy
into
his
sole
power
.
Afterwards
hee
pursued
his
brother
Griffon
,
who
had
retired
himselfe
into
Saxony
,
and
from
thence
into
Bavaria
,
from
whence
Pepin
having
fisht
him
,
hee
brought
him
into
France
,
and
gave
him
the
Dukedome
of
Angely
in
Normandy
.
After
this
Pepin
affecting
to
joyne
to
himselfe
both
the
name
and
the
Royall
Authority
,
wrought
with
Pope
Zachary
by
Bouchard
Bishop
of
Witsbourg
,
and
by
Volrade
his
Domesticke
Chaplaine
so
farre
,
that
the
States
of
France
assembling
at
Soyssons
,
following
the
declaration
of
Pope
Zachary
,
degraded
Childeric
and
his
wife
Gisale
,
and
sent
them
to
live
a
Monasticke
life
in
the
Countrey
of
Bavaria
,
Anno
Dom.
752.
Thus
was
the
Merovaean
race
deprived
of
its
honour
293.
yeares
after
the
death
of
Merovaeus
.
This
King
and
his
Queene
were
enforced
to
be
religious
,
and
being
depos'd
,
were
sent
to
a
Monastery
;
for
it
was
a
usuall
custome
sometime
to
confine
the
right
Heire
to
such
houses
,
or
when
they
would
be
tid
of
their
Kings
,
they
did
shave
their
heads
,
and
made
Monks
of
them
,
wherein
it
may
bee
they
did
their
soules
good
;
but
compelled
Religion
can
never
be
sound
.
Jerome
living
in
a
wildernesse
beheld
Rome
,
and
a
King
in
a
Cave
will
thinke
on
a
Crowne
,
and
therefore
it
may
be
said
,
When
a
King
weares
the
Fryers
hood
,
He
is
either
very
bad
or
good
.
Charles
Martell
,
Duke
and
Prince
of
the
French
.
portrait
ONE
Charles
Martel
is
placed
here
amongst
the
Kings
of
France
,
not
because
in
his
life
time
hee
tooke
upon
him
the
Name
and
Title
of
a
King
,
but
because
indeed
hee
commanded
all
France
(
after
that
hee
had
made
an
escape
out
of
the
imprisonment
of
Plectrude
his
Mother
in
law
)
untill
his
death
:
having
made
himselfe
to
bee
created
in
an
Assembly
of
three
Estates
of
the
Kingdome
,
Prince
and
Duke
of
the
Frenchmen
,
more
haughty
and
illustrious
than
that
of
Mayre
of
the
Palace
,
wherewith
his
Predecessours
were
contented
,
and
the
Kings
that
reigned
in
his
time
,
had
onely
the
bare
Name
and
Title
,
without
any
power
at
all
,
as
it
hath
beene
already
mentioned
;
yea
,
and
after
his
decease
his
successors
qualified
him
as
a
King
,
as
it
appeares
by
his
Tombe
in
the
Church
of
Denis
in
France
,
where
his
Statue
is
crowned
,
and
acoutred
with
Robes
of
Regality
,
and
is
written
about
it
in
Latine
words
,
Charolus
Martellus
Rex
.
And
justly
hee
may
be
so
styled
,
because
there
was
no
King
in
his
time
,
but
who
he
pleased
.
Pepin
Heristel
was
his
Father
,
Ansigise
his
Grandfather
,
S.
Arnulph
his
great
Grandfather
,
who
being
a
Widower
was
made
Bishop
of
Mets
,
which
S.
Arnulph
was
directly
descended
in
the
Masculine
Line
of
Clodion
,
the
sonne
of
Pharamond
,
the
first
King
of
France
.
This
Charles
was
so
valiant
and
generous
,
that
he
obtained
the
Surname
of
Martel
,
for
the
exceeding
great
strength
of
his
arme
,
and
the
memorable
Victory
which
he
obtained
against
the
Saracens
,
neare
unto
the
City
of
Tours
,
of
whom
he
slew
in
the
place
to
the
number
of
375.
Thousand
.
He
reduced
the
whole
Countrey
of
Languedoc
,
otherwise
called
Septimany
,
to
the
Monarchy
of
France
,
which
untill
that
time
was
not
warranted
.
Hee
was
very
zealous
in
the
defence
of
the
Christian
Religion
:
yea
,
and
Rome
it selfe
being
distressed
by
the
siege
of
Luitprand
,
King
of
the
Lombards
,
and
brought
into
great
extremities
,
Pope
Gregory
sent
by
a
Bishop
Anastasius
and
Sergius
a
Priest
,
the
Keyes
of
the
Sepulchre
of
St.
Peter
to
Prince
Martell
,
whereby
he
intimated
unto
him
,
that
he
put
himselfe
,
the
Church
and
the
City
of
Rome
into
his
protection
and
safeguard
.
Wherefore
he
sent
Embassadors
to
the
Lombards
,
to
intreate
them
for
his
sake
to
desist
,
and
to
permit
a
peace
to
the
City
of
Rome
:
which
tooke
such
effect
,
that
from
that
time
afterward
the
Popes
in
all
distresses
sought
to
France
for
reliefe
upon
all
occasions
,
whereof
they
never
were
destitute
.
In
the
end
the
Goths
being
vanquished
,
the
Saxons
and
Frizons
subdued
,
Languedoc
conquered
,
and
Provence
recovered
,
and
France
enjoying
the
tranquillity
of
a
happy
peace
.
Charles
made
a
distribution
of
his
estate
to
his
Children
,
and
shortly
after
dyed
the
22.
of
October
,
Anno
Domini
741
,
who
was
the
first
that
was
ever
styled
Prince
of
France
,
and
lyes
at
St.
Denis
in
France
.
This
Charles
Martell
being
King
of
France
in
power
,
though
not
in
Title
,
did
make
Childeric
called
Daniel
,
Clotarius
the
fourth
,
Theodoric
the
second
,
and
Childerick
the
third
,
successively
Kings
of
France
.
The
Realme
and
Crowne
of
France
being
by
Childerick
the
third
offered
to
Charles
Martell
,
who
refused
the
Diademe
,
saying
,
That
it
was
more
glorious
to
reigne
over
kings
,
than
to
be
a
King
,
as
appeareth
by
this
Epitaph
on
his
Monument
.
Ille
Brabantinus
Dux
primus
in
orbe
triumphat
,
Malleus
in
mundo
specialis
Christicolarum
,
Dux
Dominusque
Ducum
,
Regum
quoque
Rex
fore
spernit
.
Non
vult
regnare
,
sed
Regibus
imperat
ipse
.
The
Duke
of
Braban
,
whom
Fame
doth
renowne
For
the
chiefe
Champion
of
all
Christendome
,
Ruled
both
Dukes
and
Kings
,
and
did
disdaine
To
be
a
King
,
but
over
Kings
did
reigne
.
He
had
foure
sonnes
,
Caroloman
and
Giles
of
modest
milde
spirit
,
Pepin
and
Griffon
rough
and
ambitious
:
he
left
to
Caroloman
,
Austrasia
;
to
Giles
,
being
more
hardy
,
France
;
and
Giles
given
to
devotion
,
hee
made
Bishop
of
Roan
;
and
Griffon
being
of
a
turbulent
dispotion
,
had
no
portion
,
but
was
enforced
to
depend
on
his
brothers
,
whereby
the
ambition
of
many
brothers
reigning
together
was
prevented
.
Fame
doth
report
that
this
Monarchy
nor
any
forraigne
State
did
ever
yeeld
a
worthier
man
,
or
any
one
so
well
accomplisht
with
so
rare
and
goodly
qualities
,
being
greatly
admired
and
generally
beloved
for
his
pious
and
renowned
actions
.
For
Religion
,
Wisdome
,
Justice
,
Valour
,
modesty
in
prosperity
,
resolution
in
adversity
,
temperance
in
Authority
,
diligence
,
and
good
fortune
,
made
him
a
most
compleate
Prince
,
not
wanting
any
endowments
fit
for
so
high
a
calling
;
and
the
example
of
vertuous
perfection
,
for
Vertue
is
the
highest
perfection
of
Nature
,
beyond
which
humane
frailty
cannot
reach
.
Pepin
the
short
,
the
23.
King
of
France
,
Anno
752.
portrait
PEpin
the
short
,
sonne
of
Charles
Martell
,
was
crowned
King
of
France
in
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
752
,
by
Boniface
Bishop
of
Magence
.
The
Saxons
rebelled
the
yeare
following
,
but
Pepin
made
them
very
feelingly
sensible
of
their
default
.
An.
Dom.
754.
Pepin
having
beene
againe
annointed
and
crowned
in
the
Church
of
St.
Denis
by
Pope
Stephen
,
successour
to
Zachary
,
who
came
to
demand
ayde
of
him
against
Astulph
King
of
the
Lombards
,
passed
over
the
Alpes
,
and
two
severall
times
put
the
King
Astulph
into
such
streights
and
extremities
,
that
he
was
constrained
to
surrender
to
the
Pope
duties
belonging
to
St.
Peter
,
the
Segniory
of
Ravenna
,
and
all
that
hee
could
claime
in
Romania
:
whereupon
the
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
to
whom
those
Territories
did
belong
,
being
much
discontented
,
An.
Dom.
759
overthrew
the
rebellious
Saxons
,
and
compelled
them
to
pay
tribute
at
every
generall
Parliament
of
France
300.
Horse
fit
for
service
of
Warre
.
From
thence
hee
went
against
Waifer
,
Duke
and
Governour
of
Aquitaine
,
and
enforced
him
to
come
to
a
composition
,
which
neverthelesse
had
no
effectuall
issue
,
untill
hee
had
defeated
him
in
divers
battailes
,
and
taken
the
greatest
part
of
his
principall
Cities
.
Which
Waifer
perceiving
,
and
the
taking
of
his
Mother
,
Sisters
,
and
Nieces
,
was
enforced
to
commit
the
rest
of
his
fortunes
to
the
hazard
of
a
Battaile
neare
Perigord
,
where
,
with
the
day
he
lost
his
life
also
,
and
his
Principality
likewise
.
Moreover
Aquitaine
received
a
governour
(
who
in
those
times
was
styled
Duke
)
from
the
appointment
of
the
King
,
and
was
reunited
to
the
Crowne
of
France
.
Pepin
retreating
with
his
Army
,
was
arrested
with
a
fit
of
sicknesse
at
the
suite
of
Death
,
whereby
he
paid
Nature
what
he
was
indebted
,
the
24.
of
September
,
in
the
54.
yeare
of
his
age
,
Anno
Domini
768
,
leaving
by
his
Queene
Berthe
,
Charles
,
and
Charlemaine
,
to
whom
by
a
partage
they
made
betweene
them
,
the
Occidentall
part
of
France
,
together
with
Burgundy
,
and
Aquitaine
befell
to
Charles
,
who
established
his
Seate
at
Noyon
:
and
to
Charlemaine
the
Orientall
,
whereunder
the
Provinces
on
this
side
the
Rhine
were
comprised
,
and
held
his
Court
at
Soyssons
.
This
King
was
the
first
of
the
second
Race
,
under
whose
vertuous
government
the
happinesse
of
France
was
much
improved
,
and
in
his
sonnes
Reigne
;
but
Vertue
being
no
inheritance
descending
to
posterity
,
the
glory
of
the
Kingdome
by
the
vices
of
succeeding
Kings
declined
,
shewing
that
Grace
and
Goodnesse
are
the
absolute
free
gifts
of
God
.
That
which
assured
him
of
his
Subjects
love
,
and
made
him
become
gracious
in
their
estimation
,
was
his
honourable
Actions
,
followed
by
the
love
and
obedience
of
his
Subjects
,
for
the
attractive
love
of
Vertue
firmely
obliges
subjects
to
their
Prince
,
and
doth
by
a
secret
violence
draw
their
affections
.
His
last
act
concluded
in
a
Royall
death
,
being
happy
in
his
honours
and
hopefull
Children
,
one
of
his
sonnes
being
afterward
acknowledg'd
the
worthiest
and
most
excellent
Prince
that
ever
reigned
:
And
himselfe
by
his
vertue
and
valour
gaining
his
subjects
love
,
instructed
Princes
that
the
subjects
love
is
the
strongest
guard
,
and
that
Vertue
is
the
best
preserver
of
Majesty
,
giving
a
good
and
prosperous
successe
unto
all
their
actions
by
whom
she
is
embraced
and
dayly
followed
,
never
leaving
them
hopelesse
in
any
danger
which
may
seeme
to
threaten
them
,
but
rather
encourage
and
comfort
their
troubled
spirits
with
assurance
of
overcomming
and
withstanding
whatsoever
may
prove
obnoxious
or
hurtfull
unto
them
,
and
lastly
,
it
doth
not
onely
enrich
a
man
with
all
temporall
blessings
here
in
this
life
,
but
hereafter
advance
him
to
immortall
honour
.
Charlemayne
,
Emperour
of
Rome
,
and
the
24.
King
of
France
.
Anno
768.
portrait
NO
sooner
had
Charles
made
a
partage
with
his
Brother
Charlemayne
,
but
he
was
enforced
to
restraine
Lupus
Duke
of
Gascoigne
,
and
Hunaut
of
Aquitaine
with
including
them
in
a
Fort
called
Fressac
,
built
neare
to
Libourne
.
After
that
,
marrying
with
the
daughter
or
sister
of
Didier
,
King
of
the
Lombards
,
he
entertained
Trasilon
Duke
of
Bavaria
,
into
his
amity
.
The
yeare
following
,
Charlemaine
deceased
,
leaving
two
sonnes
,
whom
Charles
permitted
not
to
govern
in
their
fathers
estate
,
but
annexed
it
to
his
owne
.
After
that
hee
made
warre
upon
the
Saxons
,
and
in
the
yeare
773.
at
the
request
of
Pope
Adrian
,
hee
tooke
Didier
in
Pavia
,
whom
hee
confined
in
banishment
to
Liege
,
recovering
all
the
possessions
he
had
in
Italy
.
And
the
same
yeare
he
returned
against
the
Saxons
,
where
hee
founded
a
Fort
by
the
name
of
Francfort
.
Againe
,
being
gone
into
Italy
against
Adelgise
,
sonne
of
Didier
,
who
was
revolted
,
hee
returned
immediately
against
the
Saxons
,
whom
he
forced
to
imbrace
Christianity
.
Anno
Domini
776.
The
same
yeare
hee
tooke
from
the
Sarazens
in
Spaine
,
Pampelonne
,
Saragosa
,
and
made
many
Kings
tributaries
:
in
his
returne
from
thence
the
Gascognes
slew
most
of
the
best
men
of
France
.
Hee
subdued
the
Bretons
of
the
lower
Brittagne
,
who
had
revolted
:
and
Anno
Domini
787.
He
tooke
the
fidelity
of
Adagise
,
Duke
of
Benevent
,
and
of
Trasilon
,
Duke
of
Bavaria
,
whereupon
he
confiscated
to
his
owne
use
,
the
whole
Countrey
of
Bavaria
,
and
enforced
Theodon
,
and
his
sonne
to
a
Monasticke
life
.
Hee
overthrew
likewise
the
Sclavonians
,
and
the
Vandals
,
who
held
the
Countrey
of
Brandebourg
,
Malgebourg
,
and
Pomerania
,
and
also
the
Huns
,
and
Avarois
,
who
at
that
time
possessed
Pannonia
.
Hee
was
saluted
Emperor
Anno
Domini
801.
upon
Chistmas
day
.
And
having
received
presents
from
the
King
of
Persia
,
hee
was
sought
in
marriage
by
the
Empresse
of
Irene
.
After
that
,
having
combated
the
Venetians
by
his
sonne
Pepin
,
and
defeated
the
Normans
;
and
having
founded
the
Vniversities
of
Paris
,
Bologne
and
Pavia
;
an
intending
to
unite
the
Channell
of
the
Rhine
with
that
of
Danubius
,
he
was
intercepted
by
Death
,
Anno
Domini
814
beeing
threescore
and
twelve
yeares
of
Age
,
having
reigned
over
the
French
sixe
and
forty
yeares
,
and
of
Italy
three
and
forty
,
and
of
his
Empire
foureteene
,
and
lyes
inhumed
in
Aix
la
Chapelle
.
This
Charles
got
some
addition
to
his
name
,
as
Alexander
the
Great
,
being
indeed
great
in
the
gifts
of
body
and
minde
,
Arts
,
and
Armes
.
The
ground-worke
whereon
he
raised
noble
Trophies
to
Fame
,
was
Religion
,
to
which
he
give
due
honour
,
and
from
thence
deriving
Morall
perfections
,
he
grew
an
admired
Prince
,
naturally
favouring
the
Muses
,
learned
in
the
Greeke
and
Latin
languages
.
Philosophy
,
the
Mathematicks
,
and
other
Sciences
,
hee
cal'd
his
pastimes
and
companions
of
his
sword
.
Something
he
wrot
in
Poetry
for
recreation
,
but
he
especially
delighted
in
History
,
the
Register
of
noble
Actions
.
The
Acts
of
Charlemaine
in
the
Life
of
his
Brother
Caroloman
,
were
many
,
and
most
renowned
,
and
also
when
he
was
King
alone
,
but
when
he
was
enstalled
Emperour
,
he
crowned
all
those
actions
by
his
care
of
the
Church
,
and
his
godly
preparing
for
Death
:
for
hee
was
much
enclined
to
to
the
reading
of
such
Bookes
as
were
for
the
bettering
of
his
understanding
,
and
which
tended
to
the
leading
of
a
vertuous
and
godly
life
;
as
may
appeare
by
his
spending
three
yeares
in
reading
the
Bible
and
St.
Augustines
Bookes
before
he
dyed
.
And
the
Character
of
his
Life
was
:
That
his
vertue
was
the
paterne
of
Princes
,
and
his
good
fortune
the
subject
of
their
wishes
.
Lewis
the
Debonaire
,
Emperor
of
Rome
,
and
25.
King
of
France
.
Anno
814.
portrait
LEwis
,
who
was
left
the
sole
son
of
Charlemagne
,
was
consecrated
at
Rheimes
by
Pope
Stephen
,
Anno
Domini
814.
In
the
beginning
of
his
Empire
,
he
reduced
the
Sclavonians
,
Sorabes
and
Gascoignes
under
his
obedience
who
had
revolted
upon
the
death
of
Charlemaine
:
He
held
a
Parliament
at
Aix
,
where
he
caused
his
eldest
sonne
Prince
Lotharius
,
to
bee
crowned
Emperour
with
him
,
and
caused
his
other
sonnes
to
bee
Crowned
Kings
,
giving
unto
Pepin
the
Kingdome
of
Aquitaine
,
and
to
Lewis
the
Dutchy
of
Bavaria
.
By
reason
whereof
,
his
Nephew
Bernard
rebelled
against
him
,
who
by
a
sentence
of
the
Emperours
Counsaile
had
his
eyes
pulled
out
,
whereupon
he
dyed
with
griefe
.
From
thence
Lewis
went
against
the
Bretons
,
who
had
made
an
insurrection
,
and
chaced
Lindeute
,
Governour
of
Austria
,
out
of
Pannonia
.
And
having
Anno
Domini
824
renewed
his
alliance
with
Michael
the
Emperour
of
Constantinople
;
and
his
wife
Hermingarde
being
dead
,
he
marryed
with
Judith
,
daughter
of
the
Count
Artolf
,
which
Iudith
,
because
she
advanced
hers
to
the
disadvantage
of
the
Emperours
Children
,
was
a
cause
that
they
raised
an
army
against
their
Father
;
who
having
confined
her
into
a
Monastery
of
Italy
,
she
was
put
into
a
Coffer
at
St.
Medards
of
Soissons
,
from
whence
she
was
conveyed
out
by
the
French
Princes
.
Lotharius
seeing
this
,
fled
into
Italy
:
The
troubles
of
France
being
appeased
,
the
Danes
and
Normans
ransacked
the
Countrey
of
Zeland
,
and
Frizland
,
and
also
the
Bretons
rebelled
.
Also
the
Saracens
much
perplexed
the
Emperor
in
the
chasing
them
out
of
Italy
and
Provence
,
who
finding
himselfe
neare
his
end
,
bequeathed
unto
his
son
Charles
the
Occidentall
part
of
France
,
and
by
the
death
of
Pepin
,
A.
D.
838.
Aquitaine
was
added
;
&
to
Lotharius
he
left
the
Empire
,
with
the
rest
of
the
Kingdome
of
France
;
&
to
Lewis
the
kingdom
of
Bavaria
.
Lewis
being
discontented
at
this
partage
,
would
needes
take
Almaine
into
his
power
:
but
having
beene
hindered
two
severall
times
by
the
Emperours
Army
,
in
the
end
the
Emperour
dyed
in
an
Isle
of
the
Rhine
the
sixtieth
yeare
of
his
age
,
and
the
27.
of
his
Empire
and
reigne
.
Anno
Domini
840.
This
Lewis
was
of
a
milde
and
gentle
disposition
,
fitter
to
be
a
Church-man
,
than
a
King
;
wherby
he
grew
contemptible
to
his
Subjects
;
yet
milde
natures
much
provoked
are
violent
in
revenge
;
for
having
taken
Bernard
,
he
imprisoned
him
,
then
put
out
his
eyes
,
and
all
the
Bishops
&
noblemen
his
adherents
:
Hee
indiscreetly
gave
his
sonnes
their
portions
,
and
thereby
procured
his
own
affliction
,
arming
them
with
strength
to
rebell
against
their
Father
;
and
for
affection
to
Church-men
he
was
by
them
censured
for
his
cruelty
to
the
Bishops
,
to
be
confined
to
a
Monastery
,
while
the
Clergy
adhered
to
the
rebellious
Children
against
the
father
;
whose
late
attempt
was
to
chastise
the
insolency
of
of
his
sonne
Lewis
;
but
age
and
griefe
concluded
his
happinesse
,
and
the
good
old
King
having
felt
enough
vexation
in
the
unnaturall
rebellion
of
his
Children
,
forsooke
the
world
,
and
so
found
rest
and
happines
.
Charles
the
Bald
Emperor
,
and
the
26.
King
of
France
,
Anno
840.
portrait
THis
Charles
the
Bald
having
attained
to
the
Kingdome
,
Anno
Dom.
840
,
made
great
Warres
against
Lotharius
,
untill
hee
gave
him
battaile
at
Fontenay
:
During
these
debates
the
Bretons
revolted
,
and
the
Normans
came
even
unto
Paris
to
sacke
the
Abby
of
St.
German
,
insomuch
that
Charles
was
enforced
by
money
to
hire
them
to
a
retreate
.
After
this
,
Charles
went
against
Neomenius
King
of
Bretagne
,
whom
he
routed
and
defeated
twice
afterwards
.
Anno
Dom.
851.
after
,
Aquitaine
fell
into
the
hands
of
Charles
,
who
encloystered
his
Nephews
Pepin
and
Charles
.
Hee
againe
overthrew
the
Bretons
;
the
Normans
on
the
other
side
tooke
the
City
of
Nantes
,
confounding
all
with
blood
and
fire
,
not
sparing
the
Bishop
who
was
then
at
Masse
.
Fifteene
yeares
after
the
battaile
at
Fontnay
,
Charles
the
Bald
made
himselfe
to
be
annointed
King
in
the
City
of
Limoges
.
Lotharius
became
a
Monke
,
leaving
the
government
to
his
son
Lewis
;
but
that
part
of
Gaule
beyond
the
mountaines
,
was
divided
betweene
Charles
and
Lotharius
his
other
sonnes
.
Baldwin
having
espoused
the
daughter
of
Charles
the
Bald
without
his
consent
,
in
the
end
was
acknowledged
as
Sonne
in
law
,
to
whom
Charles
gave
the
County
of
Flanders
,
and
lost
Aquitaine
,
whereupon
Lewis
caused
himselfe
to
be
Crowned
King
of
Germany
in
the
City
of
Sens
,
while
Charles
was
entertained
in
Warres
against
the
Normans
:
which
he
recovered
Anno
Domini
859
,
forcing
his
brother
to
retreate
into
Germany
.
Anno
Dom.
863.
they
entered
into
a
League
.
In
the
meane
time
there
grew
great
troubles
amongst
the
Nobility
of
France
,
by
the
meanes
whereof
the
Bretons
came
as
farre
as
Poitiers
,
whence
they
were
chaced
by
Charles
,
and
An.
Dom.
863.
they
were
constrained
to
take
their
Kingdome
and
Dutchy
by
faith
of
homage
to
him
.
And
Anno
Dom.
869.
hee
was
elected
King
of
Loraine
by
the
death
of
his
Nephew
Lotharius
.
He
was
also
crowned
Emperor
Anno
Dom.
875.
by
the
death
of
his
Nephew
Lewis
,
which
hee
enjoyed
not
above
two
yeares
;
in
the
end
whereof
being
desirous
to
returne
out
of
Italy
into
France
,
he
was
poisoned
by
his
Physitian
,
the
sixth
of
October
,
Anno
Dom.
877.
The
Reigne
of
this
Prince
was
confused
,
and
unhappy
,
and
of
small
fame
,
being
a
King
of
no
merit
,
for
from
the
confusion
in
his
reigne
the
fall
of
this
Race
did
spring
:
But
as
Timanthes
,
when
he
drew
Iphigenia
ready
to
be
sacrific'd
,
painted
Calchas
with
a
sad
countenance
,
Ulysses
sadder
,
and
having
spent
all
his
Art
in
expressing
Menelaus
griefe
,
and
not
knowing
how
to
make
the
Fathers
countenance
more
sorrowfull
,
cover'd
his
head
with
a
vaile
,
leaving
his
passion
to
be
conceived
by
imagination
:
so
this
Kings
Picture
deserves
to
bee
hidden
and
obscured
with
the
vaile
of
silence
:
for
it
is
better
not
to
write
at
all
,
than
to
write
,
though
justly
,
disgracefully
of
deceased
Princes
.
Lewis
3.
Emperour
,
and
27.
King
of
France
,
Anno
877.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Charles
the
Bald
,
Lewis
surnamed
the
Stut
,
was
heire
and
successor
of
his
Father
,
declared
himselfe
not
onely
King
of
France
Anno
Dom.
877
,
causing
himselfe
to
be
crowned
in
a
full
assembly
of
Princes
and
Prelates
at
Rheimes
,
but
also
Emperour
of
Rome
.
Aymoynus
testifieth
that
hee
was
in
some
difference
before
his
Coronation
with
the
Primates
of
his
Kingdome
,
because
he
had
distributed
the
estates
and
dignities
of
France
without
their
advice
:
Insomuch
that
he
was
enforced
to
give
them
content
.
In
the
meane
time
Pope
John
the
8.
conceiving
a
better
hope
of
the
French
,
than
of
the
Almaines
,
laboured
what
he
could
to
reduce
Italy
into
the
good
liking
of
Lewis
the
Stut
,
by
the
reason
whereof
he
became
an
enemy
of
those
that
tooke
part
with
Caroloman
,
Nephew
to
the
said
Lewis
,
and
eldest
sonne
of
Lewis
,
King
of
Eavaria
,
who
tooke
the
Pope
prisoner
,
whence
hee
made
an
escape
by
the
meanes
of
his
adherents
,
and
retired
himselfe
into
France
with
the
Treasures
of
the
Church
,
after
that
he
had
excommunicated
his
adversaries
,
who
neverthelesse
desisted
not
to
detaine
the
City
of
Rome
for
the
party
of
Caroloman
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Pope
was
conducted
from
Arles
by
Duke
Boson
to
Lions
;
from
whence
he
went
to
visite
the
King
at
Troyes
,
and
there
the
King
caused
himselfe
by
him
to
be
crowned
with
the
Imperiall
Diadem
.
After
that
the
Pope
was
reconducted
by
Boson
into
Italy
,
whiles
the
Emperour
Lewis
went
to
visite
Lewis
King
of
Germany
in
Loraine
,
where
they
concluded
a
treaty
of
peace
,
for
the
which
the
controversie
touching
the
Empire
was
deferred
till
another
time
,
and
it
was
agreed
that
the
possession
should
rest
as
it
did
of
that
which
each
of
them
had
in
Italy
,
untill
such
time
that
it
was
otherwise
agreed
upon
.
Afterwards
as
the
Emperour
was
in
his
journey
with
his
forces
to
goe
visite
Bernard
Marques
of
Gothland
,
or
of
Languedock
,
which
had
given
an
occasion
to
the
Emperour
to
distrust
his
fidelity
,
hee
was
surprised
at
Troyes
with
a
malady
,
which
moved
him
upon
hope
of
recovery
to
returne
to
Compaigne
,
where
he
deceased
the
tenth
of
April
,
An.
Dom.
879
,
leaving
his
Wife
great
with
child
,
who
shortly
after
was
delivered
of
a
son
who
was
called
Charles
,
afterwards
surnamed
the
Simple
,
whose
life
is
set
downe
as
the
occasion
falls
convenient
;
wherein
you
shall
read
Notes
worthy
your
observation
:
In
whose
minority
three
things
are
observable
,
the
efficacy
of
the
Law
of
State
,
preserving
the
unborne
lawfull
Heires
right
:
The
minority
of
a
King
,
subject
to
many
miseries
:
And
the
liberty
of
great
men
in
the
weaknesse
of
a
young
Prince
.
For
Lewis
and
Caroloman
being
first
chosen
Regents
,
after
procured
themselves
under
colour
of
the
pupiles
interest
,
to
be
crowned
Kings
.
Lew
is
and
Caroloman
,
or
Carlon
,
the
28.
King
of
France
,
An.
879.
portrait
THis
Lewis
and
Carlon
or
Caroloman
,
sonnes
of
Lewis
the
Stut
,
and
of
Ausgarde
whom
hee
had
taken
to
wife
without
the
knowledge
of
his
father
,
and
after
by
his
command
divorced
her
,
according
to
the
Almaine
Chronicles
,
were
crowned
Kings
of
France
,
An.
Dom.
879.
according
to
the
appointment
of
Lewis
the
Stut
at
his
death
to
the
Peeres
of
his
Realme
.
Upon
which
occasion
some
Abbots
and
great
Lords
partializing
against
them
,
appealed
Lewis
King
of
Almany
,
to
take
charge
of
the
affaires
of
France
into
his
hands
.
To
which
purpose
being
arrived
at
Verdun
,
he
was
pacified
with
the
part
of
the
Kingdome
of
Loraine
,
which
was
given
him
,
upon
which
he
and
his
late
Father
had
quarrelled
with
the
Kings
of
France
.
This
fire
being
thus
quenched
,
another
controversie
grew
concerning
the
County
of
Authun
,
betweene
the
Counts
Theodoric
,
to
whom
it
was
given
by
the
late
deceased
Emperour
,
and
Boson
,
who
layd
a
claime
thereunto
,
to
whom
it
was
adjudged
by
Hugh
the
Abbot
,
upon
condition
that
he
should
leave
the
Abbies
with
their
revenues
which
were
in
those
parts
,
to
Theodoric
.
The
State
of
France
being
thus
troubled
,
Boson
grew
more
turbulent
,
causing
himselfe
to
be
crowned
King
of
Burgundy
,
as
also
did
the
Normans
,
whom
the
Kings
overthrew
upon
Saint
Andrews
day
,
Anno
Dom.
879
,
slaying
5000.
of
them
in
the
field
.
After
in
the
yeare
880
,
they
made
a
partage
of
the
Kingdome
of
France
,
by
which
all
the
Neustrick
France
befell
to
Lewis
,
and
Aquitan
with
Burgundy
with
the
Marches
to
Caroloman
.
This
being
done
,
they
went
to
surprise
the
Normans
,
whom
they
cut
in
peeces
in
the
Carbonary
Forrest
,
to
the
number
of
9000
,
the
yeare
after
he
deceased
.
The
Normans
not
desisting
from
wasting
and
sacking
the
Countrey
of
France
,
came
up
as
farre
as
Paris
.
Carloman
was
enforced
to
buy
a
peace
of
them
for
12.
yeares
,
which
he
enjoyed
not
long
,
for
in
the
yeare
884.
he
was
slaine
by
a
wild
Boare
a
hunting
,
having
reigned
five
or
sixe
yeares
;
or
running
after
a
Gentlewoman
,
his
horse
carried
him
away
,
and
crush'd
him
under
a
gate
,
or
at
the
Chace
hee
fell
downe
and
broke
his
necke
,
for
report
differing
in
the
manner
of
his
death
,
agrees
that
it
was
violent
and
accidentall
.
Lewis
the
Lubber
,
and
Charles
the
Grosse
,
the
29.
K.
of
France
,
An.
885.
portrait
THis
Lewis
surnamed
the
Lubber
,
or
Doe-little
,
sonne
of
Carloman
,
succeeded
in
the
Kingdome
An.
Dom.
885
,
at
the
pursuite
of
Hugh
the
Abbot
,
(
who
was
so
named
,
because
as
it
is
thought
,
he
was
the
first
of
the
Lay-Princes
that
usurped
the
revenues
of
the
Abbies
)
so
that
all
that
part
on
this
side
Seine
,
and
that
which
was
called
Neustry
,
remained
in
the
obedience
of
Lewis
the
Doe
little
;
and
the
parts
beyond
the
Seine
with
Burgundy
,
were
under
Charles
the
grosse
,
Emperour
;
who
came
to
take
the
protection
of
France
against
the
Normans
,
according
as
Fulco
,
Arch-Bishop
of
Rheimes
,
testifieth
.
Therefore
it
is
that
they
are
placed
in
the
Ranke
and
Catalogue
of
the
Kings
.
In
those
times
the
Normans
ranged
about
Neustry
,
sacking
and
spoyling
the
greatest
part
of
Cities
in
those
parts
,
namely
,
Rouen
,
Eureux
,
and
Bayeux
:
but
they
were
so
soundly
curryed
by
the
valour
of
Hugh
the
Abbot
,
that
in
a
long
time
after
they
durst
not
set
a
foote
there
,
which
was
a
cause
that
the
same
yeare
887.
they
returned
to
thunder
upon
the
other
parts
of
France
,
not
sparing
the
Emperours
Countrey
,
where
they
surprised
the
Castle
of
Lovanne
.
From
thence
they
came
before
Paris
under
the
conduct
of
their
King
Sigesroy
,
hoping
there
also
to
make
a
prey
as
they
had
done
elsewhere
;
but
it
was
so
bravely
defended
by
Count
Eudes
&
the
Abbot
Goslin
,
that
they
were
quite
frustrate
of
their
expectation
and
pretence
.
This
Lewis
dyed
immediately
after
,
having
borne
the
name
of
a
King
to
his
dying
day
,
for
the
space
of
two
yeares
,
according
to
the
Chronicle
of
St.
Benigne
.
Moreover
,
Charles
became
so
stupefied
in
his
senses
and
understanding
,
that
when
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
knew
that
there
was
no
hope
of
his
recovery
,
and
that
the
affaires
of
the
Empire
might
fall
into
some
disasters
,
they
gave
him
into
the
charge
of
his
Nephew
Arnulph
,
naturall
sonne
of
the
late
Caroloman
,
in
whose
custody
he
dyed
soone
after
,
on
the
12.
of
January
,
Anno
Dom.
888.
This
King
was
approved
in
the
beginning
of
his
Reigne
,
and
reverenced
by
his
Subjects
,
but
afterwards
having
made
a
dishonourable
peace
with
the
Normans
,
yeelding
them
Neustria
,
now
called
Normandy
,
hee
lost
his
Subjects
affection
,
and
then
through
griefe
and
jealousie
conceived
against
his
Queene
Richarda
,
fell
sicke
,
and
through
the
distemper
of
his
body
and
minde
being
unfit
to
governe
,
was
deposed
,
rejected
both
from
the
Realme
and
Empire
,
banished
from
the
Court
,
and
having
neither
house
nor
meanes
,
was
starved
,
and
dyed
for
want
of
reliefe
in
a
poore
Village
of
Suevia
.
Thus
one
of
the
great
Monarchs
of
the
world
dyed
without
house
,
without
bread
,
without
honour
,
without
mourning
,
&
without
memory
,
but
that
his
end
was
prodigiously
memorable
.
The
reasons
were
his
imperious
pride
in
prosperity
,
and
his
despairing
dejectednesse
in
adversity
,
foolish
extreames
becomming
not
a
magnanimous
mind
;
therefore
his
affliction
was
hated
of
his
subjects
,
not
considering
the
true
cause
of
his
affliction
.
But
the
chiefe
cause
was
his
distrust
in
God
in
his
extremities
,
for
he
should
have
acknowledgd
that
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
as
David
said
,
O
Lord
,
although
I
am
throwne
downe
,
I
have
held
my
peace
,
thou
hast
it
done
.
Eudes
or
Odo
.
the
20.
King
of
France
.
Anno
891.
portrait
EVdes
or
Odo
,
sonne
of
Robert
Count
of
Paris
,
and
of
France
,
Tutor
to
the
young
Charles
,
tooke
the
government
of
the
affaires
under
the
Title
of
King
,
and
by
the
consent
of
Arnulph
and
the
Lords
of
France
:
Hee
was
consecrated
and
annointed
King
,
and
crowned
by
Walter
Arch-bishop
of
Sens
,
who
was
a
cause
that
Baldwin
,
Count
of
Flanders
,
and
Fulco
Arch-bishop
of
Rheimes
,
sent
Guy
,
Duke
of
Spoleto
into
Italy
,
to
take
the
affaires
of
France
into
his
hands
.
Odo
being
established
,
gave
the
County
of
Paris
and
of
France
to
Count
Robert
his
brother
,
and
instituted
Richard
,
Count
of
Authun
,
governour
of
the
lower
Burgundy
,
for
the
defence
thereof
against
the
Normans
;
who
having
beene
Anno
Domini
888.
repulsed
from
before
Paris
by
Count
Robert
,
came
before
Sens
:
from
whence
they
were
beaten
by
the
said
Richard
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
who
was
the
first
that
left
that
dignity
hereditary
and
patrimoniall
to
his
successors
.
Walter
,
Nephew
to
Eudes
,
making
an
insurrection
against
him
,
betooke
himselfe
into
Lygus
,
whence
fetcht
out
,
he
was
put
to
death
.
At
the
same
time
Ebulo
,
Abbot
of
St.
Germans
,
and
Count
Ranulph
,
together
with
his
brother
Gotsbert
,
arose
against
Eudes
in
Aquitaine
,
whom
he
made
to
goe
against
them
.
In
the
meane
time
the
greatest
part
of
the
Lords
of
Neustria
were
in
pursuite
of
Fulco
,
Arch-bishop
of
Rheimes
,
and
of
the
Counts
Heribert
and
Pepin
the
young
,
Charles
the
Simple
,
whom
they
caused
to
be
crowned
King
in
the
City
of
Rheimes
.
Whereupon
Eudes
and
he
grew
to
great
Warres
,
so
that
Charles
the
Simple
would
have
entered
into
a
confederacy
of
a
Fleete
of
Normans
under
the
conduct
of
Hastings
for
the
recovery
of
his
Kingdome
,
but
he
was
prevented
by
Fulco
,
the
Archbishop
of
Rheimes
,
because
they
were
as
yet
Pagans
.
Fulco
made
peace
betweene
Eudes
and
Charles
the
Simple
,
Anno
Domini
897
,
and
by
this
reconciliation
a
part
of
the
Kingdome
was
given
to
Charles
,
and
the
other
permitted
to
Eudes
,
who
enjoyed
it
not
long
after
,
because
he
deceased
without
issue
,
the
13.
of
January
,
Anno
898
,
and
at
his
death
hee
declared
that
of
right
the
Crowne
after
him
ought
to
returne
to
Charles
the
Simple
,
to
whom
it
of
equity
and
right
appertained
.
From
the
Race
of
this
Eudes
sprung
Hugh
Capet
,
for
Widechind
of
Saxony
favour'd
by
Charle
magne
,
sent
his
son
Robert
or
Rupert
into
France
,
who
had
two
sonnes
,
Eudes
and
Robert
,
Father
to
Hugh
the
great
,
Father
to
Hugh
Capet
,
afterward
King
of
France
.
Fame
drew
this
Character
of
Eudes
,
that
hee
was
a
good
wise
man
,
yet
he
could
not
please
the
French
by
his
Regency
,
for
the
excesse
of
his
vertue
curbing
the
desire
of
such
as
sought
to
raise
their
fortunes
by
usurping
power
over
the
State
and
the
Kings
weaknesse
supported
by
Eudes
,
drew
envy
on
his
actions
seeking
the
good
of
the
Common-wealth
,
which
hee
neglected
,
but
with
approved
resolution
not
abated
l
y
private
malice
,
went
forward
with
the
government
of
the
Realme
,
and
at
last
resignes
all
his
Authority
to
the
King
,
who
like
Phaethon
,
unfit
to
rule
the
Chariot
of
the
Sunne
,
by
his
bad
government
met
those
misfortunes
,
which
Eudes
kept
off
while
hee
lived
;
for
Wisdome
and
Discretion
is
Scutum
invincibile
,
an
invincible
Buckler
,
folly
,
envy
,
policy
,
treachery
,
slander
,
adversity
,
necessity
,
power
and
injustice
,
and
all
the
Devills
invisible
Artillery
cannot
pierce
nor
wound
him
that
is
therewith
arm'd
.
Charles
the
Simple
,
the
31.
King
of
France
,
Anno
898.
portrait
CHarles
surnamed
the
Simple
,
was
estated
in
his
Fathers
Throne
,
Anno
Dom.
898
,
and
by
the
reason
of
his
imbecillity
every
one
encroched
upon
him
,
by
making
whatsoever
passessions
they
held
,
as
hereditary
to
their
posterity
,
what
belonged
of
right
to
the
Crowne
:
in
so
much
that
great
dignities
,
Dutchies
,
Earledomes
,
and
government
of
Provinces
,
which
formerly
were
held
but
for
terme
of
life
in
a
titulary
way
,
were
now
made
hereditary
.
Anno
Domini
912.
he
made
a
peace
with
Rollon
,
upon
condition
that
the
Countrey
of
Neustry
,
bounded
by
the
River
Epte
on
the
one
side
,
and
by
the
Ocean
on
the
other
,
should
remaine
to
Rollon
in
Title
of
a
Dutchy
,
to
hold
it
in
homage
of
the
Crowne
of
France
,
conditionally
also
,
that
he
and
his
whole
Countrey
should
bee
baptized
in
the
Christian
Faith
.
By
reason
whereof
he
was
baptized
Robert
,
after
the
name
of
his
Kinsman
Court
Robert
,
from
thence
Normandy
had
its
denomination
.
In
those
times
also
there
were
great
troubles
in
France
,
which
were
raised
by
Robert
brother
to
the
former
Odo
,
who
had
caused
himselfe
to
bee
crowned
King
by
Herivee
,
Arch-bishop
of
Rheimes
,
whilst
Charles
was
in
Loraine
;
for
the
recovery
whereof
Charles
led
an
Army
of
Lorainers
against
Robert
,
whom
he
tooke
at
unawares
neare
to
Soyssons
.
Notwithstanding
this
Robert
resisted
him
valiantly
,
but
with
the
losse
of
his
life
:
The
battaile
neverthelesse
was
lost
by
Charles
,
who
fled
into
Loraine
.
Whereupon
the
Allies
of
Robert
called
in
Duke
Rodulph
of
Burgundy
,
whom
they
caused
to
be
crowned
King
at
Soyssons
for
want
of
Hugh
le
Blanc
,
sonne
of
the
late
Robert
,
who
by
reason
of
his
youth
durst
not
pretend
the
Crowne
.
After
this
Charles
staid
not
long
to
be
entrapped
in
the
snares
of
Hebert
the
Count
,
who
sent
by
his
Cousin
Bernard
,
Count
of
Senlis
to
take
him
:
so
that
he
was
detained
prisoner
in
the
City
of
St.
Quintin
,
and
afterwards
was
sent
to
the
Castle
of
Thyerry
upon
the
Marne
,
and
from
thence
to
Peronne
,
where
he
ended
his
life
five
yeares
after
his
imprisonment
,
leaving
Lewis
in
the
power
of
his
Mother
Theargine
,
who
for
his
safety
conveyed
him
into
England
.
This
King
having
resign'd
his
Crowne
to
Raoul
his
God-sonne
,
the
first
Prince
of
the
blood
by
his
Mother
Hermingrade
,
Daughter
to
Lewis
,
and
wife
of
Boson
,
King
of
Burgundy
,
dyed
with
griefe
,
and
of
a
languishing
Melancholy
,
to
see
that
his
treacherous
vassage
should
so
affront
and
oppose
him
,
and
use
him
in
such
a
disgracefull
manner
.
For
there
is
no
greater
misery
or
vexation
,
than
when
the
Master
through
want
and
poverty
is
abused
by
the
man
,
it
doth
even
astonish
the
minde
,
and
pierce
the
Heart
unto
death
;
for
Asperius
nihil
est
humili
cum
surgit
in
altum
.
Rodulph
,
or
Raoul
of
Burgundy
,
the
32.
King
of
France
,
Anno
923.
portrait
ROdulph
having
beene
crowned
King
at
Soissons
the
13.
of
June
,
Anno
Dom.
923
,
reigned
13.
yeares
;
hee
went
afterwards
to
warre
with
Hugh
le
Blanc
against
the
Normans
,
others
against
those
of
the
Faction
of
Rollon
,
and
also
those
that
inhabited
upon
the
River
Loire
:
from
whence
he
was
recalled
to
receive
the
oath
of
the
Lorainers
,
excepting
that
of
Duke
Gislebert
and
Rotharius
,
Arch-bishop
of
Treues
.
Afterwards
having
espoused
Berthe
,
the
Daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Swede
,
and
because
having
a
hope
to
attaine
the
Empire
,
he
passed
into
Italy
,
where
hee
overthrew
Berengarius
,
and
drove
him
out
of
Italy
:
and
at
his
returne
having
made
peace
with
the
Normans
,
hee
went
against
William
Duke
of
Aquitaine
,
whom
hee
enforced
to
acknowledge
his
estate
to
have
dependance
from
the
Crowne
.
And
upon
the
parting
of
Estates
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
was
held
at
Attigny
,
hee
had
gone
into
Loraine
,
had
hee
not
beene
hindered
by
a
fit
of
sicknesse
,
which
retained
him
at
Rheimes
.
After
that
he
went
against
the
Normans
,
but
through
the
rebellion
of
the
Lorainers
,
who
had
surrendred
the
upper
Loraine
into
the
power
of
the
Emperour
Henry
,
he
was
enforced
to
make
peace
with
the
Normans
,
which
continued
not
long
,
because
having
recommenced
their
wonted
courses
,
he
was
constrained
to
purchase
his
peace
with
a
great
summe
of
monies
,
that
hee
might
goe
against
the
Duke
of
Aquitaine
,
who
was
now
in
rebellion
,
from
whom
hee
tooke
Nevers
.
The
bruite
of
the
Hungariáns
comming
into
France
,
gave
him
to
understand
of
the
revolt
of
Count
Heribert
,
who
accompanying
himselfe
with
Hugh
le
Blanc
,
went
to
take
an
Alliance
with
Henry
the
Emperour
in
Loraine
,
and
in
his
returne
released
King
Charles
out
of
prison
,
who
went
to
meete
William
Duke
of
Normandy
,
to
enter
a
League
against
Rodulph
.
This
beginning
of
Warres
being
pacified
betweene
them
,
Heribert
caused
Charles
againe
to
be
imprisoned
,
who
dyed
shortly
after
at
Peronne
.
In
those
times
there
were
great
contentions
amongst
the
Paires
of
France
concerning
the
Provinces
,
which
proceeded
from
the
politick
slights
of
the
Emperour
,
who
sought
to
hold
the
partialities
of
France
in
an
equality
,
for
feare
lest
the
tranquillity
of
France
might
not
produce
a
trouble
to
his
estate
in
Loraine
.
Rodulph
deceased
the
twelfth
or
fifteenth
day
of
January
,
Anno
Domini
939.
This
Roul
was
an
usurper
,
and
his
reigne
was
troublesome
and
unfortunate
,
and
for
hee
and
others
,
that
had
beene
servants
to
the
Crowne
,
being
now
Kings
and
Dukes
,
thought
to
make
their
Dominions
proper
to
themselves
,
and
not
depending
on
the
Crowne
,
which
bred
much
confusion
in
France
,
Italy
,
and
Germany
.
The
Church
did
now
strive
to
advance
the
Authority
of
the
Pope
of
Rome
,
gaining
a
great
opinion
among
Christians
in
the
Empires
declining
estate
,
and
growing
so
great
a
Monarch
,
that
he
assumed
primacy
above
Kings
and
Emperours
,
which
they
and
their
subjects
refused
to
acknowledge
.
In
these
times
a
young
Maide
attired
like
a
Boy
,
went
with
a
learned
man
to
Athens
,
and
returned
from
thence
so
good
a
Scholler
,
being
well
read
in
many
Authors
of
exquisite
learning
and
profound
knowledge
,
and
so
expert
likewise
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
that
after
the
death
of
Pope
Leo
,
shee
was
created
Pope
John
the
eight
;
but
afterward
being
with
childe
by
one
of
her
Groomes
,
she
was
as
shee
went
in
solemne
procession
,
(
according
to
the
custome
and
order
observ'd
amongst
them
)
delivered
of
a
childe
in
the
open
streete
:
Thus
the
Empire
,
the
Realme
,
and
the
Church
were
in
those
times
much
distemper'd
and
disgraced
,
pride
and
ignorance
breeding
many
miseries
and
reproachfull
accidents
.
Lewis
4.
the
33.
King
of
France
.
Anno
939.
portrait
LEwis
,
son
of
Charles
the
Simple
,
was
recalled
out
of
England
by
the
Princes
of
France
,
and
at
the
instance
of
Hugh
le
Blanc
was
crowned
at
Laon
by
the
Arch-bishop
of
Rheims
,
the
19.
of
July
,
An.
Dom.
939.
From
thence
hee
went
to
recover
the
City
of
Langres
from
Hugh
le
Noire
,
brother
to
King
Rodulph
,
and
having
entertained
the
Lords
of
Burgundy
before
he
came
to
Paris
,
hee
discarded
Hugh
le
Blanc
,
and
for
his
owne
Mother
,
that
he
might
make
use
of
her
counsell
:
which
caused
Hugh
to
allye
himselfe
to
the
Emperour
Otho
,
by
taking
his
sister
in
marriage
,
and
to
reconcile
Heribert
.
Afterwards
they
went
to
follow
the
King
even
into
Burgundy
,
who
in
revenge
fell
upon
Loraine
,
which
caused
the
Emperour
to
depart
out
of
Almaine
to
oppose
him
,
but
they
made
a
peace
betweene
themselves
.
This
notwithstanding
,
the
King
could
not
obtaine
peace
of
his
adversaries
,
untill
the
Dukes
of
Normandy
,
Aquitaine
,
and
Bretagne
being
encouraged
by
Pope
Stephen
,
embraced
him
,
and
they
wrought
so
,
that
the
Emperour
accorded
with
the
Princes
Hugh
&
Heribert
,
who
awhile
after
that
was
taken
by
the
King
,
and
hanged
,
because
he
had
imprisoned
his
Father
,
which
so
much
disturbed
the
repose
of
France
,
together
with
the
death
of
William
,
Dukes
of
Normandy
,
who
was
murthered
by
the
Count
of
Flanders
,
that
Warres
being
enkindled
over
all
France
,
the
King
was
taken
prisoner
by
the
Normans
,
from
being
recovered
by
Hugh
le
Blanc
,
who
delivered
him
to
Count
Thibaut
,
who
detained
him
longer
for
the
space
of
a
yeare
.
The
Emperour
Othe
seeing
this
,
debated
the
cause
of
Hugh
le
Blanc
,
and
began
to
maintaine
the
Kings
so
long
,
untill
carrying
himselfe
indifferent
,
hee
came
to
reape
the
fruite
of
both
their
ruines
without
any
danger
at
all
.
In
conclusion
,
this
last
Warre
which
had
continued
seven
or
eight
yeares
,
being
ended
by
an
agreement
betweene
the
King
and
Duke
Hughes
in
the
City
of
Soyssons
,
the
King
dyed
of
a
strange
malady
in
the
Moneth
of
September
,
or
according
to
others
,
the
12.
of
November
,
Anno
Domini
954
,
after
he
had
reigned
about
19.
yeares
,
leaving
by
his
wife
Gerberge
Lotharius
and
Charles
.
This
King
,
(
as
it
is
formerly
briefly
mentioned
)
to
revenge
the
death
of
his
Father
,
whom
Hebert
Earle
of
Vermandois
,
had
kept
a
prisoner
in
the
Castle
of
Peronne
untill
hee
there
dyed
,
caused
one
in
the
habite
of
an
Englishman
,
to
come
in
haste
to
his
Court
at
Landun
,
with
Letters
which
himselfe
had
written
,
though
fained
to
be
sent
from
the
King
of
England
.
The
messenger
being
entred
,
and
the
Letters
read
softly
to
the
King
by
his
Secretary
,
the
King
smiled
,
and
said
;
The
Englishmen
are
not
so
wise
as
I
estreem'd
them
to
be
:
for
our
Cosin
Harmant
,
King
of
England
,
hath
signified
unto
me
by
these
Letters
,
that
in
his
Countrey
a
labouring
man
inviting
his
Master
to
dine
at
his
house
,
caused
him
to
be
slaine
,
and
now
hee
desires
your
counsell
my
Lords
,
what
punishment
this
fellow
hath
deserved
:
Whereupon
Thibaut
,
Earle
of
Bloys
,
said
;
that
hee
was
worthy
to
be
tortur'd
,
and
then
hang'd
on
a
Gibbet
:
which
sentence
all
the
Lords
there
present
,
and
also
Hebert
Earle
of
Vermandois
did
confirme
and
allow
:
Whereupon
the
Kings
Officers
there
provided
in
a
readinesse
,
apprehended
the
said
Hebert
Earle
of
Vermandois
,
unto
whom
the
King
said
,
Hebert
,
this
wicked
Labourer
is
thy selfe
,
who
didst
put
to
death
thy
Lord
and
Master
,
King
Charles
my
Father
,
for
which
thou
hast
condemned
thy selfe
to
dye
by
thy
owne
judgment
.
Whereupon
Hebert
was
hanged
on
a
Gibbet
on
the
top
of
a
Mountaine
neare
Lodun
,
which
since
his
Execution
is
called
still
Mount
Hebert
.
This
Lewis
,
(
as
was
said
)
being
nine
yeares
in
England
,
was
therefore
surnamed
D'entremer
,
or
from
beyond
the
Seas
:
Hee
was
disloyall
and
unfortunate
,
for
though
he
endured
much
affliction
,
and
many
unkind
fortunes
,
yet
hee
was
not
mended
in
his
life
by
his
sufferings
,
nor
had
learned
to
embrace
Vertue
,
whose
Beauty
appeares
most
faire
and
comely
,
when
her
eyes
are
fill'd
with
teares
,
making
sorrow
looke
with
a
sweet
and
lovely
countenance
:
It
is
that
which
in
a
Prince
is
most
glorious
,
causing
him
to
fixe
his
minde
onely
upon
that
which
may
prove
beneficiall
to
the
Church
and
State
.
But
this
was
not
the
object
wherein
this
Monarch
was
delighted
,
so
that
he
was
deprived
of
that
excellency
which
by
Vertue
is
attained
.
Besides
he
did
degenerate
from
the
blood
of
Charlemaine
,
for
birth
nor
adversity
did
enlarge
his
narrow
thoughts
to
take
pleasure
in
noble
actions
:
Hee
came
came
unto
the
government
after
a
long
absence
,
which
made
his
returne
more
gratefull
to
the
Subjects
,
while
his
Enemies
thought
to
creepe
into
his
affection
by
the
tender
of
fained
service
,
especially
William
Duke
of
Normandy
:
thus
Prosperity
commands
counterfeited
offers
of
fidelity
.
Lotharius
,
the
34.
King
of
France
.
Anno
954.
portrait
THis
Lotharius
succeeded
to
the
Crowne
the
12.
of
November
,
Anno
Domini
954.
Hee
gave
Burgundy
and
Aquitaine
to
Duke
Hughes
,
and
would
have
made
him
Governour
of
Aquitaine
:
But
Count
William
defending
his
right
,
shut
the
Gates
of
Poitiers
against
him
.
Hughes
deceased
the
16.
of
June
,
Anno
Domini
956
,
leaving
Hughes
Capet
,
Otho
,
Odo
,
and
Henry
,
with
whom
the
King
fell
into
some
differences
concerning
some
Castles
which
he
had
seized
from
them
.
All
which
were
appeased
by
Bruno
Arch-bishop
of
Cologne
,
Unkle
to
the
King
,
who
was
sent
by
the
Emperour
Otho
.
After
this
the
King
made
an
Assembly
of
the
Princes
and
Prelates
of
France
at
Soissons
,
for
the
surprising
of
Richard
Duke
of
Normandy
,
who
plotted
against
the
King
,
but
he
could
not
be
found
.
In
the
meane
time
Arnulph
the
old
Count
of
Flanders
being
dead
,
who
before
had
made
a
donation
of
his
Lands
to
King
Lotharius
,
caused
his
body
this
yeare
965.
to
be
transported
into
Flanders
,
thereby
to
receive
the
submissions
of
their
fidelity
.
Lotharius
Anno
Domini
966.
espoused
Hemina
or
Emma
,
Daughter
to
Lotharius
the
2.
King
of
Italy
,
and
Adeleide
,
Daughter
to
the
Emperour
Otho
,
as
also
Matilde
,
Sister
of
this
our
Lotharius
,
was
married
unto
Bernard
King
of
Burgundy
.
Afterwards
the
King
intending
to
make
Warres
upon
Richard
Duke
of
Normandy
,
at
the
instigation
of
Thibault
Count
of
Chartres
,
was
enforced
to
come
to
an
agreement
with
him
.
A
while
after
Lotharius
wrought
with
Ranier
and
Lamhert
,
sonnes
of
the
late
Count
of
Monts
in
Haynaut
,
to
make
him
a
way
for
the
re-entry
upon
the
Kingdome
of
Loraine
,
which
the
Almaines
detained
from
him
:
which
was
a
cause
that
Otho
,
to
cut
off
his
designes
,
gave
the
Lower
Loraine
to
Charles
the
brother
of
Lotharius
,
to
bring
him
thereby
into
his
disaffection
.
The
King
passed
with
his
forces
as
farre
as
Aix
,
where
he
thought
to
have
surprised
the
Emperour
;
who
to
requite
him
went
before
Paris
,
from
whence
hee
was
notably
repulsed
:
whereupon
they
came
to
an
accord
,
and
Loraine
continued
to
Charles
,
who
then
added
to
his
Coate
of
Armes
an
Arme
proceeding
out
of
the
clouds
.
After
the
death
of
Otho
,
King
Lotharius
falls
againe
upon
Loraine
,
which
hee
did
not
long
enjoy
,
because
hee
dyed
immediately
after
,
Anno
Domini
985.
This
Kings
life
was
a
meere
blanke
,
wherein
no
brave
actions
were
inscribed
for
the
example
of
posterity
,
being
a
fruitlesse
branch
,
and
the
first
that
grew
out
of
his
stock
,
excepting
his
sonne
,
who
derived
from
him
no
sap
of
vertue
,
but
was
also
barren
in
goodnesse
:
Hee
did
so
contemne
his
brother
Charles
,
whom
his
Father
had
left
no
portion
,
but
his
favour
,
thereby
to
increase
his
respect
to
his
eldest
brother
,
so
that
the
Emperour
,
whose
assistance
hee
desired
,
undertooke
the
quarrell
.
From
whence
this
Note
may
be
collected
,
that
there
is
no
depending
on
the
favour
of
Kindred
,
who
looke
for
much
reverence
,
and
will
doe
no
justice
in
rewarding
desert
,
which
they
rather
contemne
,
untill
Vertue
despis'd
breeds
open
hatred
.
But
Charles
ayded
by
the
Emperour
,
was
undiscreete
in
his
carriage
,
for
the
ayde
received
from
the
Emperour
,
made
him
to
cleave
too
fast
to
the
Germans
,
and
disclaime
the
French
,
as
if
kindnesse
had
altered
his
nature
,
and
this
change
drew
on
the
justly
conceived
hatred
of
the
French
,
and
thereby
overthrew
his
estate
,
by
carrying
too
open
a
shew
of
disaffection
for
the
wrong
done
by
his
brother
,
and
righted
by
the
Emperour
.
Lastly
,
(
as
we
said
)
Lewis
dyed
,
but
the
remembrance
of
his
Reigne
survived
to
his
disgrace
and
ignominy
in
succeeding
ages
,
leaving
his
sonne
Charles
to
bee
the
last
King
of
this
second
Race
.
Lewis
5.
the
35.
King
of
France
.
Anno
986.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Lotharius
,
Lewis
the
fift
,
his
onely
sonne
,
succeeded
to
the
Crowne
,
Anno
Domini
986
,
and
was
consecrated
at
Rheimes
.
The
Continuator
of
Aimoynus
writeth
that
he
reigned
nine
yeares
,
as
also
another
Chronicler
call'd
Hugh
,
is
of
the
same
opinion
.
Neverthelesse
it
may
be
proved
by
certaine
testimonies
that
Lotharius
dyed
An.
Dom.
985
,
to
whom
Lewis
succeeded
,
and
that
Hugues
Capet
began
not
to
reigne
before
the
yeare
987
,
or
988
,
so
that
it
appeares
that
this
could
not
reigne
above
two
yeares
,
and
was
enterred
at
S.
Cornelius
of
Compeigne
.
Moreover
,
Glaber
testifieth
that
Lewis
married
one
Blanche
which
was
brought
him
out
of
Aquitaine
,
who
finding
him
not
a
man
,
left
him
,
and
retired
into
her
Country
;
which
makes
a
likelyhood
of
that
which
is
written
touching
his
death
:
moreover
,
that
if
she
were
Daughter
to
the
Duke
of
Aquitaine
,
that
she
by
consequence
must
be
Niece
to
Hugues
Capet
.
This
Lewis
dyed
(
as
many
are
of
opinion
)
in
the
same
manner
as
his
father
did
,
by
the
meanes
of
his
Wife
Blanch
,
not
leaving
issue
to
succeed
him
.
Odoramus
gave
him
the
surname
of
Doe
nothing
,
because
hee
had
no
leasure
to
performe
any
thing
memorable
by
the
reason
of
the
brevity
of
his
Reigne
.
Moreover
,
whilest
Charles
Duke
of
Loraine
,
was
the
next
by
right
to
succeede
him
,
as
being
his
Fathers
brother
;
so
is
it
that
Hugues
Capet
,
sonne
of
Hugues
le
Blanc
tooke
part
against
him
,
pretending
that
(
as
many
do
write
)
that
Lewis
had
resigned
the
Crowne
to
him
by
testament
and
will
.
But
others
are
of
opinion
,
that
he
confiding
to
the
power
that
hee
had
in
France
,
and
to
the
favour
which
the
Nobility
and
the
popularity
of
France
did
beare
him
,
and
through
the
discontent
of
having
a
Competitor
who
was
exceedingly
beloved
and
affected
of
the
Almaines
,
and
that
he
was
too
slow
in
gaining
the
succession
of
the
Kingdome
fallen
to
him
,
and
through
the
ill
will
he
bore
him
,
because
hee
had
married
the
Daughter
of
Hebert
,
Count
of
Troyes
,
encouraged
him
to
contest
against
him
for
the
Crowne
.
Hugh
Capet
the
36.
King
of
France
.
Anno
987.
portrait
HUgh
Capet
was
proclaimed
King
at
Noyan
by
the
Princes
,
Barons
,
and
Prelates
of
France
,
and
afterwards
annointed
at
Rheims
the
third
of
July
,
Anno
Domini
987
,
where
hee
caused
also
his
eldest
sonne
to
be
crowned
King
with
him
,
named
Robert
▪
about
halfe
a
yeare
after
,
viz.
on
the
first
of
January
.
The
people
,
the
souldiers
,
and
all
the
Prelates
swore
a
fealty
to
Capet
against
all
men
,
and
especially
against
Charles
of
Loraine
,
who
came
with
an
Army
to
challenge
and
stoutly
make
claime
to
his
right
by
force
of
Armes
in
France
,
for
the
space
of
foure
yeares
,
and
first
made
himselfe
sure
of
Laon
by
the
meanes
of
Arnulph
,
naturall
sonne
to
the
late
King
Lotharius
,
whither
Hugh
went
to
assaile
him
:
but
hee
made
such
a
briske
and
valiant
sally
out
against
him
,
that
hee
shamefully
routed
both
him
and
his
.
After
having
taken
the
Castle
of
Montagu
,
and
pillaged
the
Territories
of
Soissons
and
Rheimes
,
he
retreated
to
Laon
,
and
the
yeare
following
hee
made
himselfe
Master
&
possessor
of
Rheimes
,
through
the
intelligence
which
hee
had
with
the
said
Arnulph
,
newly
elected
Arch-bishop
of
that
See
upon
the
decease
of
Albero
.
Whereupon
Hugh
using
the
same
passages
upon
Charles
,
dealt
under-hand
with
Ascelin
or
Anselme
,
Bishop
of
Laon
,
who
made
a
way
for
him
and
his
Army
into
Laon
,
where
Charles
was
taken
,
and
carryed
Prisoner
to
Orleans
with
Agnes
his
wife
,
by
whom
during
the
time
of
his
imprisonment
hee
had
two
children
,
but
all
foure
of
them
dyed
prisoners
.
By
this
prize
the
Warres
against
Charles
being
ended
,
and
the
Cities
of
Laon
and
Rheimes
retaken
,
yea
,
and
the
Dutchy
of
France
being
incorporated
to
the
Domaines
of
the
Crowne
,
and
the
City
of
Paris
beginning
againe
to
take
upon
it
the
name
of
a
City
Royall
,
Hugh
caused
a
Synode
to
be
held
at
Rheimes
,
whereby
Arnulph
was
deposed
,
and
Gilbert
,
Tutor
to
Robert
the
sonne
of
Hugh
,
was
substituted
in
his
place
;
whereof
the
Pope
not
content
,
caused
a
Councell
to
bee
called
in
France
,
by
the
decree
whereof
Gilbert
was
dismissed
,
and
Arnulph
restored
.
Hugh
deceased
the
22.
of
November
,
Anno
Dom.
996
,
and
as
others
report
,
998.
He
was
funebrially
inhumed
at
St.
Denis
in
France
by
his
Ancestors
.
This
King
was
the
first
of
the
Race
of
the
succeeding
Kings
,
being
ordained
to
bring
the
Kingdome
to
a
flourishing
estate
,
by
so
many
great
and
eminent
vertues
meeting
in
his
Person
:
Hee
was
surnamed
Capet
,
either
from
the
bignesse
of
his
Head
,
from
the
Latin
word
Capitosus
,
or
because
when
hee
was
young
,
hee
would
plucke
off
his
companions
Capps
,
fore-shewing
that
hee
should
afterward
pluck
off
Kings
Crownes
;
for
when
matters
were
by
policy
and
the
affection
of
French
advancing
his
desires
fitly
prepared
,
he
got
possession
of
the
Crowne
,
though
claimed
by
Charles
,
sonne
to
Lothaire
,
and
with
a
complement
of
being
unwilling
to
leave
the
Crowne
to
any
particular
Nobleman
,
least
he
should
seeme
to
be
preferr'd
before
the
rest
equall
in
desert
,
his
sonne
Robert
propounded
to
their
Election
,
was
also
crowned
,
being
a
wise
and
temperate
Prince
,
that
gave
much
apparent
hope
of
making
the
Kingdome
happy
in
his
fruitfull
progeny
,
pledges
of
his
vertues
,
some
whereof
were
expressed
in
this
saying
:
That
he
was
a
sonne
without
frowardnesse
,
a
companion
without
jealousie
,
and
a
King
without
ambition
;
which
was
a
sufficient
testimony
of
the
goodnesse
of
his
disposition
,
and
that
he
was
wholly
bent
to
those
things
which
were
truely
honourable
,
applying
his
best
helpe
for
maintaining
the
generall
good
of
his
Subjects
,
whereby
he
gained
the
love
and
obedience
of
all
men
;
and
afterward
hee
proved
an
exact
Picture
of
his
fathers
great
and
perfect
vertues
.
Robert
1.
the
37.
King
of
France
.
Anno
997.
portrait
RObert
succeeded
his
Father
Hugh
,
Anno
Domini
996.
Comming
to
the
Crowne
hee
caused
Melun
to
bee
surrendered
to
Count
Buchard
,
which
Count
Odo
of
Chartres
,
sonne
of
Berthe
,
sister
of
Raoul
of
Burgundy
,
had
possessed
.
After
the
death
of
his
wife
Lutgarde
,
he
marryed
Berthe
the
widow
of
Eudon
,
Count
of
Chartres
,
whom
he
after
dismissed
,
because
she
was
his
Godmother
;
and
tooke
Constance
,
daughter
of
William
,
Count
of
Arles
,
and
of
Blanch
,
daughter
of
Foulques
,
Count
of
Aniou
.
At
the
same
time
Henry
,
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
Vncle
by
the
Father
to
this
Robert
,
dyed
without
heires
.
By
reason
whereof
Otho
Guillaume
,
surnamed
the
stranger
,
pretending
a
right
to
that
Dutchy
,
by
cause
of
the
adoption
which
Henry
had
made
of
him
,
made
himselfe
very
strong
in
Auxerre
,
which
was
taken
from
him
by
the
King
,
with
the
Dutchy
of
Burgundy
.
Otho
the
sonne
of
Charles
,
Duke
of
Loraine
being
deceased
,
the
Emperour
Henry
caused
Count
Godfrey
of
Ardenne
to
be
invested
,
notwithstanding
that
Geberge
and
Hermengarde
,
Sisters
of
Otho
,
marryed
to
Lambert
and
Aubert
Counts
of
Brabant
and
Namures
,
would
have
put
them
in
possession
;
which
was
a
cause
that
the
King
instigated
Baldwin
Count
of
Flanders
,
against
the
Emperour
,
who
siezed
upon
the
Cities
,
which
are
upon
the
River
of
Escaut
,
as
Valenciennes
,
Dinam
,
and
others
.
Anno
Domini
1015.
the
King
tooke
away
the
City
and
County
of
Sens
from
Count
Ramard
,
surnamed
the
Wicked
,
by
reason
of
the
insolencies
and
violences
committed
upon
the
Arch-Bishop
thereof
,
and
was
confiscated
to
the
Crowne
.
Afterwards
hee
compelled
the
Burgundians
to
returne
to
their
obedience
,
who
Anno
Domini
1016
were
revolted
:
and
after
,
having
pacified
the
quarrell
betweene
Richard
Duke
of
Normandy
,
and
Odo
Count
of
Chartres
,
who
were
in
great
warres
,
he
went
to
treate
with
Henry
the
Emperour
concerning
matters
of
Religion
,
and
their
Dominions
and
Royalties
,
in
a
Parliament
which
they
held
together
at
Iovy
upon
Chere
.
And
after
having
also
appeased
the
quarrell
betweene
Eudes
Count
of
Campagne
and
Chartres
,
and
Foulque
,
Count
of
Aniou
,
hee
deceased
at
Melun
,
Anno
Domini
1031.
having
reigned
about
three
and
thirty
yeares
,
and
lyes
interred
at
St.
Denis
in
France
.
This
Robert
in
his
whole
Reigne
exprest
much
wisedome
;
for
as
his
father
to
settle
the
Crowne
on
his
progeny
,
had
caused
him
to
be
enstalled
,
so
hee
Crowned
Hugh
his
eldest
sonne
at
Campagne
;
and
after
his
decease
,
preferring
vertue
before
eldership
,
elected
the
yonger
to
be
King
,
being
of
a
more
Royall
disposition
,
and
the
Dutchy
of
Normandy
was
by
Will
left
unto
Robert
.
When
hee
had
thus
ordered
his
affaires
,
and
pleased
his
Subjects
with
his
happy
reigne
,
having
got
enough
Fame
and
Honour
,
he
dyed
,
leaving
him
in
the
remembrance
of
Posterity
,
this
opinion
deepely
setled
:
That
the
Kingdome
was
happy
in
his
government
,
and
blest
in
his
wisedome
,
resolution
,
peaceablenesse
,
and
continency
,
most
eminent
vertues
,
like
Starres
shining
in
the
Spheare
of
Majesty
;
but
with
a
dimme
brightnesse
in
respect
of
his
piety
,
whence
the
other
derived
their
borrowed
light
.
In
the
praise
of
the
holy
Martyres
he
composed
a
Hymne
,
beginning
thus
:
O
constantia
Martyrum
mirabilis
;
and
washighly
pleased
,
that
his
wife
,
with
whose
name
the
former
words
had
some
agreement
,
had
an
humorous
affection
to
approve
his
writings
,
then
generally
applauded
.
Immensum
in
Regis
gloria
calcan
habet
.
In
hope
of
praise
the
Muses
tune
their
strings
And
hope
of
Glory
maketh
vertuous
Kings
.
Henry
1.
the
38.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1031.
portrait
THis
Henry
succeeded
his
father
Robert
,
Anno
Domini
1031.
notwithstanding
that
his
Mother
Constance
would
have
advanced
her
yonger
sonne
Robert
to
the
Crowne
by
the
favour
of
Baldwin
,
Count
of
Flanders
,
and
Ende
Count
of
Champagne
.
But
being
come
upon
them
by
the
ayde
of
the
Duke
of
Normandy
,
he
constrained
his
brother
to
content
himselfe
with
the
Dutchy
of
Burgundy
.
A
while
after
Robert
Duke
of
Normandy
visiting
the
City
of
Jerusalem
,
dyed
at
Nice
in
Bithynia
:
by
reason
whereof
Maugier
,
Arch-bishop
of
Rouen
,
and
William
Lord
of
Arques
his
brothers
,
maintaining
themselves
to
be
true
Heires
,
raised
great
Warres
against
William
the
bastard-sonne
of
the
said
Duke
,
by
him
instituted
to
bee
his
Heire
,
which
was
a
cause
that
the
King
sent
the
said
William
of
Arques
,
accompanied
with
a
great
number
of
the
Nobility
of
Normandy
and
France
to
the
Warres
of
Italy
:
from
whence
they
were
recalled
by
George
Maniaces
,
Lievtenant
for
the
Emperour
of
Greece
to
Poville
and
Calabria
,
to
employ
them
for
the
recovery
of
Sicily
,
which
the
Saracens
had
now
possessed
upon
promise
of
giving
them
a
part
.
About
the
yeare
1042
,
Thibault
Count
of
Chartres
,
and
Stephen
Count
of
Troyes
,
fell
into
a
quarrell
with
the
King
Henry
,
whereupon
hee
first
fell
upon
Stephen
,
whom
hee
in
a
Battaile
overthrew
.
Afterwards
hee
deprived
Galleran
,
Count
of
Meulan
(
who
tooke
their
part
)
of
all
his
lands
,
and
annexed
them
to
the
Crowne
,
and
encouraged
Godfrey
,
surnamed
Martel
,
to
make
Warre
upon
Thibault
whom
hee
tooke
prisoner
,
and
enforced
him
to
surrender
up
the
Towne
of
Tours
for
his
ransom
.
After
this
the
King
went
to
visite
the
Emperour
Henry
at
Mets
,
where
they
confirmed
the
Alliance
made
betweene
them
,
which
hee
broke
by
supporting
Thibault
against
the
King
,
who
following
the
example
of
his
Father
,
resigned
his
Crowne
to
his
eldest
sonne
Philip
,
Anno
Dom.
1059
,
being
aged
7.
yeares
,
and
caused
him
to
bee
crowned
at
Rheimes
the
29.
of
May
the
same
yeare
:
the
yeare
following
King
Henry
deceased
,
leaving
the
young
King
and
another
sonne
named
Hugues
,
under
the
tuition
of
Baldwin
,
Count
of
Flanders
.
He
lyes
at
St.
Denis
.
This
Kings
reigne
was
somewhat
troubled
at
the
beginning
to
maintaine
his
Title
to
the
Crowne
,
given
him
by
his
Father
,
but
belonging
of
right
to
his
eldest
brother
,
which
bred
swelling
thoughts
betweene
the
brethren
,
the
Mother
maintaining
the
elders
right
.
An
Army
was
prepared
to
end
the
difference
,
whether
the
Fathers
gift
,
or
right
of
inheritance
were
a
better
Title
;
but
the
cause
was
tryed
by
the
Sword
,
for
Robert
,
whose
right
was
then
in
question
,
content
with
tame
patience
to
loose
it
,
and
so
prevent
the
effusion
of
blood
,
by
his
milde
disposition
doing
himselfe
injustice
.
Whereupon
agreement
being
made
betweene
Henry
and
Robert
,
the
Armies
returned
,
and
peace
was
betweene
the
brothers
concluded
.
Afterward
when
hee
following
therein
his
Fathers
example
,
had
seene
his
son
firmely
seated
in
the
Throne
,
Death
discovered
the
love
of
his
Subjects
,
exprest
in
their
mourning
for
his
decease
,
and
was
most
honourably
interred
with
the
rest
of
his
Predecessors
,
having
all
the
funerall
Rites
and
Ceremonies
which
belonged
to
so
high
a
Monarch
,
to
set
forth
the
excellency
of
his
Person
.
His
Reigne
begun
with
some
blustering
troubles
,
being
opposed
on
every
side
,
which
soone
ended
,
and
his
subjects
felt
the
beames
of
favour
shining
most
gently
on
them
,
when
this
Sunne
of
Majesty
was
ready
to
descend
and
set
,
which
gave
them
great
cause
of
lamentation
and
sorrow
for
his
departure
out
of
this
world
.
Philip
1.
the
39.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1060.
portrait
PHilip
succeeded
his
Father
Henry
Anno
Domini
1060
,
of
whom
Baldwin
,
Count
of
Flanders
,
tooke
charge
in
regard
of
his
tender
infancy
,
untill
he
came
to
riper
yeares
:
He
perceiving
that
the
Gascognes
would
mutinie
,
led
his
forces
against
them
,
under
pretence
of
going
against
the
Saracens
,
and
by
this
meanes
hee
dissipated
the
beginning
of
the
seditions
which
were
pullulating
.
A
while
after
Edward
King
of
England
dyed
without
issue
,
having
by
will
instituted
William
Duke
of
Normandy
,
heire
and
successor
to
his
Crowne
,
which
in
vaine
was
opposed
by
Harald
sonne
of
Godwin
,
because
he
was
slaine
in
a
battaile
which
William
gave
him
.
Baldwin
,
Regent
of
France
,
deceased
about
the
yeare
1067
,
leaving
the
County
of
Flanders
to
Baldwin
of
Monts
his
eldest
sonne
;
at
which
times
King
Philip
might
be
at
the
age
of
15.
or
16.
yeares
.
He
marryed
Berthe
,
Daughter
of
the
said
Baldwin
,
by
whom
having
two
children
he
divorced
her
,
and
betooke
himselfe
to
the
Wife
of
Foulques
,
Count
of
Aniou
,
whom
in
the
end
he
dismissed
,
and
returned
to
Berthe
.
Anno
Domini
1095.
Pope
Urban
convocated
a
Councell
in
November
at
Clermont
en
Auvergne
,
wherein
the
Pope
upon
the
complaint
of
the
Patriarch
of
Jerusalem
,
and
Peter
the
Hermite
excited
the
greatest
part
of
the
Princes
of
France
,
of
whom
were
principall
,
Hugh
the
Great
,
brother
to
King
Philip
;
Robert
Duke
of
Normandy
,
brother
to
the
King
of
England
;
Godfrey
of
Bovillon
,
(
who
in
the
yeare
1089
,
had
the
Dutchy
of
Loraine
given
him
)
with
his
two
brothers
Baldwin
and
Eustachius
,
together
with
the
Counts
of
Flanders
and
Tholouze
,
of
Bourges
and
Bloys
,
to
goe
to
Jerusalem
,
which
was
taken
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
,
1099
,
the
15.
of
July
,
and
was
given
to
Godfrey
of
Loraine
,
to
defend
and
keepe
it
as
Governour
under
the
Title
of
a
King
.
After
that
hee
tooke
in
Palestine
,
after
having
slaine
above
five
thousand
Aegyptians
in
a
battaile
,
and
seized
upon
the
Port
of
Jasse
,
making
hereby
an
end
of
the
Warre
.
Philip
at
the
age
of
57
,
deceased
at
Melun
the
25.
of
July
,
Anno
Dom.
1109
,
and
lyeth
interred
at
St.
Benets
upon
the
Loire
.
William
the
bastard
Duke
of
Normandy
,
having
beene
long
sick
of
a
great
swelling
in
his
belly
,
this
King
Philip
intending
to
make
Warre
against
him
,
sent
him
word
that
hee
had
laine
long
in
Child-bed
,
and
that
if
he
might
know
of
his
uprising
,
hee
would
provide
lights
against
his
Churching
.
To
which
scoffe
the
Duke
return'd
this
answer
;
That
hee
would
come
in
person
into
▪
France
,
and
have
a
solemne
Masse
sung
at
his
Churching
,
and
that
for
Lights
,
he
would
provide
a
thousand
woodden
Torches
without
waxe
,
and
a
thousand
Lances
tipt
with
steele
to
fire
those
Torches
,
meaning
by
the
Torches
,
Houses
,
Townes
,
and
Villages
;
by
the
Lances
,
Souldiers
to
set
them
on
fire
.
The
dissention
betwixt
England
began
in
this
Kings
reigne
,
and
upon
this
occasion
:
William
the
Conquerors
sonnes
,
Robert
and
Henry
,
came
to
the
King
at
Conflans
upon
Oise
,
and
playing
there
at
Chesse
with
Lewis
King
Philips
sonne
,
the
young
Princes
fell
out
,
and
words
drew
on
blows
,
for
Lewis
called
Henry
the
sonne
of
a
Bastard
,
and
Henry
strooke
at
him
with
the
Chesse-boord
,
and
had
slaine
him
if
Robert
had
not
stayd
his
fury
.
Afterward
Robert
and
Henry
fled
into
Normandy
,
where
they
complained
of
wrong
,
and
incensed
many
to
take
their
part
.
Afterward
naturall
affection
made
the
Fathers
embrace
their
Childrens
quarrell
,
invading
one
anothers
Territories
,
and
maintaining
hot
warres
.
But
to
conclude
,
the
memorable
Warre
undertaken
to
recover
the
Holy-land
from
the
Saracens
,
was
now
begun
under
the
conduct
of
Godfrey
of
Bologne
,
who
being
chosen
King
of
Jerusalem
,
refused
the
Diadem
,
saying
,
It
is
not
fit
for
any
Christian
Prince
to
weare
a
Crowne
of
Gold
,
since
Jesus
Christ
,
the
King
of
Kings
,
did
weare
one
made
of
Thornes
.
Lewis
the
6.
the
40.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1109.
portrait
THis
Lewis
the
Grosse
succeeded
to
the
Crowne
after
Henry
his
Father
,
and
was
solemnly
Crowned
at
Orleans
by
Gislebert
,
Arch-Bishop
of
Sens
,
Anno
Domini
1109.
He
first
beganne
to
quell
the
pride
and
power
of
the
great
Lords
of
France
,
who
countenanced
by
the
King
of
England
,
arose
up
against
him
:
but
in
the
end
he
accomplished
his
designes
.
In
those
times
the
Englishmen
moved
their
first
warres
upon
the
French
,
in
the
behalfe
of
Count
Thibault
of
Campagne
and
Bloys
.
But
the
King
in
revenge
commanded
William
the
sonne
of
Robert
Duke
of
Normandy
,
and
sent
him
,
accompanyed
with
Baldwin
,
Count
of
Flanders
,
and
Foulques
,
Count
of
Aniou
,
with
an
army
to
surprise
them
;
whereupon
there
was
a
peace
made
betweene
them
and
the
English
,
to
quit
Gisors
to
William
the
sonne
of
Henry
.
Baldwin
Count
of
Flanders
,
being
wounded
in
the
Conquest
of
Normandy
,
went
to
end
his
life
in
Flanders
;
who
for
want
of
issue
instituted
Charles
,
son
of
Canutus
,
King
of
Denmark
,
to
bee
his
heire
.
In
the
meane
time
the
King
being
advertised
that
the
Emperour
came
in
aide
of
the
English
,
prevented
his
designe
,
and
forced
him
to
retreate
.
He
forced
also
the
Count
of
Auvergne
,
and
the
Vicount
of
Polignac
,
to
give
satisfaction
to
the
Bishop
of
Clermon
;
and
at
his
returne
he
notified
to
William
Duke
of
Aquitaine
,
that
onely
Avergne
but
also
Aquitaine
were
in
tenure
of
the
Crowne
of
France
.
The
County
of
Flanders
was
in
question
betweene
Arnulph
the
Dane
,
Baldwin
Count
of
Haynaut
,
and
William
of
Ipres
,
by
the
death
of
Charles
,
who
was
slaine
in
S.
Donatus
,
in
Bruges
;
and
by
the
King
it
was
adjudged
to
Robert
Duke
of
Normandy
,
by
right
of
consanguinity
;
whereupon
warres
ensued
.
After
that
the
King
caused
his
sonne
Philip
to
be
Crowned
at
Rheimes
,
the
fourteenth
day
of
April
,
1129.
the
King
of
England
being
in
presence
;
but
two
yeares
after
hee
dyed
,
by
meanes
of
a
Hogge
that
came
under
his
Horse
feete
,
and
frighted
the
Horse
,
that
hee
threw
him
on
the
ground
.
Lewis
his
brother
was
Crowned
in
his
place
by
Pope
Jnnocent
,
the
five
and
twentieth
of
October
.
1131.
Lewis
the
Grosse
deceased
at
Paris
,
Anno
Dom.
1137.
leaving
sixe
Children
.
Baldwin
,
Earle
of
Mons
in
Henault
,
complaining
unto
Lewis
the
Grosse
,
that
he
had
wrongfully
given
the
Earledom
of
Flanders
,
which
was
his
right
,
unto
Duke
William
of
Normandy
,
and
desiring
to
have
leave
granted
to
maintaine
his
Title
by
Combate
.
The
King
said
,
You
must
combat
then
against
me
;
for
the
Seignory
which
you
claime
is
my
right
and
inheritance
.
This
King
also
in
a
Battaile
,
being
severed
from
his
Souldiers
,
was
likely
to
be
taken
Prisoner
by
an
English
Knight
,
who
laying
hold
on
the
raines
of
his
Horse
,
cryed
aloud
,
The
King
is
taken
:
whereupon
the
King
valiantly
kild
the
Knight
,
and
as
he
fell
downe
,
said
:
One
man
alone
cannot
in
Chesse
play
,
give
the
King
the
Mate
.
At
a
certaine
siege
,
being
forsaken
of
his
Souldiers
,
in
regard
of
the
unseasonablenesse
of
the
weather
,
and
constrained
to
retire
,
hee
said
with
a
brave
kind
of
anger
;
That
an
honest
and
honourable
death
was
better
than
a
shamefull
and
dishonourable
life
.
The
last
action
of
his
reigne
was
the
marrying
of
his
sonne
unto
the
daughter
and
heire
of
William
Duke
of
Normandy
;
by
this
allyance
to
settle
a
more
firme
peace
,
and
make
his
sonne
strong
in
friends
,
while
his
younger
sons
were
compelled
to
depend
on
the
meere
favour
of
their
elder
brother
;
on
whom
the
estate
being
setled
,
they
might
therby
hee
instructed
to
shew
unto
him
a
willing
obedience
;
for
equality
breeds
discord
and
grumbling
;
but
an
acknowledged
dependance
on
another
procures
respect
;
for
necessity
makes
brave
minds
glad
to
be
oblieged
.
Lewis
the
7.
the
41.
King
of
France
.
Surnamed
Augustus
.
Anno
1137.
portrait
THis
Lewis
undertooke
the
government
the
same
Moneth
wherein
his
Father
dyed
,
and
marryed
Elianor
,
the
onely
daughter
of
William
Duke
of
Guienne
,
and
Poictou
.
Afterwards
hee
made
warre
upon
the
Count
of
Vermendois
,
because
following
the
censures
of
the
Pope
,
hee
repudiated
Peronelle
,
sister
to
Queene
Elianor
,
that
he
might
re-entertaine
his
former
wife
,
whom
before
he
had
divorced
.
And
taking
the
Towne
of
Vitry
,
in
Parthois
,
hee
put
to
the
sword
and
fire
more
than
3500
persons
:
for
the
expiation
of
which
fact
,
St.
Bernard
advised
him
to
make
a
voyage
with
his
Army
into
the
Holy
Land
,
for
the
succour
of
Palestine
.
Whither
hee
arriving
with
his
army
,
he
had
but
an
ill
trick
put
upon
him
by
the
Emperour
of
Greece
:
Moreover
,
perceiving
his
Army
much
affoibled
by
the
assaults
of
the
Turkes
,
he
saved
himselfe
in
the
towne
of
Attalia
,
and
came
to
Antioch
,
where
the
King
conceived
a
great
distaste
against
his
Wife
,
who
had
accompanyed
him
all
that
voiage
.
Afterwards
he
joyned
forces
with
Conradus
the
Emperor
,
for
the
beleaguering
of
Damietta
.
But
that
siege
tooke
no
effect
,
through
the
envy
of
the
old
Christians
there
,
conceived
against
the
new-commers
;
which
was
a
cause
that
the
Emperour
,
and
the
King
retreated
each
to
his
owne
home
,
where
the
King
was
in
danger
to
have
bin
surprised
by
the
Emperour
of
Greece
;
but
he
was
rescued
by
George
,
Lievtenant
of
the
King
of
Sicily
.
The
King
upon
his
returne
divorced
his
Wife
,
who
married
with
Henry
Count
of
Aniou
,
and
Normandy
,
who
should
succeede
to
the
Crowne
of
England
,
bearing
with
him
the
Counties
Poictou
and
Aquitaine
.
Afterwards
the
King
took
to
wife
Constance
,
the
daughter
of
Alphonsus
,
King
of
Castile
,
who
being
deceased
he
tooke
Adele
,
or
Ale
,
(
alias
)
Alice
,
daughter
of
the
Count
of
Champagne
,
by
whom
,
An.
Dom.
1165.
he
had
a
sonne
named
Philip
,
and
surnamed
Deodoctus
:
to
whom
,
the
King
growne
aged
,
resigned
his
Crowne
,
notwithstanding
hee
was
but
14.
yeares
of
age
,
and
was
Crowned
at
Rheimes
,
An.
Dom.
1179.
King
Lewis
deceased
the
19.
or
the
29.
of
September
;
although
some
report
upon
the
29.
of
the
same
Moneth
,
or
August
,
An.
Dom.
1180.
Hee
lyes
interred
in
the
Abby
of
St.
Barbeau
,
which
hee
had
formerly
built
.
In
his
reigne
the
Holy
Land
,
which
the
Christians
had
taken
,
seemed
to
bee
utterly
conquered
,
remaining
under
the
Christians
obedience
,
untill
the
unhappy
death
of
Godfrey
of
Bouillon
;
for
when
the
Commander
was
gone
,
whose
unspicious
good
fortune
put
life
into
this
action
,
the
Warre
did
not
prosper
,
yet
before
his
death
he
encountred
an
Army
of
sixe
thousand
men
,
which
the
Turkes
had
brought
into
Palestine
,
and
came
off
with
very
good
successe
,
and
had
so
proceeded
,
if
his
Death
had
not
prevented
,
the
good
fortune
of
Christendome
.
For
the
name
of
so
great
a
Warrier
conducting
an
Army
,
prepares
the
way
for
conquest
,
as
opinion
of
victory
;
and
learning
is
a
great
Engine
in
policy
to
bring
about
matters
.
This
King
lost
some
reputation
by
his
unchast
Wife
Elenor
,
who
following
him
to
the
Holy
Land
,
blotted
her
Fame
with
a
sensuall
imputation
,
loving
Saladin
a
Iester
better
than
the
King
her
Husband
;
thereby
shewing
that
lust
is
base
,
and
doth
not
regard
either
birth
or
honour
.
Yet
Lewis
(
shewing
the
vertuousnesse
of
his
minde
,
and
Noblenesse
of
disposition
)
brought
her
backe
in
his
owne
Ship
,
because
he
would
not
bee
derided
by
any
forraigne
Prince
:
but
beeing
safely
landed
,
he
was
much
opprest
with
griefe
,
in
stead
of
casting
her
in
the
River
,
which
she
had
deserv'd
,
he
covered
her
shame
and
his
owne
by
a
divorce
granted
by
a
general
counsell
,
punishing
her
by
shewing
too
much
mercy
,
while
hee
sought
onely
to
be
freed
from
the
disgrace
.
Philip
2.
surnamed
Augustus
,
the
42.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1180.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Lewis
7
,
Philip
2.
succeeded
to
the
Kingdome
Anno
Domini
1180
,
out
of
which
he
chased
the
Jewes
then
there
,
and
by
his
prowesse
and
conquests
acquired
the
name
of
Augustus
and
Conquerour
.
He
married
Isabelle
(
or
)
Alice
,
Daughter
of
Baldwin
4
,
Count
of
Flanders
,
in
favour
of
which
Marriage
hee
resigned
the
County
of
Artois
:
but
afterwards
taking
upon
him
the
cause
of
Lionor
the
Inheritrix
of
Elizabeth
,
(
or
)
Mabel
,
Countesse
of
Flanders
,
in
the
Counties
of
Vermandois
and
Valois
,
against
the
Count
Flamend
,
who
layd
claime
to
the
said
Counties
,
as
being
of
the
ancient
stocke
of
Flanders
,
hee
tooke
onely
that
of
Vermandois
,
leaving
that
of
Valois
to
the
said
Flamend
,
whereupon
he
being
in
an
indignation
,
went
and
performed
homage
to
the
King
of
Germany
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
Emperour
,
for
the
County
of
Flanders
.
Richard
also
,
Duke
of
Aquitaine
,
second
sonne
of
the
King
of
England
,
began
to
dis-acknowledge
the
King
:
whereupon
the
King
made
warre
against
him
,
and
tooke
some
Townes
from
him
;
but
they
were
immediately
accorded
by
the
Popes
Legate
,
by
whose
perswasion
they
entred
a
League
upon
an
expedition
for
the
Holy-land
.
But
this
agreement
was
incontinently
broken
upon
new
differences
which
happened
betweene
the
Kings
of
England
and
France
;
during
which
,
the
King
tooke
into
his
possession
the
Counties
of
Mans
and
Tours
,
whereupon
King
Henry
of
England
tooke
a
conceite
,
and
dyed
in
the
Castle
of
Chinon
:
whereupon
Richard
his
sonne
undertaking
the
Kingdome
,
marryed
Adele
Sister
to
King
Philip
,
and
they
both
went
to
the
Holy
Land
:
where
arriving
they
tooke
the
Towne
of
Acre
the
twelfth
of
July
,
1191.
After
,
upon
some
jealousies
conceived
betweene
them
,
Philip
returned
into
France
,
leaving
the
charge
of
his
Army
to
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
.
And
because
Philip
,
Count
of
Flanders
was
deceased
,
the
King
retained
to
himselfe
the
County
of
Artois
,
which
hee
gave
to
Prince
Lewis
.
Whereupon
England
made
warres
against
him
,
which
were
ended
by
the
death
of
Richard
;
to
whom
John
being
substituted
,
and
losing
the
battaile
at
Bonnivel
,
the
King
caused
his
sonne
Lewis
to
be
proclaimed
King
of
England
,
which
hee
afterwards
left
to
Henry
the
sonne
of
John
.
After
that
King
Philip
sent
his
sonne
Lewis
against
the
Albigeois
,
and
as
the
said
Philip
held
a
Parliament
at
Nantes
,
he
deceased
of
a
Feaver
,
in
the
43.
yeare
of
his
Reigne
,
in
the
Moneth
of
July
,
Anno
Domini
1223.
This
King
being
to
joyne
battaile
with
the
Emperour
Otho
,
having
caused
a
gilt
Bowle
to
be
filled
with
Wine
and
sopps
of
bread
,
hee
said
;
Princes
and
Lords
of
France
,
heere
with
me
assembled
,
let
every
one
that
is
resolv'd
to
live
and
dye
with
me
this
day
,
shew
his
resolution
by
taking
a
sop
out
of
the
Bowle
of
Wine
,
and
eating
it
as
I
have
done
:
which
words
being
spoken
,
the
Cup
was
presently
emptied
,
and
afterward
the
battell
being
joyned
,
the
King
got
the
victory
.
Being
informed
by
his
Courtiers
that
some
Royall
Jurisdictions
belonging
to
the
Crowne
were
usurped
by
the
Clergy
,
his
answer
was
,
I
had
rather
connive
at
some
petty
injuries
,
than
commence
Suits
against
the
Semitears
of
God
and
his
Church
.
This
King
having
put
away
his
Queene
Gelberge
,
the
King
of
Denmarke
complained
to
the
Pope
of
this
wrong
done
to
his
Sister
,
and
a
day
of
hearing
was
appointed
before
the
Popes
Legate
in
the
Bishops
Hall
at
Paris
:
Philips
Case
was
well
defended
by
his
Advocates
,
but
when
none
appeared
to
plead
for
the
Queene
,
a
young
man
unknowne
steps
forth
of
the
presse
,
and
demands
audience
;
and
having
deliver'd
the
truth
,
and
pleaded
against
the
King
for
the
Queene
,
and
when
his
Speech
was
ended
,
hee
returned
into
the
presse
againe
,
and
was
never
seene
more
,
neither
was
it
ever
knowne
from
whence
he
came
.
The
amazed
Judges
remitted
the
Cause
to
the
Councell
,
and
King
Philip
did
ride
presently
to
Bois
de
Vinennes
,
where
Gelberge
was
confined
,
and
having
embrac'd
her
,
receiv'd
her
into
favour
,
and
lived
with
her
afterward
in
nuptiall
love
.
And
heereby
it
may
bee
discerned
,
that
no
man
can
bring
Nature
to
any
perfection
,
for
this
worthy
Prince
was
much
troubled
in
minde
,
and
divided
in
his
thoughts
by
loving
this
Gelberge
,
whom
he
could
not
forsake
,
for
she
had
got
such
strong
possession
in
his
affection
,
that
he
could
not
turne
her
remembrance
out
of
his
heart
,
pass'd
away
to
her
by
deed
of
gift
.
Thus
hee
that
could
overcome
his
Enemies
,
could
not
conquer
his
passions
.
He
reigned
44.
yeares
,
and
by
his
vertue
governed
the
State
with
such
wisedome
,
that
all
his
troubles
had
a
happy
faire
end
;
from
whence
this
conclusion
may
be
drawne
,
That
a
vertuous
King
is
in
the
end
happy
,
howsoever
hee
bee
compassed
in
with
difficulties
.
Lewis
the
8.
and
43.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1223.
portrait
LEwis
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
Philip
,
succeeded
to
the
Crowne
,
Anno
Domini
1223.
Hee
,
together
with
his
wife
Blanch
,
sister
to
the
King
of
Castile
,
was
Crowned
at
Rheimes
,
the
6.
of
August
,
to
whom
afterwards
the
Surname
of
Montpensier
was
given
,
because
he
dyed
there
:
In
the
beginning
of
his
reigne
,
he
renewed
the
ancient
consideration
and
allyance
which
was
betweene
France
and
Almany
,
and
upon
his
returne
he
led
his
Army
into
Guienne
;
where
in
a
set
battaile
he
overthrew
the
English
,
whereof
Savary
of
Maleon
had
the
command
:
by
meanes
whereof
the
French
tooke
the
townes
of
Niot
,
S.
John
D'
Angely
,
and
Rochelle
,
leaving
nothing
of
the
Countrey
of
Guienne
,
on
this
side
the
River
Garonne
,
unreduced
to
the
obedience
of
the
King
.
Insomuch
,
that
all
the
Lords
as
well
of
Poicton
,
as
Lymosin
,
and
Perigort
,
came
to
sweare
him
fealty
and
obedience
.
Amaury
also
,
sonne
to
the
Count
of
Montfort
,
came
to
resigne
into
the
hands
of
the
King
of
France
the
right
which
his
Father
had
left
him
in
the
Countries
of
Alby
,
Languedoc
,
Agenois
,
Quercy
,
and
the
County
of
Tholouze
,
whom
in
recompence
he
made
his
Constable
,
knowing
him
to
be
a
man
capable
of
such
a
charge
.
The
yeare
following
Richard
,
Brother
to
the
King
of
England
,
besieged
Rochelle
;
but
hearing
of
the
comming
of
the
French
Army
,
he
passed
over
Dardonne
with
his
forces
,
and
so
into
England
to
his
brother
.
The
yeare
following
,
the
King
,
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
Nobility
,
upon
the
encouragement
of
the
Popes
Legate
,
addressed
himselfe
to
goe
against
the
Albigenses
and
Tholosans
,
to
encounter
whom
,
he
led
his
Army
,
and
encamped
on
Witsun
Eve
,
before
Avignon
,
which
he
tooke
:
passing
further
,
hee
received
the
keyes
of
all
the
Townes
,
Places
,
and
Castles
of
Languedoc
,
as
farre
as
within
foure
leagues
of
Tholouze
:
where
,
through
the
incommodity
of
the
winter
,
and
maladies
which
much
weakned
his
Army
,
he
retreated
and
wintered
in
France
,
with
an
intent
of
returning
thither
the
Spring
following
to
accomplish
his
enterprize
.
But
his
death
prevented
him
at
Montpensier
in
Avergne
;
the
twelfth
day
of
November
,
1226.
leaving
Lewis
,
Charles
,
Alphonse
,
and
Robert
his
sonnes
,
all
very
young
,
and
in
their
minority
of
yeares
.
This
King
reigned
but
three
yeares
,
in
whom
Vice
had
struck
no
reproach
,
nor
Vertue
had
made
him
famous
;
whereby
it
seemes
that
his
minde
was
of
a
middle
temper
,
not
so
poore
as
to
become
impious
or
wicked
,
nor
so
well
bent
and
enclined
to
noble
actions
,
that
hee
would
strive
to
get
Fame
by
his
owne
vertue
;
therefore
he
was
onely
famous
in
this
,
That
hee
was
Sonne
to
an
excellent
Father
,
and
Father
to
an
excellent
sonne
.
In
his
reigne
the
Counsell
of
Lateran
was
assembled
,
whither
resorted
all
the
chiefe
Bishops
of
Christendome
,
and
Embassadours
sent
from
Kings
and
Princes
.
After
Lewis
had
subdued
the
Albigeois
,
and
left
Governour
to
suppresse
any
rebellion
which
should
happen
,
for
the
affection
of
conquerd
people
is
treacherous
,
who
doe
watch
only
an
opportunity
to
revolt
;
hee
came
to
Mount
Pensier
,
in
the
yeare
1225.
October
the
seventh
,
and
there
resigned
his
life
and
Scepter
,
leaving
a
faire
progeny
,
having
foure
sonnes
,
who
were
flourishing
Branches
of
the
Royall
stemme
,
the
eldest
whereof
was
heire
unto
his
Fathers
Crowne
,
but
inherited
more
vertue
than
his
Father
gave
him
by
naturall
discent
.
The
Flemings
were
now
much
disquieted
by
an
Imposture
,
pretending
that
he
was
their
Prince
;
some
were
drawne
to
beleeve
his
claime
,
untill
by
putting
him
to
death
the
people
were
better
satisfied
,
and
cleerely
discerned
that
his
right
was
meere
fixion
,
maintained
by
boldnesse
,
as
that
Scene
was
,
wherein
Parkin
Werbecke
in
England
plaid
the
same
part
.
S.
Lewis
9.
the
44.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1226.
portrait
THis
Lewis
the
9.
at
the
age
of
12.
yeares
,
succeeded
his
Father
,
An.
Dom.
1226.
Hee
was
consecrated
at
Rheims
by
the
Arch-bishop
of
Sens
in
the
absence
of
him
of
Rheims
.
Blanch
taking
of
possession
of
her
sonne
Lewis
,
confirmed
herselfe
Regent
of
the
Kingdome
with
the
consent
of
the
States
:
whereupon
the
Princes
in
a
rage
proclaimed
Philip
Count
of
Bologne
,
Unkle
to
the
King
by
the
Fathers
side
,
Regent
of
France
,
which
was
a
cause
of
great
dissentions
.
Shee
brought
through
the
sweetnesse
of
her
words
,
Robert
Count
of
Dreux
into
the
Kings
obedience
.
But
the
Duke
of
Bretagne
,
and
the
Count
of
Champagne
,
with
the
King
of
England
,
were
enforced
to
acknowledge
the
King
,
on
condition
that
the
Breton
should
doe
homage
to
the
King
for
his
Dutchy
,
whereupon
he
was
surnamed
Mauclarke
.
Hee
having
out-growne
his
minority
,
Anno
Dom.
1234.
espoused
Magaret
the
eldest
Daughter
of
Raymund
Berenger
,
Count
of
Provence
,
and
after
erected
the
Countrey
of
Artois
into
a
County
or
Earledome
,
which
he
gave
to
his
brother
Robert
,
who
was
the
first
Earle
thereof
.
Hee
made
a
voyage
into
the
Holy
Land
,
where
he
tooke
Damietta
after
hee
had
overthrowne
the
Mamelucks
:
and
from
thence
marching
to
beleaguer
Massaure
,
the
plague
grew
amongst
his
Army
,
which
caused
the
Soldan
of
Aegypt
to
charge
him
so
strongly
,
that
he
was
taken
,
and
most
of
his
Army
slaine
,
neverthelesse
hee
was
freed
upon
the
re-delivery
of
Damietta
.
About
that
time
Blanch
,
Mother
to
the
King
,
deceased
,
which
caused
the
King
immediately
to
returne
into
France
,
after
he
had
composed
all
matters
in
Palestine
.
Being
returned
,
hee
studied
to
polish
and
embellish
his
Kingdome
with
good
and
holy
Lawes
.
Hee
made
an
accord
with
the
King
of
England
,
who
by
that
renounced
all
the
right
which
hee
pretended
to
the
Kingdome
of
France
,
and
the
Dutchy
of
Normandy
.
About
that
time
Charles
,
brother
to
the
King
,
conquered
both
the
Sicilyes
,
whereof
hee
was
crowned
King
,
An.
Dom.
1266.
The
King
Lewis
made
a
second
voyage
for
the
recovery
of
the
Holy
Land
,
together
with
the
King
of
England
.
Hee
went
first
into
Africke
,
where
he
tooke
Carthage
,
and
at
the
siege
of
Tunes
hee
departed
this
life
,
Anno
Domini
1270.
Hee
was
canonized
after
his
death
for
the
holinesse
of
his
life
.
Hee
founded
the
holy
Chappell
at
the
Palace
at
Paris
,
wherein
he
placed
many
holy
Reliques
.
This
King
being
asked
by
his
Lords
what
Title
of
honour
he
would
assume
,
as
the
Roman
Emperours
and
Kings
of
France
in
remembrance
of
their
Acts
and
Victories
had
formerly
done
,
hee
answered
,
My
greatest
victory
was
obtained
against
the
Devill
,
when
I
was
baptized
in
the
Church
of
Poissi
:
and
therefore
it
shall
be
my
greatest
honour
to
be
called
Lewis
of
Poissi
.
His
familiar
Letters
,
wherein
hee
did
not
entitle
himselfe
King
of
France
,
but
Lewis
of
Poissi
,
being
blamed
by
a
private
friend
,
hee
said
,
I
am
like
a
Twelfe-tide
King
,
chosen
with
a
Beane
,
and
keeping
his
Feast
in
the
Evening
:
intimating
thereby
his
Election
to
another
Crowne
in
the
Kingdome
of
Heaven
,
which
second
Coronation
should
be
in
the
Evening
and
end
of
his
life
.
Having
caused
a
swearer
and
blasphemer
to
be
branded
on
the
lips
with
a
hot
Iron
,
whereat
the
people
murmur'd
:
he
said
he
would
undergoe
the
same
punishment
,
conditionally
that
oaths
and
blasphemies
might
be
no
more
used
in
his
kingdom
.
He
sitting
in
Counsell
,
or
beginning
any
action
,
would
accordign
to
his
Mothers
instruction
in
his
infancy
,
blesse
himselfe
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse.
And
lastly
,
he
gave
unto
his
son
Philip
these
instructions
at
his
death
.
My
Sonne
,
love
God
with
all
thy
heart
,
with
all
thy
strength
,
and
with
all
thy
soule
;
offend
not
God
in
any
case
,
suffer
any
torment
rather
than
sinne
:
Beare
all
adversity
patiently
,
acknowledging
that
God
hath
sent
it
unto
thee
deservedly
:
Make
thy
Confession
often
to
some
Minister
of
the
Church
;
heare
diligently
the
divine
service
sung
in
the
Church
of
God
:
Keepe
the
good
customes
of
thy
Kingdome
carefully
,
abolishing
those
which
are
evill
:
Impose
no
Taxes
on
thy
Subjects
,
but
upon
great
occasion
.
Favour
those
that
feare
GOD
,
love
Justice
,
and
hate
Covetousnesse
:
Let
not
thy
Judges
be
impartiall
against
thy
Subjects
:
Keepe
the
Cities
and
Townes
gotten
by
thy
Predecessors
;
preferre
good
and
sufficient
men
to
Benefices
and
Offices
:
Be
an
Example
to
thy
Subjects
,
moderate
the
expences
of
thy
Court
,
and
so
God
blesse
thee
.
These
were
the
good
instructions
which
this
godly
Monarch
gave
unto
his
Sonne
for
the
leading
of
an
upright
life
,
and
to
abandon
all
worldly
delights
and
pleasures
,
so
as
hee
might
both
please
God
,
and
be
a
patterne
to
his
inferiours
.
Philip
3.
the
45.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1271.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
S.
Lewis
,
Philip
the
third
,
surnamed
the
Hardy
,
his
eldest
sonne
,
having
beene
proclaimed
King
in
the
Campe
before
Tunis
in
Africk
tooke
his
journey
in
his
returne
through
Italy
,
directly
to
Viterbe
,
to
make
an
agreement
betweene
the
Cardinals
,
who
in
two
years
space
were
in
a
dissention
upon
the
Election
of
a
Pope
.
Hee
was
Crowned
at
Rheimes
by
the
Bishop
of
Soissons
,
the
thirtieth
of
August
,
Anno
Dom.
1271.
He
after
incorporated
the
County
of
Tholouse
to
the
Crowne
,
upon
the
decease
of
the
Count
Alphonse
his
uncle
.
He
went
to
aide
Gerard
of
Cassebonne
,
his
Subjects
,
against
the
Counts
of
Armigna
and
Foix
,
by
reason
whereof
,
the
Count
of
Foix
submitted
himselfe
to
his
mercy
.
He
restored
the
Countrey
of
Navarre
to
the
obedience
of
Ioane
,
daughter
of
the
late
Henry
King
of
Navarre
deceased
.
The
King
marryed
Mary
,
the
daughter
of
Henry
Duke
of
Brabant
,
who
was
suspected
to
have
poysoned
Lewis
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
King
,
by
his
first
wife
Isabelle
of
Aragon
:
She
was
found
innocent
by
the
report
of
two
Bishops
who
were
sent
to
a
Nunne
,
or
rather
a
Sorceresse
,
to
know
the
truth
.
The
yeare
after
Peter
De
la
Bresche
,
great
Chamberlaine
of
France
,
and
superintendant
of
the
Finances
,
and
affaires
of
the
King
,
was
hanged
,
being
accused
and
convicted
,
for
having
discovered
the
secrets
of
France
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
together
with
the
death
of
the
Kings
sonne
.
Anno
Domini
1282.
the
Sicilian
Evensong
were
executed
upon
the
Frenchmen
,
upon
an
Easter
day
,
or
(
as
others
report
)
on
the
thirtieth
of
March
,
or
thirteenth
of
April
:
whereupon
Charles
,
Uncle
to
the
King
,
offered
battaile
to
Peter
of
Aragon
,
the
author
thereof
,
but
he
refused
it
.
Afterwards
the
King
having
caused
Ioane
,
the
onely
daughter
of
the
late
Henry
,
King
of
Navarre
,
to
be
marryed
to
his
eldest
sonne
Phillip
,
he
marched
with
his
Army
for
the
Conquest
of
Aragon
,
which
by
the
Pope
had
been
given
to
Charles
de
valois
,
the
second
sonne
of
Philip
,
who
conquered
the
County
of
Russillon
;
after
that
the
City
of
Gennes
.
And
after
that
,
having
in
an
Embuscado
slaine
the
King
of
Aragon
,
he
forced
the
Towne
of
Gironne
to
be
yeelded
up
.
He
went
to
conclude
his
Fate
at
the
Towne
of
Perpignan
,
of
a
Malady
which
surprised
him
in
his
Campe
,
Anno
Domini
1285.
the
6.
of
October
.
This
King
,
as
it
appeares
in
the
whole
course
of
his
life
,
would
engage
himselfe
in
all
businesses
,
and
was
therefore
called
the
Hardy
;
but
his
desperate
Father
would
not
undertake
his
Neighbours
quarrells
,
nor
seek
to
make
betwene
them
any
agreement
,
unlesse
it
might
be
done
by
safe
and
quiet
means
.
The
reigne
of
this
King
was
much
disturbed
by
the
warres
maintained
by
Peter
and
Roger
for
the
Isle
of
Sicily
,
and
after
much
effusion
of
blood
,
Charles
dyed
,
and
also
Peter
,
though
politicke
,
could
not
deceive
death
,
but
having
received
a
great
overthrow
,
concluded
his
Act
of
life
with
griefe
and
sorrow
.
At
last
this
King
was
by
Roger
,
Admirall
of
Arragon
,
friend
unto
Peter
set
upon
him
,
lying
sicke
a
bed
at
Pepignan
;
yet
in
extreamity
he
exprest
a
noble
courage
,
and
with
his
sicke
weake
voyce
so
encouraged
his
Souldiers
,
that
Roger
was
droven
out
of
Pepignan
,
the
City
held
by
Philip
so
distempered
with
this
alarum
,
that
he
grew
sicke
and
dyed
the
fifteenth
of
October
,
two
moneths
after
Peter
,
Pope
Martin
the
fourth
dying
the
same
yeare
,
1286.
to
shew
great
Princes
,
that
their
chiefe
designes
are
crost
by
death
.
It
was
now
decreed
in
a
Counsell
at
Lions
,
that
the
Cardinals
meeting
after
the
Popes
death
,
should
not
come
out
of
that
Conolme
untill
they
had
chosen
the
Pope
,
which
begun
upon
occasion
of
the
tedious
Election
of
the
former
Pope
,
and
the
Decree
is
still
observed
.
Thomas
Aquinas
now
dyed
,
being
a
subtile
disputer
:
But
Bonaventure
,
John
Duns
,
called
Scot
,
and
Gabriel
Biel
succeeded
,
and
were
famous
schollers
.
And
to
conclude
,
hee
was
a
Prince
borne
for
a
testimony
to
that
obscure
age
,
and
for
corrupted
times
,
to
bee
a
patterne
to
all
Kings
and
Princes
of
religion
,
equity
,
clemency
,
wisedome
,
valour
,
magnanimity
,
patience
,
and
constancy
:
to
love
piety
,
justice
,
order
and
peace
,
to
joyne
the
love
of
sanctity
and
modesty
of
manners
,
with
Armes
and
State
.
Having
shewed
that
it
is
very
fitting
for
a
King
to
be
a
good
Christian
,
a
good
warriour
,
a
good
husband
,
a
good
father
,
a
good
governour
,
a
good
Iustier
,
and
to
know
how
to
make
war
and
peace
.
That
it
is
very
necessary
to
joyne
unto
the
Majesty
Royall
,
piety
,
clemency
,
and
authority
to
gaine
the
low
respect
and
obedience
.
And
lastly
,
that
the
best
guard
,
and
most
assured
revenew
of
a
Prince
,
is
the
love
of
his
Subjects
.
Thus
he
was
worthy
of
that
venerable
name
,
wherewith
posterity
hath
justly
honourd
him
,
being
the
Honour
of
vertue
.
Philip
4.
the
46.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1286.
portrait
PHilip
4.
surnaming
himselfe
The
Faire
,
King
of
Navarre
,
succeeded
his
Father
,
An.
Dom.
1286.
After
that
he
had
withdrawne
his
Army
from
Parpignan
,
hee
was
crowned
at
Rheims
the
sixt
of
January
.
He
caused
the
Palace
to
be
built
at
Paris
:
at
that
time
Edward
,
King
of
England
,
pretending
to
lead
his
Army
to
the
aide
of
the
Towne
of
Acre
,
which
the
Saracens
had
now
beleaguered
,
made
some
incursions
upon
the
Sea-townes
of
Normandy
,
thinking
to
have
surprised
Rochell
:
whereupon
ensued
the
second
Warre
which
the
French
had
against
the
English
,
(
Heere
the
French
Writers
shew
themselves
most
shamefully
partiall
and
false
,
yet
I
am
bound
to
follow
my
Authors
,
they
being
of
that
Nation
)
who
notwithstanding
their
alliance
with
the
Emperour
Adolphus
,
were
valiantly
repulsed
as
well
by
Charles
of
Valois
,
where
the
Lord
of
St.
John
was
taken
;
as
by
Robert
of
Artois
,
who
gained
the
victory
upon
the
fresh
Army
,
which
Edmund
,
brother
to
the
King
of
England
,
had
led
to
Bayonne
:
yea
,
and
the
Count
of
Flanders
,
who
declared
himselfe
on
the
English
party
,
lost
the
battaile
at
Furnes
against
the
Count
of
Artois
,
who
went
to
joyne
forces
with
the
French
who
besieged
Lisle
;
and
the
Lords
of
Mont
Morency
and
Harcourt
tooke
the
Towne
of
Dover
.
The
English
perceiving
that
,
demanded
a
Truce
,
which
was
converted
to
a
peace
,
by
the
Marriage
of
Madam
Marguerite
of
France
,
Daughter
of
King
Philip
,
with
the
King
of
England
.
Afterwards
the
Emperour
Albert
and
this
King
made
an
accord
betweene
them
for
the
conservation
of
their
kingdomes
against
all
men
.
A
while
after
,
the
Pope
being
much
moved
against
the
King
,
sent
a
Bull
into
France
by
the
Arch-bishop
of
Narbona
,
interdicting
the
King
,
which
Bull
was
burnt
in
the
Court
of
the
Palace
.
At
that
time
the
Flemings
slew
all
the
French
Garrisons
;
whereupon
the
King
being
enraged
,
sent
his
Army
to
Courtrac
,
which
was
by
them
defeated
.
Whilest
the
King
sent
the
Lords
,
Tarra
a
Colonian
,
and
Nogareth
with
2000.
Horse
into
Italy
,
they
put
the
Pope
in
such
a
terrour
,
that
he
dyed
:
The
King
also
tooke
such
a
revenge
upon
the
Flemings
neare
to
the
Mount
of
Poville
,
that
hee
overthrew
36000.
of
them
.
After
that
,
the
King
having
suppressed
the
Knights
Templars
,
and
causing
James
de
Moulay
or
Beavieu
,
Generall
of
that
Order
,
deceased
at
Fontainebleau
,
An.
Dom.
1314
,
and
lyes
inhumed
at
St.
Denis
.
This
King
being
perswaded
to
take
revenge
on
a
Bishop
who
had
underhand
strooke
fire
to
kindle
the
tindar
of
contention
betweene
him
and
the
Pope
,
he
said
:
That
it
was
more
noble
in
a
Prince
to
save
,
than
kill
;
to
pardon
,
than
to
persecute
;
and
to
forgive
and
remit
,
rather
than
to
revenge
:
for
saith
he
,
It
must
be
of
necessity
that
all
things
which
angry
men
doe
,
must
needs
be
full
of
blindnesse
and
necessity
,
because
it
is
no
easie
matter
for
a
man
troubled
with
envy
,
to
have
the
use
of
Reason
;
and
whatsoever
is
without
Reason
,
is
without
Art
.
It
behooveth
us
therefore
to
take
reason
as
our
guide
in
all
our
actions
,
and
to
remove
these
passions
of
envy
and
revenge
,
for
they
ought
not
to
rest
in
a
wise
mans
breast
:
Yet
he
was
much
affronted
by
Pope
Boniface
,
commanding
him
by
his
Bull
to
succour
the
Tartar
,
which
the
King
,
engaged
in
many
affaires
,
refusing
to
doe
,
the
Bishop
sent
by
the
Pope
,
told
him
:
That
if
the
King
would
not
obey
the
Pope
,
he
would
deprive
him
of
his
Realme
.
But
afterward
two
Gentlemen
imployed
by
the
King
,
seized
on
the
Pope
in
his
Palace-Hall
at
Anagma
,
and
carryed
him
to
Rome
,
where
he
grew
mad
,
and
dyed
Thirty
five
dayes
after
hee
was
taken
,
and
had
this
Epitaph
made
by
common
Fame
in
his
disgrace
:
Hee
entred
his
Topedome
like
a
Foxe
,
hee
reigned
like
a
Lyon
,
and
dyed
like
a
Dogge
.
Lewis
the
10.
the
47.
King
of
France
,
surnamed
Hutin
.
Anno.
1315.
portrait
THis
Lewis
the
tenth
,
already
by
his
Mother
King
of
Navarre
,
Count
of
Brye
,
and
Champagne
,
succeeded
his
Father
,
Anno
Domini
1315.
His
Kingdome
from
the
beginning
was
marvellously
troubled
with
mutinies
and
popular
seditions
;
and
for
that
cause
he
was
surnamed
Hutin
,
which
in
old
language
imports
mutiny
and
quarrells
.
Enguran
De
Marigny
Count
of
Longue
Ville
,
was
accused
before
the
King
,
by
Charles
of
Valois
,
the
Kings
Vncle
,
for
having
ill
governed
the
Finances
,
charged
the
people
with
many
impositions
and
taxes
,
and
infinite
confusions
;
also
for
having
taken
money
of
the
Flemings
to
grant
them
a
peace
to
the
disadvantage
of
the
King
:
wherefore
he
was
hanged
upon
the
Gallowes
of
Paris
,
which
himselfe
had
caused
to
be
built
.
Afterwards
the
King
caused
himselfe
to
bee
annoynted
,
and
Crowned
at
Rheimes
,
upon
the
Feast
of
the
Assumption
of
the
B.
Virgin
:
then
he
led
his
Army
against
the
Flemings
,
whom
he
forced
to
raise
and
forsake
the
siege
of
L'Isle
.
And
at
his
returne
he
seated
the
Court
of
Parliament
at
Paris
,
to
the
end
,
that
the
pleaders
should
not
be
anymore
incommodated
by
so
often
removing
it
.
The
yeare
following
the
Count
of
Flanders
came
to
visite
the
King
at
Pontoise
,
to
treat
of
a
peace
with
him
.
In
the
interim
,
Lewis
Count
of
Navers
,
his
sonne
,
would
sieze
upon
Flanders
,
if
the
Flemings
would
have
beene
content
therewith
,
which
was
a
cause
that
his
Father
returned
after
that
hee
had
promised
the
King
to
ratifie
to
the
Flemings
that
which
he
had
treated
with
him
.
Vpon
this
the
King
was
surprised
with
a
Malady
at
Bois
De
Vincennes
,
whereof
he
died
the
fifteenth
of
Iune
,
in
the
eighteenth
moneth
of
his
reigne
,
leaving
his
second
wife
Clemence
great
with
Childe
,
who
was
delivered
of
a
sonne
the
foureteenth
of
November
,
who
was
baptised
Iohn
,
who
lived
above
eight
dayes
,
there
remaining
none
of
his
Line
,
but
Ioane
,
whom
he
had
by
his
first
wife
,
the
daughter
of
Robert
Duke
of
Burgundy
:
by
whom
,
Eudes
,
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
her
Vncle
,
would
lay
claime
to
the
Crowne
:
but
Philip
the
Tall
,
brother
to
the
late
King
Lewis
,
opposing
the
Lawes
and
Customes
of
France
,
in
right
of
his
Neece
caused
the
Crowne
to
be
adjudged
unto
him
.
Lewis
the
tenth
,
surnamed
Hutin
had
two
Wives
,
Marguerite
,
daughter
of
Robert
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
by
whom
he
had
a
daughter
named
Ioane
,
who
was
married
after
to
Philip
Count
of
Evreux
,
sonne
to
Lewis
of
France
,
brother
to
the
late
Philip
the
Faire
,
and
by
this
meanes
the
Kingdome
of
Navarre
entered
into
the
families
of
the
Counts
of
Evreux
:
and
Clemence
sister
to
Carlobert
,
King
of
Hungary
,
whom
at
his
decease
he
left
with
Child
of
a
sonne
who
was
called
Iohn
:
and
although
he
dyed
an
infant
,
without
having
beene
crowned
,
hee
hath
not
beene
heretofore
ranked
in
the
Catalogue
of
the
Kings
of
France
.
Neverthelesse
,
seeing
that
he
was
truely
legitimate
,
and
sole
heire
to
King
Lewis
Hutin
,
he
deserved
the
title
Royall
,
and
to
bee
inserted
to
the
number
of
Kings
,
seeing
that
dying
hee
was
with
solemnity
,
and
Regall
pompe
carryed
to
St.
Denis
;
the
Princes
,
his
Vncles
,
and
kinred
being
present
at
his
Funeralls
;
where
hee
was
proclaimed
,
although
dead
,
King
of
France
,
and
Navarre
.
In
the
meane
time
that
Clemence
was
with
Child
,
immediately
upon
the
decease
of
Lewis
Hutin
,
it
was
ordered
by
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
that
Mounsieur
Philip
of
France
,
Count
of
Poitiers
,
should
be
Regent
of
the
Kingdome
untill
the
fruit
of
the
Queene
(
if
it
were
Male
)
should
attaine
to
the
maturity
of
eighteene
yeares
:
and
therefore
hee
he
bore
in
his
Armes
the
Title
of
Philip
Sonne
of
the
King
of
France
,
and
Navarre
,
Regent
of
the
Kingdomes
of
France
,
and
Navarre
.
And
so
the
Regency
was
given
to
the
next
Prince
of
Blood
,
so
that
hee
were
the
nearest
to
succeed
the
Crowne
.
After
the
death
of
the
said
Iohn
,
who
lived
but
eight
daies
,
or
at
the
most
but
20
daies
,
(
as
some
do
write
)
there
was
some
dispute
amongst
the
Princes
of
the
kingdome
,
some
maintaining
the
right
to
bee
ill
grounded
upon
Ioane
,
daughter
to
the
late
Lewis
Hutin
:
and
others
resting
upon
the
Iustice
of
the
Salique
Law
,
which
yet
was
never
violated
in
France
,
and
ordayneth
,
that
there
being
never
an
heire
Male
of
a
King
,
the
next
of
Blood
,
of
the
Male
side
,
shall
come
to
the
Crowne
,
and
excludes
the
daughters
and
the
descendents
from
them
,
although
they
be
Males
.
But
in
the
end
the
Parliament
of
the
Paires
and
Counsell
of
France
,
adjudged
that
Philip
the
Tall
,
Vncle
to
the
late
Iohn
,
was
the
true
and
lawfull
heire
to
the
Crowne
:
which
was
the
first
debate
and
difference
of
the
Salique
Law
.
The
King
reigned
but
an
yeare
and
an
halfe
,
thereby
to
make
good
the
position
of
Philosophy
,
Nullum
violentum
est
aeternum
;
for
his
government
was
violent
,
and
therefore
could
not
long
continue
.
Enguerand
,
accused
by
Charles
Earle
of
Valois
,
and
made
odious
to
the
people
by
his
oppression
of
them
,
whereof
they
are
onely
sensible
,
was
made
a
Sacrifice
and
Hanged
;
but
after
his
execution
the
Earle
of
Valois
fell
into
a
languishing
Consumption
,
&
King
Lewis
Hutin
dyed
suddainly
,
so
that
the
people
began
to
imagine
that
Enguerands
unjust
death
was
thus
revenged
on
these
Princes
;
which
change
of
their
opinion
,
shewes
that
it
was
rightly
spoken
:
what
the
people
saies
,
a
foole
speakes
:
Therefore
it
is
observeable
,
that
good
Subjects
may
be
unjustly
afflicted
,
that
the
people
blinded
by
passion
,
and
discerning
not
the
truth
,
will
undeservedly
speake
well
and
ill
of
the
same
Action
,
and
the
same
man
.
And
lastly
,
that
great
men
,
loving
not
to
come
to
accompt
,
may
abuse
their
authority
.
Philip
5.
the
48.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1317.
portrait
THis
Philip
the
5
,
surnamed
The
Tall
,
the
controversie
of
the
right
to
the
Crowne
being
not
yet
determined
betweene
him
and
his
Neece
,
(
Daughter
to
Lewis
Hutin
)
whom
Eudes
her
Unkle
upheld
,
and
maintained
her
right
,
marched
with
〈◊〉
Army
every
where
compleate
to
Rheimes
,
where
hee
made
himselfe
to
be
annointed
King
by
the
Arch-bishop
of
that
See
on
the
Feast
of
the
Epiphany
,
Anno
Dom.
1317
,
and
after
returned
to
Paris
:
Whither
hee
summoned
Robert
Count
of
Artois
,
whom
he
forced
to
renounce
the
right
which
he
pretended
to
that
County
,
whereof
hee
had
Vi
&
Armis
,
by
force
and
Armes
taken
possession
,
to
the
prejudice
of
Mahaut
his
Wives
Mother
.
In
the
meane
time
Lewis
,
Count
of
Neuers
,
Sonne
of
Robert
Count
of
Flanders
,
entertained
the
Flemings
to
his
utmost
endeavours
in
a
revolt
against
the
King
;
who
,
because
hee
came
not
to
render
homage
for
the
Counties
which
hee
held
in
France
,
was
cited
to
answer
for
himselfe
before
the
King
:
and
fayling
in
his
appearance
,
all
his
possessions
were
seized
for
the
King
.
In
the
end
the
said
Lewis
,
Count
of
Nevers
,
came
and
submitted
himselfe
to
the
King
,
and
recovered
his
Countries
.
After
,
upon
perswasion
of
the
Popes
Legate
,
there
was
a
peace
concluded
betweene
the
King
and
the
Count
of
Flanders
,
the
15.
of
May
,
Anno
Dom.
1320
,
insomuch
that
the
said
Count
did
homage
for
his
Lands
to
the
King
of
France
,
and
accorded
that
Lewis
,
the
sonne
of
Lewis
of
Nevers
,
should
marry
Madam
Marguerite
,
the
second
Daughter
of
France
,
upon
condition
that
he
should
succeede
to
the
County
of
Flanders
after
his
Grandfather
and
Father
.
About
the
same
time
the
Marriage
of
Isabelle
,
the
third
Daughter
to
the
King
,
with
Guy
the
Dolphin
of
Vienna
was
treated
,
who
not
long
after
succeeded
his
Father
John
in
Dauphine
.
The
Eldest
Daughter
was
before
marryed
to
Odo
Duke
of
Burgundy
.
After
that
the
King
quitted
all
the
actions
against
his
Subjects
,
which
some
of
his
Councell
in
abuse
of
his
good
nature
had
put
upon
and
against
them
.
And
as
he
was
deliberating
to
have
but
one
sort
of
weights
and
measures
,
in
one
and
the
same
species
,
and
also
a
certaine
rate
and
value
of
monies
,
a
malady
intercepted
his
designes
,
by
which
hee
ended
his
dayes
the
third
of
January
,
An.
Dom.
1322.
He
was
a
Prince
of
a
tractable
disposition
,
and
therefore
easily
corrupted
;
inclined
more
to
ill
than
good
.
The
chiefest
thing
worthy
remembrance
in
his
Reigne
was
,
that
his
bad
servants
presuming
on
his
gentle
Nature
,
layd
heavy
taxations
on
the
people
,
who
thereupon
maintained
,
and
thus
hee
suffering
his
Authority
to
be
abus'd
by
them
,
shew'd
that
although
hee
were
great
and
tall
of
stature
,
yet
hee
had
but
little
wit
and
understanding
.
A
Benedicting
Priest
and
Monke
pretentending
a
voyage
to
the
East
,
committed
many
outrages
in
the
East
,
with
a
multitude
of
people
by
them
assembled
,
and
called
themselves
Shepheards
,
untill
they
were
defeated
in
Languedoc
.
This
Philip
would
have
made
one
weight
and
measure
throughout
his
Realme
,
but
it
proved
but
an
Eutopian
conceite
,
not
to
be
maintained
by
Authority
or
Reason
.
The
Jewes
which
were
formerly
expelled
and
driven
out
of
the
Kingdome
,
were
now
againe
admitted
;
but
after
they
endeavoured
to
bring
in
an
Artificiall
Plague
into
the
Kingdome
,
by
using
the
helpe
of
Lepers
,
some
were
grievously
punished
,
and
the
rest
banished
out
of
France
.
Lastly
,
this
Kings
five
yeares
Reigne
was
Rasa
Tabula
,
a
blanke
Table
,
wherein
Fame
hath
written
no
Royall
action
.
Charles
4.
surnamed
the
Faire
,
the
49.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1322.
portrait
CHarles
the
4
,
Count
of
Marche
,
brother
to
Philip
the
Tall
,
and
to
Lewis
Hutin
,
came
by
the
same
Law
to
the
Crowne
,
as
his
brother
Philip
had
done
,
who
left
no
issue
Male
to
inherit
.
He
was
crowned
the
twelfth
of
February
,
Anno
Dom.
1322.
.
He
was
severe
in
Justice
,
giving
every
man
his
right
;
desirous
that
all
should
be
guided
and
governed
by
the
Lawes
and
Authority
of
Magistrates
.
Following
that
Norme
,
he
caused
Jordan
of
L'Isle
,
a
great
Lord
to
be
attached
,
who
upon
accusations
of
infinite
enormities
was
attainted
and
convicted
:
wherefore
hee
was
hanged
,
although
hee
had
marryed
the
Neece
of
Pope
John
22
,
and
(
as
others
are
of
opinion
)
his
Step-mother
.
About
that
time
deceased
Lewis
Duke
of
Nevers
,
the
eldest
son
of
Robert
Count
of
Flanders
,
who
dyed
immediately
after
.
By
which
occasion
Robert
,
the
younger
sonne
of
the
said
Robert
Count
of
Flanders
,
entred
into
a
difference
with
his
Nephew
Lewis
,
sonne
of
the
Count
of
Nevers
:
Hereupon
the
cause
was
pleaded
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
which
proved
of
no
validity
to
the
good
of
the
Nephew
.
Then
began
the
Warres
betweene
the
English
and
French
,
Anno
Dom.
1324
,
upon
the
occasion
that
the
Lord
of
Montpesac
would
,
to
the
Kings
prejudice
,
fortifie
a
Castle
in
Gascogne
,
upon
the
borders
of
France
.
Whereupon
the
King
sent
Charles
of
Valois
,
his
Unkle
,
who
so
happily
acquitted
himselfe
of
his
charge
,
that
hee
recovered
into
the
Kings
powers
all
the
Townes
and
strong
holds
in
Burgundy
,
which
are
beyond
the
River
Garonne
,
except
Bourdeaux
,
Bayonne
,
and
S.
Senes
.
Afterwards
having
obtained
a
Truce
of
the
English
,
he
dyed
in
December
,
An.
Dom.
1325
,
as
also
the
King
deceased
at
Bois
de
Vincennes
,
the
first
of
March
,
leaving
Madame
Joane
de
Eureux
his
wife
great
with
Child
,
who
afterwards
in
the
Moneth
of
April
,
1328.
was
delivered
of
a
Daughter
called
Blanche
.
Hee
was
the
first
King
that
ever
permitted
to
the
Pope
the
Decimations
of
the
Churches
of
France
.
This
King
reigned
sixe
yeares
,
being
wise
,
temperate
,
and
just
,
three
chiefe
vertues
in
a
Prince
,
but
unhappy
in
his
progeny
.
Assoone
as
he
was
annointed
,
he
held
a
great
Sessions
in
Paris
,
to
heare
complaints
,
and
caused
many
Gentlemen
to
be
punished
,
in
which
number
was
one
Jourdain
of
Lisle
,
a
Gascon
,
who
being
Nephew
to
Pope
John
the
22
,
had
beene
pardoned
for
eighteene
capitall
crimes
,
and
yet
still
grew
more
impious
,
former
mercy
making
him
presume
more
of
pardon
,
untill
at
last
he
was
taken
,
and
brought
to
Paris
,
where
King
Charles
caused
him
justly
to
be
hang'd
,
as
a
memorable
example
,
that
Respect
is
an
enemy
to
Justice
,
which
must
be
executed
without
sparing
the
guilty
.
To
conclude
,
this
Prince
was
worthy
of
the
French
Monarchy
,
and
deserved
to
be
reckon'd
amongst
the
chiefest
men
of
State
.
And
as
the
Kingdome
was
happy
in
having
so
worthy
and
sufficient
a
King
,
so
his
short
Reigne
deprived
the
Realme
of
that
good
which
it
should
receive
by
his
government
.
But
the
best
and
most
perfect
men
,
are
in
the
blind
world
either
despised
for
excesse
of
good
,
or
some
tooke
away
by
death
,
to
envy
greater
happinesse
,
equall
to
their
desert
.
Philip
of
Valois
the
6.
and
50.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1327.
THis
Philip
Count
of
Valois
,
the
Sonne
of
the
late
Count
Charles
,
and
Cousen
german
to
the
three
precedent
Kings
,
succeeded
to
the
Crowne
by
title
of
his
favour
,
excluding
Lewis
of
Evreux
his
Vncle
(
who
at
that
time
,
as
it
is
thought
was
already
dead
)
and
was
confirmed
by
the
States
,
notwithstanding
that
Edward
King
of
England
pretended
the
Crowne
by
his
Mothers
right
,
who
was
the
onely
daughter
of
Philip
the
Faire
.
He
recovered
a
faire
battaile
against
the
Flemings
,
who
had
revolted
against
their
Duke
,
and
enforced
the
King
of
England
to
doe
homage
for
the
Dutchy
of
Guienne
,
and
other
lands
which
he
held
of
the
Crowne
;
who
in
revenge
thereof
entertained
Robert
of
Artois
,
Count
of
Beaumont
,
who
was
banished
out
of
France
through
a
false
accusation
;
by
whose
perswasion
the
King
of
England
beeing
allyed
to
all
the
Princes
of
the
Empire
,
whereof
hee
had
already
obtained
the
Vicariate
,
beganne
to
warre
against
Philip
in
Nantonge
,
Anno
Domini
1336.
Afterwards
he
caused
the
Flemings
to
revolt
against
their
Duke
,
by
the
means
of
one
James
Artivel
,
an
Artisan
.
The
French
that
were
in
the
Towne
of
L'Isle
,
and
first
discomfited
the
English
and
Flemings
,
but
afterwards
they
were
shamefully
overthrowne
at
the
Sluce
Port
,
when
they
laboured
to
hinder
the
English
from
joyning
with
the
Flemings
.
And
after
this
victory
he
encamped
before
Tournay
,
where
he
continued
during
fifty
dayes
;
during
which
time
,
the
Mother
of
the
Count
of
Hainault
,
wrought
a
Truce
between
the
Kings
of
England
and
France
,
which
continued
not
long
,
because
the
warres
were
renued
shortly
after
betweene
them
,
because
the
King
of
France
caused
Oliver
de
Clisson
to
bee
executed
for
Treason
:
In
which
warre
the
French
lost
the
memorable
battaile
of
Crecy
,
neare
Abeville
,
wherein
the
greatest
part
of
the
Nobility
and
flower
of
all
France
was
slaine
,
and
the
Towne
of
Calais
taken
.
After
this
,
the
King
having
marryed
in
a
second
wedlocke
the
Lady
Blanche
,
daughter
of
the
late
Philip
,
King
of
Navarre
,
and
received
the
Danphinate
of
Humbert
,
together
with
the
City
and
Countrey
of
Montpelier
,
for
a
purchase
of
the
King
of
Maillorque
,
he
retired
to
Nogent
,
there
to
conclude
his
daies
the
23.
or
28.
of
August
1350.
leaving
Iohn
Duke
of
Normandy
,
and
Philip
Duke
of
Orleans
.
He
was
an
ingenious
wity
Prince
,
as
appeareth
by
his
justification
of
the
Salique
Law
,
by
these
words
of
Scripture
.
Consider
the
Lillies
of
the
field
,
how
they
doe
grow
,
and
doe
neither
labour
nor
spiune
:
intimating
(
whose
Armes
are
Lillies
or
Flower
de
Lyces
)
should
not
fall
to
the
Distaffe
.
Also
he
taxed
the
unfaithfulnesse
of
King
Edward
of
England
,
in
these
two
Verses
by
himselfe
composed
.
Anglicus
Angelus
est
,
cui
nunquam
credere
fas
est
.
Dum
tibi
dicit
Ave
,
tanquam
ab
hoste
cave
.
The
Englishman
an
Angell
is
,
which
trusted
will
deceive
thee
;
Beware
of
him
as
of
a
Foe
,
when
he
doth
say
God
save
thee
.
After
his
marriage
with
Blanch
,
daughter
of
Philip
of
Evreux
,
he
lived
not
long
after
he
had
tyed
this
knot
,
this
new
wife
being
an
unnecessary
trouble
in
his
old
age
;
so
that
sickning
at
Nogent
,
advising
his
two
sonnes
to
live
in
peace
,
and
bee
carefull
of
the
Realme
,
which
he
resigned
to
the
eldest
,
he
concluded
his
reigne
,
and
dyed
.
He
was
a
King
in
whom
vertues
and
vices
were
equally
mingled
;
for
he
was
valiant
in
danger
,
and
couragious
in
affliction
,
just
and
loving
to
his
subjects
.
But
his
rash
valour
,
whereon
hee
presumed
often
,
engaged
him
and
his
subjects
in
many
miseries
.
Edward
the
third
,
King
of
England
.
Anno
1351.
portrait
THis
King
comes
here
to
be
inserted
amongst
the
Kings
of
France
,
being
the
first
that
left
the
Title
Hereditary
to
the
Kings
of
England
,
and
first
quartered
the
Armes
of
France
with
the
English
Armes
,
giving
thereby
occasion
and
provocation
of
his
succeeding
Warres
,
he
obtained
a
gentle
victory
at
Sluce
,
upon
Midsommer
day
in
a
sea
fight
:
Afterward
he
challenged
Philip
of
Valois
,
then
King
,
to
a
single
combate
,
by
him
not
accepted
,
afterwards
makes
a
Truce
with
France
,
their
battailes
being
ready
to
joyne
in
Britagne
in
France
,
then
he
declares
the
Truce
with
France
broken
.
He
arrives
afterward
in
France
with
bloody
Colours
,
with
his
hopefull
son
the
Prince
of
Wales
,
then
about
sixteen
yeares
old
.
Afterward
he
got
the
Lawrell
wreath
of
Conquest
in
the
battaile
of
Cressey
;
and
his
sonne
was
as
victorious
as
his
Father
,
both
sharing
equally
in
honour
purchased
by
valour
.
But
his
sonne
afterward
,
whose
veines
were
full
of
his
Fathers
Spirit
and
fortitude
,
shewing
that
Nasci
a
Principibus
est
magnum
,
obtained
another
triumphant
victory
against
the
French
at
Poictiers
,
and
by
it
confirmed
his
Fathers
atchievements
.
Then
againe
Henry
invaded
France
,
besieges
Paris
,
concludes
a
peace
:
King
Iohn
of
France
being
taken
prisoner
,
and
afterward
ransomed
,
hostages
were
also
given
,
and
so
the
Clouds
of
warre
were
a
while
drawne
away
:
but
suddainly
againe
France
felt
a
new
storme
from
England
;
for
the
Earle
of
Blois
slaine
in
Battaile
by
the
English
,
loseth
the
Dukedome
of
Britagne
.
Then
againe
King
Edward
sends
Iohn
Duke
of
Lancaster
to
invade
Prance
,
and
Sir
Robert
Knoles
to
the
parts
about
Britagne
:
and
thus
,
as
he
was
famous
for
his
many
other
Royall
vertues
expressed
done
at
home
,
and
in
the
circumference
of
his
owne
Dominions
,
so
likewise
he
appeared
in
France
like
a
flaming
Comet
,
which
boded
the
effusion
of
much
French
blood
:
But
age
&
sicknesse
comming
on
hee
was
forc't
to
leave
the
world
,
as
the
same
did
him
before
his
breath
left
him
:
but
Nature
could
not
hold
out
any
longer
,
and
he
was
forced
to
resigne
his
life
into
the
hands
of
his
Creator
at
Shene
,
(
now
Richmond
)
the
one
and
twentieth
day
of
Iune
,
Anno
Domini
1377.
in
the
64.
yeare
of
his
Age
,
having
reigned
fifty
yeares
,
foure
moneths
,
and
odde
dayes
;
in
which
time
France
felt
the
desolation
which
warre
had
made
,
he
carrying
away
the
never
dying
Fame
of
a
valiant
Conquerour
,
he
lyeth
buried
at
Westminster
,
for
as
much
of
him
as
was
Mortall
;
but
Multum
sui
vitabit
Libitinam
,
his
sonle
and
Fame
are
immortall
in
Heaven
and
on
earth
,
and
was
especially
famous
for
Conquering
France
,
and
writing
himselfe
,
Roy
de
Angle
terre
&
France
,
King
of
England
and
France
.
John
1.
or
the
second
of
that
name
,
the
51.
King
of
France
.
Anno
,
1350.
portrait
JOHN
the
first
,
or
second
of
that
Name
,
succeeded
to
the
Crown
,
and
was
consecrated
at
Rheims
the
26.
of
Septem.
An
Dom.
1350.
In
the
beginning
of
his
reigne
hee
caused
the
Lord
Ralph
of
Nesle
,
Constable
of
France
,
to
be
beheaded
for
Treason
,
and
in
his
place
hee
jnstituted
Charles
of
Spaine
,
Count
of
Angolesme
.
The
Truce
being
broken
betweene
him
and
England
,
he
betooke
him
to
S.
John
d'
Angely
,
and
in
his
returne
he
instituted
the
Order
of
the
Starre
in
the
Noble
and
Royall
House
or
S.
Owen
.
Afterwards
Charles
King
of
Navarre
,
caused
the
Constable
to
be
massacred
upon
a
jealousie
which
hee
had
conceived
against
him
,
on
the
sixt
of
Ianuary
,
1353
,
and
the
Lord
Iames
de
Bourbon
was
substituted
in
his
place
.
In
the
meane
time
the
King
of
Navarre
,
whom
the
King
of
Prance
had
pardoned
,
instead
of
acknowledging
his
fault
,
complotted
against
the
State
of
the
said
King
,
which
being
discovered
,
he
entred
into
an
Amity
with
the
King
of
England
.
By
meanes
whereof
King
Iohn
having
surprised
him
,
sent
him
prisoner
to
Paris
.
Hereupon
Philip
of
Navarre
,
his
brother
,
in
an
indignation
caused
the
English
to
come
into
Normandy
,
against
whom
the
King
intending
an
opposition
,
was
enforced
to
turne
it
upon
the
Prince
of
Wales
in
Poicton
,
where
having
lost
the
field
through
his
temerity
,
hee
was
taken
Prisoner
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Parisians
at
the
perswasion
of
Stephen
Martel
,
mutinyed
against
the
Dauphin
,
who
tooke
upon
him
the
Regency
of
the
Realme
,
and
appeased
the
tumult
,
having
first
restored
the
places
of
Normandy
to
the
King
of
Navarre
,
who
had
escaped
out
of
prison
.
Afterwards
upon
a
treaty
made
at
Bretigny
the
eight
of
May
,
1360
,
a
peace
was
concluded
with
the
English
,
and
ratified
at
Calais
the
24.
of
October
.
In
the
meane
time
Philip
,
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
deceased
at
Roucere
neere
Dijon
without
issue
,
by
reason
whereof
Iohn
the
King
declared
himselfe
to
be
his
Heire
.
After
that
he
making
a
preparation
for
a
beyond-sea
voyage
,
first
came
to
London
,
intending
to
make
a
strong
peace
with
England
,
and
dyed
there
the
eighth
or
ninth
of
April
,
1364
,
leaving
Charles
the
Dauphin
,
Lewis
Duke
of
Aniou
,
John
Duke
of
Berry
,
and
Philip
Hardy
Duke
of
Burgundy
.
This
King
shewed
magnanimity
in
his
most
adverse
fortune
;
for
Apparet
virtus
arguiturque
malis
:
Vertue
will
apparent
be
In
the
depth
of
adversity
.
which
was
verified
in
this
King
John
,
who
sitting
in
the
English
Campe
at
a
Supper
,
prepared
for
him
by
the
Prince
of
Wales
,
who
had
taken
him
prisoner
in
the
Battell
of
Poitiers
,
said
,
I
purposed
to
have
bestowed
a
Supper
on
you
this
night
,
but
the
fortune
of
the
War
hath
made
me
your
Guest
.
The
Englishmen
for
a
summe
of
money
having
got
by
composition
the
Castle
and
Towne
of
Gwines
,
King
Iohn
complaining
to
the
King
of
England
,
that
the
Truce
was
broken
,
contrary
to
their
compact
and
agreement
,
King
Edward
answered
,
That
Trafficke
or
Merchandise
,
the
surrender
of
the
Castle
being
by
money
procured
,
did
not
breake
the
former
Truce
.
This
King
,
when
King
Edward
required
homage
for
the
Realme
of
France
,
as
held
of
England
,
answered
,
that
hee
could
not
justly
alienate
a
right
inalienable
,
received
from
his
Ancestors
,
and
therefore
he
resolved
to
leave
it
entire
to
his
children
,
for
affliction
might
engage
his
person
,
but
not
the
Crowne
of
France
,
while
hee
was
King
,
who
would
sacrifice
his
life
for
the
preservation
of
France
.
Hee
dyed
in
England
Anno
1364
,
being
a
good
Prince
,
but
infortunate
;
wise
in
ordinary
matters
,
but
not
in
great
affaires
;
just
,
but
too
confident
in
trusting
others
;
temperate
in
his
private
life
,
but
violent
in
the
publicke
government
.
For
great
vertues
meeting
with
Wisdome
,
doe
on
the
Theater
of
this
life
give
unto
Kings
a
Crowne
of
applause
and
commendation
.
Charles
5.
surnamed
the
Wise
,
the
52.
King
of
France
.
An.
1364.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Iohn
the
first
,
this
Charles
5.
surnamed
the
Wise
,
was
crowned
the
19.
of
March
,
Anno
Dom.
1364.
At
the
comming
to
the
Crowne
,
hee
gained
against
those
of
Navarre
a
very
memorable
victory
under
the
Conduct
of
the
Lord
Bertrand
du
Guesclin
,
in
favour
whereof
he
gave
him
the
Dukedome
of
Longueville
.
From
thence
the
said
Guesclin
went
to
aide
Charles
of
Blois
,
against
whom
Iohn
of
Monfort
relying
upon
the
English
,
had
begun
warres
for
the
Dutchy
of
Bretagne
,
where
he
was
taken
fighting
valiantly
before
the
Castle
of
Aulroy
,
against
Iohn
Lord
Chandos
,
High
Marshall
of
England
:
but
a
peace
being
made
betweene
the
Duke
of
Monfort
and
the
Countesse
of
Blois
,
the
King
likewise
made
a
peace
with
those
of
Navarre
,
and
after
sent
Guesclin
to
ayde
Peter
King
of
Arragon
,
against
Peter
King
of
Castile
in
favour
of
Henry
,
Sancho
and
Telco
his
naturall
brothers
;
and
also
in
revenge
of
the
death
of
his
Wife
Blanche
,
the
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Bourbon
,
whom
hee
had
caused
to
be
slaine
.
Peter
of
Castile
being
deposed
of
his
kingdome
,
and
Henry
substituted
,
hee
retired
to
the
Prince
of
Wales
,
who
restored
him
to
his
former
estate
.
After
returning
into
Guienne
,
he
imposed
upon
his
Subjects
unaccustomed
taxations
and
imposts
,
which
caused
the
Lords
of
Armaignac
and
of
Albert
to
appeale
to
the
King
of
France
,
as
to
their
Soveraigne
Lord
,
which
was
a
cause
that
moved
Charles
to
give
an
eare
to
Henry
,
who
offered
to
hold
his
kingdome
of
Castile
from
him
,
so
that
hee
would
ayde
him
in
the
re-conquest
thereof
.
Whereupon
the
King
sent
him
Guesclin
,
who
gained
fixe
battells
against
his
Enemy
,
and
in
the
fixt
Peter
of
Castile
was
taken
by
the
Lord
de
Villaines
,
a
French
Knight
,
of
whom
Henry
ransomed
him
,
and
put
him
to
death
,
enjoying
by
that
meanes
the
kingdome
of
Castile
.
In
the
meane
time
,
because
the
King
embraced
the
appeale
of
the
Lords
of
Gascogne
,
the
Prince
of
Wales
denounced
warre
against
him
,
which
the
King
managed
so
well
by
the
assistance
of
his
brothers
,
that
repairing
the
losses
of
his
Father
and
Grandfather
received
by
the
English
,
hee
reconquered
Guienne
,
Poictou
,
and
Bretagne
,
and
deceased
in
September
,
Anno
Dom.
1380
,
leaving
Charles
and
Lewis
under
the
tuition
of
their
Unkles
.
This
King
had
many
vertues
,
shining
in
all
estates
,
both
in
happinesse
and
adversity
,
and
when
the
Realme
was
in
the
heate
of
troubles
,
he
saved
it
from
ruine
,
so
that
his
fame
was
spred
abroad
,
leaving
an
honourable
remembrance
to
his
posterity
.
Hee
favoured
Learning
and
the
learned
,
preferring
the
Schoolemaster
Nicholas
Oresme
:
He
caused
the
Bible
to
be
translated
,
imitating
therein
St.
Lewis
,
and
tooke
great
delight
to
read
the
Scripture
and
Philosophy
,
and
he
made
Aristotles
Ethicks
and
Politicks
,
and
many
places
of
Tully
to
be
translated
into
French
;
and
his
favour
shewed
to
learned
men
,
cherished
their
fancies
,
and
made
them
seeke
unto
the
forsaken
Muses
for
witty
inventions
.
Hee
would
heare
Suits
in
open
Court
,
and
redresse
the
wrongs
of
the
oppressed
,
and
tooke
pleasure
to
advance
his
houshold
servants
,
and
gave
them
meanes
for
bringing
up
their
sons
,
and
marrying
their
daughters
:
And
as
he
was
a
favourer
of
Learning
,
so
Bartholl
,
Baldus
,
Petrarch
,
Bociac
,
Plorindes
,
Bonaventure
,
and
John
Wickliffe
of
Oxford
in
England
lived
in
his
Reigne
.
But
Vertues
are
not
hereditary
,
for
Charles
sonne
to
this
King
,
degenerated
from
his
Father
,
and
the
Kingdome
of
France
was
afterward
punished
in
the
weaknesse
of
the
succeeding
Kings
,
so
that
the
confused
government
brought
forth
sad
effects
,
such
as
are
to
bee
expected
where
the
rabble
multitude
have
a
power
unrestrained
by
Authority
,
and
doe
swarme
and
rove
about
like
unruly
Bees
.
Charles
6.
the
53.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1380.
portrait
THis
Charles
6.
about
the
age
of
14.
yeares
,
was
crowned
the
first
of
November
,
Anno.
Dom.
1380.
In
the
beginning
of
his
Reigne
hee
received
homage
for
the
Dutchy
of
Bretagne
,
and
enforced
the
Gaulois
to
their
obedience
to
their
Duke
;
as
also
he
chastised
the
Parisians
,
who
had
mutinyed
about
imposts
,
having
Mallets
as
a
token
of
their
faction
,
whereupon
they
were
called
Maillotins
.
In
the
meane
time
Peter
de
Craon
wounded
Clifson
Constable
of
France
,
whereof
the
King
intending
a
revenge
,
fell
into
a
frensie
,
by
reason
whereof
the
kingdome
was
put
into
the
hands
of
the
Dukes
of
Berry
and
Burgundy
,
who
laying
hands
upon
Clisson
,
by
an
Act
of
Parlement
,
caused
him
to
be
deprived
of
his
estate
,
and
banished
the
kingdome
.
The
King
of
England
marryed
the
Lady
Isabell
,
the
eldest
Daughter
to
Charles
.
whereupon
a
Truce
was
concluded
betweene
the
English
and
French
for
Thirty
yeares
.
But
King
Richard
being
afterward
slaine
,
shee
was
sent
backe
into
France
without
a
Dowry
;
by
reason
whereof
the
Duke
of
Orleans
presented
a
combate
of
seven
French
against
seven
English
within
the
lists
,
which
combate
the
French
gained
.
Then
also
upon
some
rancors
and
dissentions
betweene
the
houses
of
Burgundy
and
Orleans
for
the
government
of
the
Kingdome
,
John
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
late
Count
of
Burgundy
,
caused
the
Duke
of
Orleans
,
brother
to
the
King
,
to
be
slaine
the
22.
of
November
,
1407
,
whereupon
ensued
all
the
subsequent
disorders
in
France
,
by
meanes
whereof
the
King
of
England
gained
the
famous
and
memorable
battaile
of
Agincourt
,
and
continued
his
warres
for
the
space
of
29.
or
30.
yeares
,
during
which
he
tooke
Rouen
,
and
in
a
manner
all
Normandy
.
In
those
times
also
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
was
slaine
at
a
Parlement
upon
the
Bridge
of
Montereau
Faux-yonne
,
by
those
that
accompanied
the
Dauphine
,
who
for
that
fact
was
by
his
Father
Charles
,
not
yet
in
sense
,
dis-inherited
,
and
in
his
place
he
instituted
Henry
King
of
England
,
to
whom
upon
a
peace
hee
had
given
in
marriage
Katherine
of
France
,
together
with
the
government
of
France
and
Paris
,
making
warres
against
the
Dauphin
untill
death
,
which
was
followed
with
that
of
the
King
,
who
had
before
given
consent
to
the
Duke
of
Bedford
,
to
be
Regent
in
France
for
young
King
Henry
,
who
was
yet
in
his
Cradle
.
This
Charles
the
6.
was
of
a
magnanimous
and
Heroick
soule
,
full
of
the
fire
of
true
valour
,
which
upon
any
brave
occasion
broke
forth
in
glorious
actions
:
which
vertue
was
declared
in
his
younger
yeares
by
this
answer
to
his
Father
Charles
the
fifth
,
by
whom
a
Crowne
of
Gold
enchased
with
precious
Stones
,
and
a
Helmet
of
Steele
fairely
guilt
,
being
propounded
to
his
choise
,
hee
answered
hee
would
rather
chuse
the
Helmet
than
the
Crowne
.
Afterward
being
crowned
King
of
France
,
this
Sonne
of
valour
rising
in
the
spheare
of
Majesty
,
shined
forth
with
early
beames
of
valour
;
for
being
shewed
by
his
Officers
,
his
deceased
Fathers
rich
Treasury
and
precious
moveables
,
and
also
his
Armory
full
of
warlicke
Furniture
,
and
all
sorts
of
Armes
,
hee
said
,
He
had
rather
have
those
Armes
,
than
his
Fathers
Riches
.
As
this
King
and
his
Noblemen
marched
against
the
Duke
of
Britaine
,
being
entred
the
Forrest
of
Mans
,
a
man
bare-headed
and
bare-legged
,
attired
in
a
Coate
of
white
Rugge
,
steps
suddainly
forth
betwixt
two
Trees
,
taking
hold
of
the
Raines
of
the
Kings
Horse
,
and
staying
him
,
said
unto
him
:
King
ride
no
farther
,
but
returne
backe
,
for
thou
art
betrayed
:
The
King
was
amazed
at
this
voice
and
the
man
being
forced
with
blowes
to
leave
the
Raines
of
his
Horse
,
vanished
.
Afterward
it
chanced
that
his
Page
being
very
sleepy
,
let
fall
his
Lance
upon
him
which
carryed
the
Helmet
,
making
a
great
noise
like
the
rustling
of
Armes
,
the
King
starts
with
amazement
at
this
noise
,
and
seeing
the
Crimson
Bandroll
of
the
Lance
,
having
his
spirits
weakened
with
the
former
distemperatures
,
transported
with
the
imagination
of
this
sound
,
sleepy
with
labour
and
heate
,
he
imagins
himselfe
to
be
compassed
in
with
many
armed
men
which
pursu'd
him
to
the
death
.
Charles
thus
transported
with
this
phrenzy
,
layes
hold
on
his
Sword
,
drawes
it
,
runnes
violently
after
his
Pages
,
and
calls
them
Traytors
.
The
Pages
conceiving
at
first
that
hee
had
beene
displeased
for
the
disorder
of
the
Lance
,
flye
from
him
:
The
King
follows
after
:
The
Duke
of
Orleance
runnes
towards
him
to
let
him
know
the
cause
of
his
anger
.
The
King
very
violently
layes
at
him
,
not
knowing
him
;
the
Duke
flyes
,
and
the
King
follows
.
Thereupon
all
drawing
neare
unto
him
,
they
take
his
Sword
from
him
,
and
his
thick
Velvet
Jerkin
,
and
scarlet
Cap
,
and
lay
him
on
the
ground
.
Pope
Urban
his
Enemy
,
triumphing
and
rejoycing
at
his
misery
,
said
it
was
a
just
judgment
of
God
for
supporting
and
assisting
his
Competitor
:
But
the
holy
Scripture
sayes
,
O
how
happy
is
he
that
judgeth
wisely
of
the
afflicted
,
representing
an
admirable
example
in
Job
,
who
was
accused
by
his
friends
that
hee
was
an
hypocrite
,
good
in
shew
,
but
not
in
integrity
of
life
.
Such
is
the
judgment
of
the
World
,
accounting
adversity
a
vice
,
and
prosperity
a
vertue
,
measuring
matters
according
to
their
passions
,
and
not
with
reason
;
for
GODS
Judgments
are
just
and
righteous
,
but
the
causes
thereof
are
unknowne
,
though
GOD
doth
all
well
whatsoever
he
doth
.
Henry
the
fifth
,
King
of
England
.
Anno
1412.
portrait
THough
it
be
more
easie
to
succeed
in
victoryes
,
than
atchieve
them
,
yet
this
Henry
maintained
by
the
sword
that
Title
of
King
of
France
,
which
his
Predecessor
,
Edward
the
third
had
gained
;
and
as
King
Edward
cut
down
the
Flower
of
France
in
the
Battaile
of
Cressey
,
so
Henry
the
fift
,
exasperated
by
the
Dolpins
of
France
,
sending
him
a
Tunne
of
Tennis
Balls
,
sent
him
backe
such
Iron
Balls
,
or
Bullets
,
that
the
French
were
neare
brought
to
a
great
hazzard
in
this
Tennis
Court
,
or
field
of
Mars
.
For
hereby
Henry
wonne
France
,
teaching
Princes
,
that
contempt
addes
a
double
courage
,
when
right
is
by
contumelies
sought
with
greater
violence
.
Afterward
King
Henry
tooke
Harflew
,
and
fought
the
memorable
battaile
of
Agincourt
,
wherein
hee
got
a
wonderfull
and
unexpected
victory
,
by
a
stratagem
of
erecting
sharpe
Stakes
before
the
foote
troopes
,
whereupon
the
Horse
issuing
violently
,
they
were
disranked
and
routed
,
so
that
the
earth
blush't
with
blood
to
see
the
French
so
overtaken
,
and
also
the
Archers
upon
the
nicke
of
this
opportunity
sent
many
showres
of
Arrowes
,
whereby
the
whole
Army
on
the
French
side
was
discomfited
;
and
the
English
Archers
giving
backe
,
the
French
Horsemen
ran
themselves
upon
the
sharpe
poynted
stakes
.
At
last
the
French
maine
Battaile
was
put
to
flight
,
and
then
King
Henry
gave
thankes
unto
God
,
the
giver
of
all
victoryes
.
This
Battaile
was
famous
,
triumphant
,
and
fortunate
;
the
successe
whereof
was
celebrated
with
great
joy
at
the
Kings
returne
into
England
;
Princes
being
then
most
amiable
(
as
well
as
private
men
)
in
the
sight
of
their
subjects
,
when
Fortune
smiles
on
their
attempts
:
and
Victories
,
such
as
this
was
at
Poictiers
,
makes
their
vertues
more
apparant
.
Afterward
,
Truce
being
made
with
the
French
,
and
by
them
broken
,
hee
invades
France
againe
,
and
takes
the
Towne
of
Harflew
in
Normandy
,
and
Cane
.
Then
proceeding
in
his
Conquest
of
Normandy
,
takes
Fallais
,
after
a
long
siege
,
and
Articles
of
agreement
confirmed
by
the
King
,
he
besieges
also
Roane
,
and
the
Lady
Katharines
Picture
was
sent
to
King
Henry
,
to
move
him
to
pitty
Roane
:
Hee
grants
them
peace
,
and
receives
of
the
Burgesses
of
Roane
356000.
Crownes
of
gold
,
upon
the
sixteenth
of
June
,
Anno
Domini
1418.
Afterward
many
Townes
were
surrendered
to
Henry
:
At
last
a
peace
was
concluded
betweene
King
Henry
,
and
King
Charles
,
and
the
Duke
of
Burgogne
.
Afterward
Henry
goes
in
person
to
Trois
.
where
he
was
met
by
Iohn
King
of
France
,
the
Queene
,
and
the
Lady
Katharine
,
to
whom
hee
was
contracted
,
and
by
their
marriage
peace
was
established
in
France
,
and
the
Crowne
of
France
was
entailed
to
England
;
and
the
Subjects
of
France
were
sworne
to
duty
of
allegeance
unto
King
Henry
;
as
also
the
two
Crownes
of
England
and
France
were
united
and
confirmed
to
King
Henry
,
by
his
marrying
the
Lady
Katherine
;
for
marryages
have
alwayes
beene
the
happy
conclusions
of
Tragicall
Warres
,
as
may
appeare
by
happy
marriage
.
Afterward
the
French
growing
rebellious
,
King
Henry
besieges
Paris
,
and
takes
it
.
Bicardy
afterward
sweares
fealty
and
obedience
to
King
Hen.
Matters
being
setled
,
all
the
Warres
was
concluded
with
joyfull
Solemnities
at
the
marriage
of
King
Henry
and
the
Lady
Katharine
,
with
whom
he
returned
afterward
into
England
,
where
every
Subject
exprest
his
love
and
loyalty
to
him
,
each
one
contending
,
who
should
be
the
forwardest
for
the
entertaining
of
so
Noble
and
victorious
a
Prince
,
and
his
most
Royall
Consort
.
Afterward
King
Henry
being
at
the
siege
of
Meaux
,
his
wife
was
delivered
of
Henry
of
Munmouth
,
his
last
joy
on
earth
;
for
not
long
after
sickning
at
at
Melum
,
and
his
malady
encreasing
at
Bois
De
vincennois
,
hee
cheerefully
rendred
his
Soule
to
GOD
,
who
received
him
to
immortall
joy
,
where
he
remaines
Crowned
with
Caelestiall
glory
,
while
his
body
being
conveyed
into
England
,
was
with
all
pompous
Celebrity
interred
in
the
Church
at
Westminster
,
where
on
his
Tombe
are
ingraven
these
Verses
.
Dux
Normanorum
,
verus
Conquestor
eorum
,
Haeres
Francorum
,
decesset
&
Hector
eorum
.
Here
Normans
Duke
,
so
stil'd
by
Conquest
just
,
True
heire
of
France
,
great
Hector
lyes
in
Dust.
Charles
7.
the
54.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1422.
portrait
AFter
the
decease
of
Charles
the
6
,
Charles
7.
his
sonne
,
began
to
style
himselfe
King
of
France
,
notwithstanding
that
his
Father
had
dis-inherited
him
,
and
given
it
to
Henry
King
of
England
.
In
the
beginning
of
his
Reigne
having
made
Count
Arthur
,
brother
to
the
Duke
of
Bretagne
,
High
Constable
of
France
,
sent
him
against
the
English
,
who
in
a
manner
were
Masters
of
all
France
,
and
had
now
beleaguered
Orleans
contrary
to
their
promise
made
to
their
Duke
,
who
at
that
time
was
prisoner
in
England
:
whereupon
the
King
sent
the
Count
of
Dunois
,
the
Bastard
of
Orleans
,
Pothon
,
Hire
,
all
valiant
Commanders
to
relieve
it
.
At
that
time
the
French
lost
the
Battaile
of
Harens
:
whereupon
the
King
being
enraged
,
and
not
knowing
which
way
best
to
betake
himselfe
,
was
encouraged
by
Joane
the
Maid
,
who
miraculously
drove
the
English
from
before
Orleance
:
and
having
recovered
many
lost
Townes
,
and
gained
the
battaile
neare
Patay
,
and
conveyed
the
King
to
be
crowned
at
Rheims
,
but
upon
a
Sally
which
she
made
out
of
Champagne
upon
the
English
,
she
was
taken
,
and
put
to
death
at
Rouen
.
In
the
end
a
peace
being
made
betweene
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
and
the
King
of
France
,
they
first
drove
the
English
out
of
Paris
,
nineteene
yeares
after
their
enjoying
it
,
into
which
the
King
made
his
entry
the
twelfth
of
November
,
Anno
Domini
1437
,
to
equall
which
there
presently
ensued
the
Praguery
Faction
.
The
quarrells
also
of
the
Houses
of
Orleance
and
Burgundy
were
extinguished
by
the
Marriage
of
Charles
Duke
of
Orleance
,
with
Mary
of
Cleue
,
neare
to
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
:
The
English
also
lived
promiscuously
with
the
French
,
but
the
Truce
being
broken
by
an
English
Captaine
,
who
took
in
the
Castle
of
Fougeres
,
the
King
imployed
his
uttermost
to
quit
France
of
all
the
English
:
and
thereupon
hee
to
this
designe
appointed
his
Franc-archers
or
Boemen
,
and
began
with
Normandy
,
which
he
reduced
wholly
to
his
obedience
:
after
that
Guienne
and
the
Citty
of
Bourdeaux
,
insomuch
that
the
English
could
retaine
nothing
on
that
side
the
Seas
,
but
Cales
and
the
County
of
Guiennes
.
The
King
enjoying
this
repose
of
peace
,
was
much
troubled
with
the
absence
of
the
Dauphin
,
who
for
sixe
yeares
had
betaken
himselfe
to
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
and
thence
into
Brabant
,
where
hee
remained
till
his
Fathers
decease
,
which
was
the
22.
of
July
,
Anno
Dom.
1461.
This
King
being
unfortunate
in
his
Warres
,
grew
so
behind
hand
both
in
fame
and
estate
,
that
amongst
other
afflictions
,
hee
was
burthened
with
reproach
and
poverty
,
so
that
he
dined
in
his
Chamber
,
attended
on
by
his
houshold
servants
,
where
Pothon
and
la
Hire
comming
to
Chusteandun
to
require
succours
,
found
him
at
Table
with
a
Rumpe
of
Mutton
and
two
Chickens
.
He
was
reproached
for
the
love
of
faire
Agnes
,
but
the
History
of
St.
Dennis
reports
,
that
hee
loved
her
onely
for
her
pleasing
behaviour
,
eloquent
speech
,
and
beauty
,
and
that
he
never
used
any
lascivious
action
unto
her
,
nor
never
touched
her
beneath
the
chinne
.
Joane
a
Virgin
,
or
rather
Witch
,
professing
that
she
had
a
Revelation
how
to
succour
the
King
,
and
chase
the
English
from
Orleance
,
was
brought
by
the
Lord
of
Baudie
Court
,
Provost
of
Vancoleurs
to
Chinon
,
attired
like
a
man
.
The
King
takes
upon
him
the
habite
of
a
Countryman
,
yet
shee
goes
directly
to
the
King
,
although
they
told
her
shee
was
mistaken
.
Shee
had
Armes
and
Horse
given
her
,
with
a
Troope
to
enter
the
City
,
accompanied
by
the
Admirall
and
Martiall
of
France
:
Shee
comes
to
Orleance
,
they
rejoyce
to
behold
the
Maiden
Warriour
,
whereupon
Joane
sends
threats
to
the
English
by
Letter
,
subscribed
,
Vnderstand
these
Newes
from
God
and
from
the
Virgin
.
Orleance
was
assaulted
by
her
counsell
:
The
Virgin
entred
the
Fort
first
,
crying
,
Montjoy
St.
Dennis
,
the
Fort
is
wonne
.
The
English
grew
amazed
at
the
Virgins
exploits
:
In
memory
whereof
a
Monument
was
erected
;
King
Charles
the
seventh
armed
,
and
Joane
the
Virgin
armed
,
kneeling
on
their
knees
before
a
Crucifixe
of
Brasse
,
which
is
still
to
bee
seene
upon
the
Bridge
at
Orleance
.
Lewis
the
11.
and
55.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1461.
portrait
LEwis
the
11.
departing
out
of
Brabant
,
being
accompanyed
with
the
Duke
,
Philip
of
Burgundy
,
and
the
Count
of
Charolois
his
sonne
,
caused
himselfe
to
be
crowned
King
of
France
▪
the
fifteenth
of
August
1461.
The
Princes
seeing
themselves
in
contempt
,
especially
Mounsier
Charles
his
brother
,
who
rose
up
in
Armes
against
him
,
under
a
pretensive
colour
for
the
common
good
,
giving
him
the
famous
battaile
of
Montlehery
,
the
fifteenth
of
Iuly
,
Anno
Domini
1463.
The
King
for
the
dissipating
of
their
forces
,
following
the
advise
of
the
Duke
of
Milan
,
gave
Normandy
to
his
brother
,
which
afterwards
by
subtilties
he
withdrew
from
him
againe
.
But
in
the
end
hee
was
enforced
by
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
to
give
unto
his
brother
Mounsier
Charles
the
Counties
of
Champagne
and
Brie
,
which
hee
afterward
exchanged
for
the
Dutchy
of
Guienne
,
by
this
meanes
to
weane
him
from
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
,
recalling
all
the
Townes
upon
this
side
the
River
Somme
;
and
afterwards
against
his
brother
Charles
,
for
the
withdrawing
of
the
Dutchy
of
Guienne
,
who
immediately
dyed
,
not
without
suspition
of
poyson
.
Afterwards
he
made
a
treaty
of
peace
at
Bouvines
,
with
the
Dukes
of
Bretagne
and
Burgundy
for
the
ensnaring
of
the
High
Constable
S.
Paul
,
who
had
beene
the
prime
sparke
of
all
the
dissentions
after
the
battaile
of
Montlehery
.
In
the
meane
time
the
King
works
the
Duke
of
Burgundy
quite
out
with
the
Emperour
Fredericke
,
and
with
the
Duke
of
Loraine
,
working
his
ruine
at
the
siege
of
Mus.
Then
he
takes
in
many
Townes
of
the
Burgundion
,
who
had
appealed
to
the
English
for
aide
,
with
whom
the
King
had
already
made
a
treaty
of
Piquigny
,
by
which
Charles
the
Kings
sonne
was
to
marry
with
the
daughter
of
England
,
when
they
came
to
be
of
age
;
which
constrained
the
Burgundion
to
make
his
peace
with
the
King
,
and
to
deliver
the
High
Constable
into
his
power
.
The
Duke
of
Burgundy
was
slaine
before
Nancy
,
leaving
one
sole
Daughter
Mary
,
who
was
marryed
to
Maximilian
,
the
onely
son
of
the
Emperour
Fredericke
;
by
reason
whereof
the
King
recovered
all
the
Countrey
upon
the
Somme
,
together
with
the
Dutchy
and
County
of
Burgundy
.
But
afterwards
the
Prince
of
Orange
caused
the
Franch-Conite
to
revolt
.
After
this
the
King
allyed
himselfe
to
the
Swisses
,
and
recovered
the
County
of
Provence
,
from
Renatus
Duke
of
Aniou
,
by
way
of
Donation
.
The
K.
afterwards
having
marryed
his
son
Charles
to
the
Lady
Marguerite
of
Flanders
,
hee
surrendered
his
life
the
30
of
Aug.
1483.
Hee
said
that
Charles
the
sage
might
be
a
wise
man
in
his
Tiring-Chamber
,
or
Closet
,
but
in
giving
his
youngest
brother
the
Dutchy
of
Burgundy
,
hee
played
the
fooles
part
.
Being
told
after
a
battaile
,
that
his
enemy
Count
Charolois
did
lodge
in
the
field
:
He
replyed
,
That
he
having
neither
Towne
nor
Castle
must
needes
lodge
in
a
field-bed
.
It
was
his
usuall
saying
:
That
when
pride
walketh
,
or
rideth
afore
,
shame
and
dishonour
,
like
servingmen
,
attend
behind
.
Being
told
that
one
of
the
Canons
of
the
Church
where
hee
had
heard
Masse
was
dead
,
he
gave
the
Prebendship
to
a
Priest
which
lay
sleeping
in
an
adjoyning
Chappell
,
that
hee
should
say
afterward
,
that
his
good
fortune
came
unto
him
sleeping
.
To
a
Gentleman
that
was
ready
to
handle
a
rich
Chaine
of
gold
,
which
a
Captaine
wore
about
his
neck
,
and
was
suspected
to
be
made
of
the
reliques
of
a
Church
,
he
said
:
Take
heede
how
you
touch
that
Chaine
,
for
it
is
a
holy
thing
.
He
said
also
,
that
,
in
regard
of
his
troubles
at
the
beginning
of
his
reigne
,
if
by
the
expression
of
courage
and
experience
he
had
not
procured
feare
and
reverence
,
he
might
have
beene
ranked
amongst
the
unfortunate
Princes
in
the
last
Chapter
of
Boccace
.
A
rich
Nobleman
having
builded
a
faire
Hospitall
,
he
said
,
That
having
made
many
poore
for
the
Hospitall
,
hee
might
justly
make
an
Hospitall
for
the
poore
,
and
so
convert
his
sinnes
into
Almes-houses
.
Hee
would
often
say
to
his
Noblemen
,
that
his
sonne
should
learne
no
more
Latine
,
than
Qui
nescit
dissimulare
,
nescit
regnare
;
and
that
the
government
of
the
Kingdome
and
Common-wealth
was
his
best
study
,
for
other
studies
would
too
much
soften
his
minde
,
and
Historicall
examples
,
unfortunate
in
their
event
,
and
successe
,
would
discourage
him
from
attempting
brave
Actions
.
He
said
also
that
the
Genowayes
should
not
long
remaine
under
his
protection
,
for
he
would
bequeath
them
to
the
Divell
.
Being
advised
to
send
an
Embassadour
,
that
had
many
Dignities
and
Titles
:
he
said
he
is
like
a
peece
of
Brachigraphy
,
that
hath
many
a
Title
but
Learning
very
little
.
Being
told
that
the
Gout
haunted
rich
men
that
fared
deliciously
,
and
wore
fine
cloathing
;
he
said
,
hee
would
alwaies
afterward
weare
cloathcloathes
,
because
the
Gout
should
not
take
him
for
a
rich
man
.
He
could
finde
all
things
he
said
in
his
Kingdome
,
and
his
Court
,
except
truth
,
which
was
sicke
in
his
fathers
time
,
and
was
now
starke
dead
,
having
before
her
death
made
no
Confession
to
a
Priest
.
The
Realme
of
France
he
said
was
a
meddow
which
he
did
cut
every
yeere
,
and
as
often
as
he
listed
.
He
asking
a
meane
fellow
,
which
knew
not
the
King
when
he
saw
him
,
what
he
gained
by
following
the
Court
?
The
fellow
answered
,
I
get
as
much
as
the
King
,
that
is
,
maintenance
while
I
live
,
and
a
sheete
when
I
dye
.
He
said
that
a
curious
ignorant
man
,
having
a
Library
of
faire
Bookes
,
was
like
a
crooke-backt
man
having
a
Bunch
on
his
backe
,
whereby
the
deformity
of
the
one
,
&
the
ignorance
of
the
other
was
more
discerned
.
He
made
gold
the
engine
of
his
actions
,
saying
,
that
an
Army
of
silver
Launces
doth
usually
winne
the
victory
.
Great
services
(
he
said
)
through
the
arrogancy
of
the
parties
performing
them
,
or
the
neglect
of
Princes
regarding
them
,
were
often
recompenced
with
hatred
or
ingratitude
▪
and
therefore
the
bounty
of
Princes
exceeding
desert
was
more
fortunate
and
happy
than
desert
exceeding
the
bounty
of
Princes
,
not
enduring
to
be
indebted
or
obliged
.
Having
felt
the
smart
of
the
English
warres
,
he
said
the
King
of
England
was
his
Brother
in
his
owne
Countrey
,
but
hee
did
not
like
his
company
in
France
.
Having
caused
a
faire
goodly
Tombe
to
bee
made
for
the
faire
Lady
Agnes
,
the
love
of
his
late
Father
,
the
Cannons
of
the
Church
desiring
that
the
Monument
might
bee
removed
out
of
the
heart
of
the
Church
into
a
side
I
le
,
or
Chappell
,
he
answered
,
that
their
request
was
neither
just
nor
reasonable
,
neither
would
he
suffer
her
Tombe
(
whom
his
father
loved
)
to
be
violated
.
After
Monsieur
Bussi
was
beheaded
and
buryed
,
he
caused
the
head
to
be
digged
up
againe
,
and
placed
on
a
wooden
pole
in
the
Market
place
,
and
so
being
covered
with
a
scarlet
Cappe
,
furred
with
Minivere
,
in
regard
he
had
beene
a
Counsellour
of
the
Parliament
.
A
suiter
to
the
King
for
an
Office
,
bein
denyed
,
humbly
thanked
his
Majestie
,
who
wondring
at
his
moderate
,
yet
man-like
spirit
,
asked
if
he
conceived
a
right
of
his
answer
?
yes
,
said
the
Suiter
,
and
I
thanke
your
Majesty
for
giving
me
a
dispatching
denyall
,
rather
than
feeding
delayes
:
with
which
Answer
the
King
was
so
contented
,
that
he
had
his
Office
immediatly
granted
.
A
Noble-man
seeing
this
King
ride
a
Hunting
on
a
very
little
Horse
,
said
he
had
gotten
a
goodly
stout
Horse
;
for
though
he
seemed
but
weake
and
little
,
yet
he
must
needes
be
very
strong
,
because
he
carryed
him
with
all
his
Counsell
:
Thereby
taxing
the
King
,
preferring
the
wisedome
of
his
owne
conceite
before
all
other
Counsell
.
Hee
demanding
what
present
he
might
bestow
on
the
English
Embassadors
that
might
not
cost
him
much
,
was
answered
;
That
he
might
present
them
with
his
Musitians
,
that
so
they
might
not
cost
him
much
,
as
formerly
they
had
done
.
Before
the
joyning
of
a
Battaile
,
this
King
said
hastily
unto
a
Noble-man
,
that
he
had
no
affiance
in
his
service
:
who
for
proofe
thereof
,
having
desired
to
exchange
Armes
and
Ensignes
with
the
King
,
charged
bravely
on
the
enemy
,
and
being
supposed
to
be
the
King
,
was
slaine
:
wherein
the
King
with
weeping
teares
sayd
,
he
had
lost
his
life
to
expresse
his
love
and
loyalty
.
Being
informed
that
the
Saracens
were
misreckned
10000
Francks
,
in
the
payment
of
200000
thousand
pounds
for
a
ransome
,
he
would
not
embarke
or
set
saile
untill
the
aforesaid
Francks
were
paid
:
such
was
his
fidelity
to
those
Infidells
.
This
King
having
appoynted
a
Bishop
to
goe
take
a
Muster
of
the
Souldiers
in
Paris
,
a
great
Noble-man
desired
a
Commission
to
reforme
the
Bishops
Church
,
saying
that
employment
was
as
fit
for
him
,
as
the
other
was
for
the
Bishop
.
When
this
King
was
Daulphin
of
France
,
he
taking
great
pleasure
in
hunting
,
often
resorted
to
a
poore
Forresters
Cottage
,
where
he
did
use
to
eate
Radishes
,
he
comming
to
be
King
,
the
Forrester
perswaded
by
his
Wife
,
&
in
hope
of
reward
,
presented
to
the
King
a
faire
Radish
,
which
his
Majesty
accepted
,
and
rewarded
the
Forrester
with
a
thousand
Crownes
.
Afterward
a
Courtier
presented
the
King
with
a
faire
goodly
Horse
,
expecting
a
greater
reward
,
because
he
had
beene
so
bountifull
to
the
Forrester
.
But
the
King
contrary
to
his
expectation
,
gave
the
Courtier
his
Radish
,
wrapped
up
in
white
paper
;
the
Courtier
returning
to
his
lodging
,
opening
the
packet
,
found
nothing
but
a
Radish
,
whereupon
he
informed
the
King
of
the
mistake
,
as
he
supposed
:
The
King
said
,
I
have
paide
thee
well
for
thy
horse
:
for
the
present
which
I
gave
thee
cost
mee
a
thousand
Crownes
;
thus
the
poore
mans
good
affection
was
wel
rewarded
,
and
the
Courtiers
audaciousnesse
slightly
regarded
.
This
Lewis
sends
an
Embassadour
to
the
Emperour
,
to
excuse
him
for
not
sending
an
army
,
promised
by
treaty
,
entreating
him
not
to
make
a
greement
with
the
Duke
of
Burgogne
;
but
that
he
should
confiscate
all
the
Dukes
Signonories
that
held
of
the
Emperour
,
as
hee
would
doe
those
that
held
of
the
Crowne
of
France
:
The
Emperour
answered
,
that
they
must
not
divide
the
Beares
skinne
before
the
Beast
be
dead
.
This
King
commming
to
an
interview
of
the
King
of
Castile
,
unto
whom
hee
was
formerly
strickly
allyed
,
conceived
a
contempt
and
disdaine
each
of
other
:
The
French
of
the
Castilians
sumptuousnesse
and
pride
,
in
their
words
,
countenance
and
apparrell
:
The
Castilians
of
the
plainnesse
of
the
French
attire
:
So
as
from
that
day
these
Kings
did
never
love
,
and
the
French
did
ever
since
hate
the
Spaniard
.
Charles
8.
the
56.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1483.
portrait
CHARLES
the
8.
at
the
age
of
13.
yeares
came
to
the
Crowne
,
under
the
Regency
of
Madam
de
Beavieu
his
owne
Sister
,
and
of
the
Duke
of
Bourbon
her
Husband
:
whereupon
the
Duke
of
Orleance
,
the
nearest
to
the
Crowne
,
and
had
married
his
other
Sister
,
as
in
an
indignity
conceived
,
convocated
and
summoned
all
the
Statesmen
to
Tours
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Duke
of
Orleance
seeing
that
Madam
of
Beavieu
managed
all
the
affaires
of
the
kingdome
,
retired
himselfe
into
Bretagne
;
whereupon
the
King
made
Warre
against
him
,
and
recovered
a
Battaile
against
him
at
St.
Albins
,
the
Duke
of
Orleance
,
and
the
Prince
of
Orange
being
taken
Prisoners
.
After
this
the
Duke
of
Bretagne
deceased
,
leaving
his
sole
Daughter
Anne
.
Inheretrix
:
who
notwithstanding
that
she
had
made
a
promise
to
Maximilian
,
King
of
the
Romans
,
was
after
marryed
to
the
King
,
for
which
cause
the
King
of
England
made
a
preparation
for
Warre
against
him
in
the
behalfe
of
Maximilian
,
but
it
was
concluded
that
the
King
should
send
backe
the
Princesse
Marguerite
with
her
Dowry
of
the
Countries
of
Artois
and
Burgundy
.
After
,
having
surrendred
the
County
of
Roussillon
to
the
Spaniard
by
the
perswasion
of
his
Confessour
,
he
went
upon
the
recovery
of
the
succession
which
Renatus
,
the
late
King
of
Sicily
,
and
Charles
the
Count
of
Maine
his
brother
,
had
left
unto
him
by
Will
,
for
the
rights
which
they
pretended
to
the
kingdome
of
Naples
.
In
his
journey
hee
was
Regally
entertained
by
Ludovicus
Ssorza
,
surnamed
the
Moore
,
in
the
Towne
of
Ast:
and
after
having
proceeded
into
Tuscany
,
by
Peter
de
Medicis
,
who
delivered
into
his
command
the
Fortresses
of
Florence
and
the
City
of
Pisa
:
From
thence
hee
went
to
Rome
,
where
nolens
volens
,
he
entered
,
Alexander
6.
being
then
Pope
,
who
working
his
peace
with
him
,
gave
him
the
Title
of
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
and
invested
him
to
the
kingdome
of
Naples
:
whither
the
King
having
made
his
entrance
the
12.
of
May
,
Anno
Dom.
1495
,
hee
was
crowned
King
of
Sicily
.
Whereupon
the
Monarchs
and
Potentates
of
Italy
being
amazed
,
intended
him
an
Ambuscade
in
his
returne
at
Fournoue
;
but
the
King
passing
another
way
,
escaped
the
plot
,
and
came
safe
into
France
:
where
having
intelligence
of
the
losse
of
Naples
,
and
intending
a
second
voyage
thither
for
the
recovery
of
his
losses
,
dyed
of
an
Apoplexy
,
as
hee
was
seeing
a
Game
at
Tennis
in
the
Castle
of
Amboise
,
the
seventh
of
April
,
Anno
Domini
1498.
This
King
among
other
facetious
sayings
,
gave
the
Florentine
Embassadours
this
merry
Answer
,
denoting
their
unfaithfulnesse
,
in
these
two
Italian
Verses
:
Concortesia
e
fede
poca
Va
a
Florence
vender
loca
.
To
Florence
he
went
of
his
Goose
to
make
sale
,
Without
any
faith
or
courtesie
at
all
.
which
Verses
were
formerly
made
on
this
occasion
:
A
Countrey
Pesant
sold
a
fat
Goose
to
a
faire
Dame
of
Florence
,
for
the
fond
satisfaction
of
Venery
,
but
afterward
on
colder
thoughts
growing
wiser
,
this
piece
of
leatherne
ignorance
,
contrary
to
his
former
agreement
,
without
either
fidelity
or
courtesie
,
demanded
the
price
of
his
Goose
in
the
presence
of
her
Husband
,
and
made
her
,
for
the
former
sawce
of
the
Goose
,
pay
him
againe
.
And
with
this
Italian
Proverb
,
which
had
this
wanton
Originall
,
the
King
answered
the
unfaithfull
Embassadours
of
Florence
.
His
Queene
Anne
having
received
tidings
of
his
Death
,
said
;
Gods
will
be
done
,
I
doubt
not
but
I
shall
be
as
great
as
I
was
before
,
intimating
thereby
her
hopes
to
be
Queene
of
France
;
afterwards
verified
by
her
Marriage
with
King
Lewis
the
twelfth
.
Friar
Jerosine
Savonarola
living
at
Florence
,
foretold
in
his
Sermons
that
this
King
should
come
into
Italy
,
and
obtaine
great
victories
,
which
fell
out
accordingly
;
and
in
those
Warres
nothing
was
gained
but
a
stinking
contagious
disease
,
afterwards
spred
over
all
France
,
and
since
then
called
the
French
Poxe
.
After
this
King
had
ended
his
warres
,
he
builded
a
Castle
at
Ambois
,
not
knowing
that
instead
of
a
stately
Palace
,
hee
should
end
his
life
in
a
base
and
filthy
Gallery
.
He
intending
to
reforme
his
life
,
it
chanced
the
seventh
of
April
,
going
after
with
the
Queene
into
the
Castle-ditches
,
hee
strooke
his
forehead
against
the
doore
of
a
Gallery
,
whereas
he
meant
to
see
a
set
at
Tennis
.
This
blow
driving
him
to
the
premeditation
of
his
approaching
end
,
hee
said
to
his
Confessour
,
that
hee
would
never
commit
any
mortall
or
veniall
sin
,
if
he
could
avoide
it
,
which
was
a
good
reservation
:
upon
this
protestation
hee
fell
back
ward
into
an
Apoplexy
,
wherewith
he
had
beene
troubled
,
and
dyed
about
11.
a
clocke
at
night
,
in
a
Chamber
neare
to
a
Gallery
,
stinking
with
the
urine
which
every
one
made
as
he
passed
through
it
,
being
laid
on
a
Matresse
,
such
as
they
could
finde
by
chance
.
In
him
the
direct
Line
failed
,
and
the
Crowne
came
to
the
Collaterall
Line
,
the
nearest
whereof
was
Lewis
Duke
of
Orleance
,
and
Valois
his
Successor
.
Lewis
12.
the
57.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1499.
portrait
THis
Lewis
the
12.
succeeded
according
to
the
Custome
of
France
,
to
Charles
the
8
,
who
dyed
without
issue
,
and
was
crowned
the
27.
of
May.
Hee
repudiated
the
Lady
Joane
of
France
for
her
indisposition
of
conception
,
and
marryed
the
Lady
Anne
of
Bretagne
,
Widow
to
the
late
King
.
Afterwards
having
made
sure
of
Milan
,
Genes
,
and
Lombardy
,
by
the
taking
of
Ludovicus
Sforza
,
hee
made
an
accord
with
the
King
of
Spaine
,
with
whom
hee
conquered
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
which
was
after
lost
by
the
French
through
the
infidelity
and
perfidious
treachery
of
the
Spaniard
.
Whereupon
the
King
having
yeelded
his
claime
and
part
that
he
pretended
to
it
,
unto
Ferdinand
King
of
Aragon
,
in
favour
of
the
Marriage
of
Madame
Germaine
de
Foix
,
his
owne
Sisters
Daughter
,
and
makes
an
agreement
with
the
Pope
against
the
Venetians
,
against
whom
hee
gained
a
battaile
the
15.
of
May
,
Anno
Dom.
1509
,
without
any
assistance
of
the
Truce
.
Hee
withstood
the
Pope
,
who
declared
himselfe
an
Enemy
to
the
French
,
and
he
tooke
many
places
in
the
Dutchy
of
Ferrara
,
which
gave
an
occasion
to
the
Duke
to
recover
what
he
had
lost
:
as
also
Gaston
de
Foix
raised
the
Popes
Army
from
before
Bologna
,
and
relieved
the
City
of
Brescia
,
which
the
Venetians
had
now
beleaguered
;
and
having
defeated
their
Army
,
from
thence
he
went
to
hazard
his
life
before
Ravenna
,
having
first
wonne
the
field
.
The
Lord
of
Palisse
was
substituted
in
his
place
as
Commanmander
,
who
sacked
it
.
Whereupon
the
Emperour
and
the
Pope
joyning
with
the
English
,
recovered
many
Townes
upon
the
French
,
and
the
Spaniard
re-entered
into
the
kingdome
of
Naples
.
Whereupon
King
Lewis
being
moved
,
sent
the
Duke
of
Longueville
with
an
Army
to
re-estate
the
King
of
Navarre
into
his
Kingdome
:
but
hee
was
constrained
to
returne
without
any
effect
,
which
was
a
cause
that
the
King
being
desirous
to
re-enter
his
Dutchy
of
Milan
,
accorded
with
the
Spaniard
and
the
Venetian
,
and
after
sent
the
Lord
of
Tremoville
with
his
Army
into
Italy
,
whence
he
was
beaten
out
by
the
Swisses
.
In
the
meane
time
the
King
of
England
besieged
Therouenne
,
where
was
fought
the
battaile
of
Esperons
,
after
which
King
Lewis
being
a
widower
,
married
with
the
Daughter
of
the
King
of
England
,
with
whom
hee
having
peace
,
as
he
was
in
a
preparation
for
an
Army
into
Italy
,
hee
was
prevented
by
death
,
the
first
day
of
the
yeare
1515.
Hee
was
surnamed
The
Father
of
the
people
.
This
King
being
instigated
and
perswaded
by
some
of
his
familiars
to
take
revenge
on
the
Citizens
of
Orleance
,
because
when
hee
was
Duke
of
Orleance
,
and
when
Charles
the
8.
maintaining
warres
against
him
,
had
compelled
him
to
flye
into
Brittaine
,
they
had
shut
the
gates
of
their
City
against
him
:
But
he
forgetting
their
former
injury
,
answered
;
That
being
now
King
of
France
,
hee
would
not
revenge
injuries
done
to
the
Duke
of
Orleance
.
Hee
being
told
,
making
warre
then
in
Italy
for
the
recovery
of
the
Dutchy
of
Millaine
,
that
Agnadell
was
taken
by
his
Enemies
,
who
had
there
taken
up
their
lodging
,
answered
:
Then
will
I
lodge
upon
their
bellies
,
or
else
they
shall
lodge
upon
mine
.
Being
advised
to
preserve
his
person
from
the
shot
of
the
great
Ordnance
,
he
answered
,
A
rightfull
King
of
France
was
never
slaine
with
the
shot
of
a
Cannon
:
Therefore
let
him
that
is
affraid
,
come
behinde
me
.
Hee
lying
in
Campe
,
and
a
Souldier
standing
neare
him
,
being
slaine
with
a
Cannon
shot
,
and
shewed
unto
the
King
,
hee
smild
and
said
,
He
is
but
a
little
cold
in
his
hands
.
This
King
having
commanded
that
a
company
of
Foot-men
should
be
levied
of
strong
active
men
,
and
at
the
day
appointed
a
company
of
old
Souldiers
,
as
appeared
by
scarres
,
being
presented
unto
him
,
said
;
These
men
,
as
it
seemes
by
their
wounds
,
were
more
willing
to
take
than
to
give
blowes
.
Whereupon
the
Souldier
replyed
,
They
were
not
valianter
than
we
,
for
they
wounded
us
,
but
we
slew
them
.
To
a
Gentleman
that
boasted
of
his
scarres
and
wounds
in
his
face
,
and
desired
the
King
to
reward
his
service
,
hee
said
,
Take
heed
hereafter
of
turning
backe
thy
face
when
thou
art
flying
from
thy
Enemy
.
He
being
disswaded
from
making
Warres
on
the
Venetians
,
being
a
wise
and
prudent
people
,
said
,
Wee
will
set
so
many
fooles
upon
them
that
shall
beard
them
to
the
teeth
,
that
they
shall
not
know
which
way
to
turne
.
To
certaine
Embassadours
of
Greece
that
demanded
succours
against
the
Turke
,
he
objected
this
old
Verse
Barbara
Graeca
genus
retinent
quod
habere
solebant
.
The
Lords
of
the
Parliament
refusing
to
admit
a
Councellour
for
his
ignorance
and
insufficiency
,
though
preferred
by
the
King
;
he
asked
them
how
many
Councellours
there
were
?
They
replyed
,
an
Hundred
:
Then
said
the
King
,
cannot
you
many
wise
men
make
one
become
wife
?
A
Courtier
being
wonder'd
at
for
his
great
stature
,
and
accounted
a
Gyant
,
the
King
said
,
it
is
no
wonder
,
for
his
Mother
tooke
paines
to
make
him
,
and
perhaps
hee
had
many
Fathers
.
He
told
the
Ladies
of
the
Court
,
that
Hinds
had
at
first
Hornes
as
well
as
Harts
,
but
for
their
pride
and
rebellion
against
the
Harts
,
Nature
offended
therewith
,
deprived
them
of
their
Hornes
,
to
shew
that
Wives
should
be
obedient
to
their
Husbands
.
Hee
told
the
Duke
of
Angolesme
his
sonne
in
law
,
that
a
certaine
Father
and
his
son
travelling
towards
a
Towne
,
the
sonne
said
,
that
now
they
were
almost
at
the
Towne
;
but
yet
they
afterward
travelled
untill
it
was
night
before
they
could
get
to
the
Towne
:
whither
being
come
,
the
Father
said
to
the
Sonne
,
Henceforth
Sonne
,
never
say
I
am
at
the
Towne
,
till
thou
art
past
the
Gates
.
He
said
also
that
Asses
were
happier
than
Horses
,
for
Horses
runne
post
to
Rome
to
get
those
Benefices
whereof
Asses
are
possessed
.
Being
asked
to
marry
his
Daughter
the
Lady
Claudia
to
a
strange
Prince
,
he
said
,
I
will
make
no
alliance
but
with
the
Kats
and
Mice
of
my
owne
Kingdome
.
Francis
1.
the
58.
K.
of
France
.
An.
1515.
portrait
FRancis
of
Valois
,
Duke
of
Angolesme
,
as
next
the
Collaterall
▪
Line
Masculine
,
succeeded
Lewis
the
12
,
who
dyed
without
heires
Males
.
He
was
consecrated
at
Rheims
the
25.
of
January
,
1515
,
at
which
time
Charles
of
Bourbon
was
made
Constable
of
France
.
The
King
having
taken
Prosper
Collonne
,
and
obtained
two
battailes
against
the
Swisses
,
tooke
Milan
.
After
by
the
perswasion
of
Pope
Leo
the
tenth
,
the
Milaners
revolted
,
and
immediately
after
,
Charles
of
Bourbon
tooke
part
with
Charles
the
fifth
,
Emperour
.
The
King
accompanied
with
the
Marshall
of
Chabanes
,
having
recovered
the
Dutchy
of
Milan
into
his
power
,
he
went
to
besiege
Pavia
,
where
he
was
taken
,
and
by
the
industrious
treaty
of
Madric
,
Anno
Dom.
1525
,
hee
was
sent
backe
into
France
.
Afterwards
Charles
of
Bourbou
was
slaine
,
skaling
the
Walls
of
Rome
,
which
was
taken
by
the
Spaniards
with
the
Pope
.
Anno
Dom.
1529.
a
Treaty
of
Cambray
was
concluded
,
and
the
children
of
France
were
sent
backe
into
France
with
Madame
Elianor
.
The
King
and
the
Pope
by
Embassies
came
to
an
agreement
at
Marsilles
,
where
the
Marriage
of
Henry
Duke
of
Orleance
,
with
the
Countesse
of
Bologne
,
the
Popes
Niece
,
was
solemnized
.
After
this
the
King
sent
the
Lord
of
Montmorency
against
the
Emperour
,
who
intended
to
come
against
Marsilles
,
who
enforced
him
to
retire
into
Spaine
,
and
afterwards
invaded
France
upon
the
Coast
of
Picardy
,
and
sent
another
Army
to
Piedmount
,
against
whom
the
King
sent
his
forces
,
which
tooke
Suse
,
Villane
,
and
Montcalier
,
which
caused
the
truce
of
Nice
for
ten
yeares
,
during
which
the
Emperour
passed
through
France
into
Flanders
.
In
the
meane
time
Caesar
Fregose
and
Anthony
Rincon
the
Kings
Embassadours
to
the
Turke
,
were
slaine
by
the
Imperialists
.
Whereupon
the
King
according
with
the
Duke
of
Cleve
against
the
Emperour
,
tooke
Luxembourg
,
Landrecy
and
other
places
:
Of
which
the
Emperour
being
certified
,
besieged
Landrecy
,
but
in
vaine
.
On
the
other
side
the
Lord
of
Anguyen
,
the
Kings
Lievtenant
in
Piedmont
,
having
gained
the
battaile
of
Cerisolles
,
tooke
Carignan
:
whereof
the
Emperour
being
advertised
,
made
a
preparation
against
Paris
,
but
perceiving
the
French
too
powerfull
in
forces
,
demanded
a
Peace
,
which
was
published
at
Paris
.
This
being
done
,
the
King
intends
a
Warre
against
the
English
at
Boulen
,
with
whom
having
made
Peace
,
hee
went
to
pay
his
debt
to
Nature
at
Rambouillet
,
the
last
of
March
,
1547
,
and
lyes
interred
at
St.
Denis
.
To
one
that
desired
pardon
for
another
that
had
used
ill
speeches
of
his
Majesty
,
this
King
said
,
Let
him
for
whom
thou
art
a
suiter
,
learne
to
speake
little
,
and
I
will
learne
to
pardon
much
.
At
Paris
in
an
Oration
against
Hereticks
,
hee
said
:
If
my
arme
were
infected
with
that
contagion
,
I
would
cut
it
off
from
my
body
,
and
cast
it
into
the
fire
.
Hee
said
that
hee
was
sorry
that
the
Gentlemen
of
his
Realme
being
most
serviceable
,
and
ingenious
,
were
not
qualified
with
Learning
,
to
be
capable
of
Civill
offices
as
well
as
Military
,
since
Vertue
is
the
formall
cause
of
Gentility
,
which
should
exceed
base
low
dispositions
,
by
an
eminent
exaltation
of
goodnesse
,
deriving
their
pettigree
from
Heaven
,
for
Vera
est
Nobilitas
quaedam
cognatio
Dijs
,
True
Nobility
is
a
certaine
affinity
to
the
Gods
.
A
Treaty
of
peace
being
propounded
,
and
ready
to
bee
concluded
betweene
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
and
this
King
Francis
,
hee
said
:
Peace
and
amity
betweene
us
cannot
long
endure
,
for
the
Emperour
cannot
abide
an
Equall
or
Companion
,
and
I
cannot
endure
a
Master
.
Henry
the
2.
and
59.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1547.
portrait
HEnry
the
second
succeeding
to
the
Crowne
on
his
birth
day
,
was
consecreted
at
Rheimes
in
August
1547.
Hee
sent
the
Lord
of
Esse
into
Scotland
,
for
a
defence
ofthat
Countrey
,
and
built
a
Fort
over
against
that
of
Boullen
:
immediately
after
the
Commons
of
Guienne
mutined
upon
taxations
whilst
the
King
was
in
Piedmont
,
from
whence
,
being
upon
his
returne
into
France
,
he
caused
them
to
be
punished
by
the
Constable
,
and
made
his
enterance
into
Paris
:
proclaimed
open
warres
against
England
,
and
renewed
his
allyance
with
the
Swisses
.
Pope
Iulius
the
third
being
incensed
against
the
King
for
the
City
of
Parma
,
solicited
the
Emperour
to
take
up
Armes
against
him
,
and
to
beleaguer
Parma
and
Mirandula
:
whereupon
the
King
made
a
prohibition
of
sending
to
the
Court
of
Rome
for
matters
of
Benefices
;
and
in
the
meane
time
he
tooke
Quiers
,
S.
Damian
,
and
other
places
of
Piedmont
:
on
the
other
side
the
Burgundions
,
and
Hannuyers
over-runne
the
Countrey
of
Santois
,
above
Peronne
:
but
to
requite
them
,
the
King
making
an
expedition
into
Almany
,
by
the
policy
of
the
Constable
seezd
of
the
Metz
,
and
the
Countrey
of
Messin
,
and
tooke
the
Duke
&
Dutchy
of
Loraine
into
his
protection
:
Afterwards
hee
joyned
forces
with
Duke
Maurice
,
who
falsifying
his
faith
in
his
returne
invaded
the
Dutchy
of
Luxembourg
,
taking
the
Townes
of
Tvoy
,
Montmedy
,
Lumes
,
and
Civay
.
In
the
meane
time
the
Emperor
marched
to
the
siege
of
Metz
,
whence
he
was
forced
to
dis-encampe
with
the
losse
of
30000
men
,
and
threw
himselfe
upon
Therouenne
,
which
he
tooke
with
the
Castle
of
Hedin
.
The
King
on
the
other
side
tooke
Mariembourg
,
and
other
Townes
in
Piedmont
.
After
that
the
Emperour
quitting
the
Empire
,
retired
himselfe
into
Spaine
,
to
live
a
solitary
life
,
and
a
peace
for
five
yeares
was
concluded
between
the
Emperour
,
the
Kings
of
England
and
France
,
which
continued
not
long
.
For
warres
being
renewed
betweene
the
said
Kings
,
the
day
of
St.
Laurence
,
to
the
losse
of
the
French
:
in
revenge
whereof
the
King
tooke
Cales
,
Gnines
,
Hames
,
and
the
County
of
Oye
:
Peace
after
being
made
by
the
marriage
betweene
King
Philip
,
and
the
Lady
Elizabeth
of
France
,
and
of
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
with
Madam
Margarite
,
sister
to
the
King
;
and
in
the
continuance
of
the
solemnity
,
the
King
running
at
Tilt
,
was
hit
in
the
eye
,
of
which
hurt
he
dyed
at
Tournells
,
the
twentieth
day
of
Iuly
,
Anno
Domini
1559.
and
lyes
interred
at
St.
Denis
in
France
.
This
King
having
the
good
inclination
of
his
Nature
confirmed
,
by
being
well
brought
up
under
his
Father
,
ordained
many
good
Lawes
for
the
reforming
apparrell
,
providing
for
the
poore
,
maintenance
of
Justice
,
and
releeving
his
oppressed
Subjects
;
but
especially
hee
made
a
Law
against
swearing
and
blaspheming
,
and
herein
he
did
singularly
well
:
but
he
disgraced
these
good
actions
,
by
permitting
a
bloody
and
fatall
Combate
,
betwixt
Iarnac
and
Chastaignery
,
Gentlemen
,
upon
the
giving
the
lye
,
performed
at
St.
German
in
Lay
on
the
sixeteenth
of
July
,
before
the
King
and
divers
Princes
and
Noblemen
,
wherein
Jarnac
,
held
the
weaker
,
got
the
better
,
and
gave
the
other
many
deadly
wounds
whereof
he
dyed
;
whereupon
the
King
did
forbid
all
Combats
.
Thus
hee
beganne
his
reigne
with
this
Tragedy
,
and
ended
it
with
his
owne
;
For
at
the
marriage
of
Elizabeth
of
France
,
the
King
having
published
a
solemne
running
at
the
Tilt
,
(
as
is
before
mentioned
)
the
King
would
needes
be
one
of
the
Challengers
,
and
the
second
day
of
the
Tourny
,
being
perswaded
by
the
Queene
,
and
the
Duke
of
Savoy
to
retire
out
of
the
Lists
,
he
desired
to
runne
once
more
against
the
Earle
of
Montgomery
,
who
first
refused
,
but
afterward
runne
,
and
upon
the
Kings
Helmet
broke
his
Lance
,
and
with
a
splinter
thereof
(
his
Beaver
being
somewhat
open
)
strikes
him
so
deepe
in
the
eye
,
so
that
he
dyed
in
his
house
at
Tournells
,
in
the
44.
yeare
of
his
age
.
The
day
before
his
death
he
would
have
the
Duke
of
Savoy
and
the
Lady
Margaret
his
sister
marryed
in
his
Chamber
.
His
heart
was
interred
in
the
Celestines
Church
,
in
the
Duke
of
Orleans
his
Chappell
.
His
Character
was
good
,
but
hee
was
formerly
voluptuous
,
and
permitted
himselfe
to
be
abused
by
his
Officers
,
selling
Lawes
and
his
authority
.
For
such
Kings
are
but
pictures
of
Princes
without
life
,
all
power
remaining
in
the
subject
,
to
the
oppression
and
wrong
of
the
Land
.
Francis
the
2.
and
60.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1559.
portrait
THis
Francis
,
King
of
Scotland
by
Mary
Stuart
his
wife
,
at
the
age
of
fifteene
yeares
,
and
five
Moneths
,
succeeded
his
father
Henry
,
and
was
Crowned
at
Rheimes
,
September
1559.
by
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
Arch-Bishop
of
that
See
:
after
his
Coronation
,
he
went
to
conduct
his
Brother
in
law
the
Duke
of
Loraine
,
and
the
Dutchesse
Claudia
his
sister
as
farre
as
Barle
Duke
:
from
whence
hee
returned
into
France
,
and
sojourned
for
a
while
in
the
City
of
Blois
,
where
he
reformed
some
abuses
of
those
that
followed
his
Court.
In
the
meane
time
this
President
Minard
was
slaine
in
his
owne
House
,
returning
from
Court
:
This
murther
was
a
cause
that
it
was
forbidden
to
carry
trucheons
and
weapons
.
The
Counsellor
of
Bourg
was
burnt
for
his
Religion
.
The
King
having
made
preparations
,
sent
the
Lord
of
Martigues
into
Scotland
,
for
the
suppression
of
some
Scots
,
who
upon
pretext
of
Religion
were
in
Armes
:
during
which
time
,
Mary
of
Loraine
Dowager
of
Scotland
deceased
.
At
the
same
time
also
certaine
Gentlemen
of
France
,
being
assembled
in
Armes
neare
the
City
of
Amboise
,
where
the
King
was
attended
by
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
,
and
his
brother
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
were
discovered
in
a
certaine
enterprise
,
which
they
pretended
to
be
for
the
publicke
good
,
and
for
the
dispossessing
of
some
strangers
,
usurpers
of
the
Kings
authority
,
and
Kingdome
,
contrary
to
the
ancient
authority
of
the
three
Estates
of
France
;
and
also
for
making
some
remonstrances
to
the
King
concerning
Religion
:
for
which
many
were
executed
to
death
,
amongst
whom
the
Baron
of
Castelnau
was
one
.
At
that
time
the
Chancellour
Oliver
deceased
,
in
whose
place
and
dignity
was
instituted
Monsieur
de'l
Hospital
.
Shortly
after
the
King
went
to
Orleans
,
there
to
settle
himselfe
,
where
he
fell
sicke
of
an
Apostume
in
his
left
eare
,
whereof
he
dyed
the
foureteenth
of
September
,
Anno
Domini
1560.
having
reigned
about
eighteen
months
and
twenty
dayes
,
and
lyes
interred
at
S.
Denis
.
The
Protestants
were
very
much
persecuted
in
this
Kings
reigne
,
and
there
were
foure
prisoners
of
especiall
note
,
Castelnau
,
Villemongis
,
Campagnac
,
and
le
Picard
,
who
cryed
out
against
the
Chancellor
that
had
signed
the
sentence
of
their
deaths
,
who
thereupon
fell
suddenly
sicke
,
and
when
the
Cardinall
of
Loraine
came
to
visit
him
,
cryed
out
:
O
Cardinall
thou
hast
damned
us
all
.
While
the
King
lay
dangerously
sicke
,
the
Queene
mother
intending
to
support
the
Guisans
,
called
the
King
of
Navarre
into
her
closet
,
to
whom
,
as
he
was
going
a
Lady
of
the
Court
said
:
My
Lord
,
deny
the
Queen
mother
nothing
that
she
shall
demand
,
else
you
are
dead
:
whereupon
he
signed
what
shee
desired
,
and
thereby
obtained
her
favour
.
Afterward
the
King
dyed
of
Catarch
and
a
Feaver
the
14.
of
December
,
whose
seeds
of
vertue
lay
hid
in
his
nature
,
and
were
not
discerned
,
onely
some
shewes
of
courtesie
,
modesty
,
and
continency
were
in
his
younger
yeares
apparent
,
and
rherefore
his
death
was
not
much
lamented
,
but
of
such
as
in
his
nonage
possessed
usurped
estates
.
After
his
decease
the
Prince
of
Conde
turned
the
streame
of
affaires
.
To
give
a
briefe
Character
of
this
King
and
his
reigne
,
he
was
a
picture
of
Majesty
drawne
in
raw
colours
,
being
young
in
yeares
and
judgement
,
governed
by
his
Mother
,
and
his
wives
Uncles
.
The
Princes
of
Blood
were
in
his
reigne
not
regarded
,
power
and
might
prevailed
in
Court
,
and
the
Clergy
sought
protection
from
the
disturbers
of
France
.
The
Nobility
were
ingaged
in
warres
,
and
the
people
divided
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
in
the
Court
factions
were
maintained
:
this
was
the
face
and
complexion
of
those
times
;
miseries
incident
to
the
minority
of
Princes
.
Charles
the
9.
and
61.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1560.
portrait
THis
Charles
the
ninth
,
at
the
Age
of
thirteene
,
succeeded
his
Brother
Francis
.
Hee
pursu'd
the
enterprises
of
his
Predecessor
,
for
his
State
affaires
,
which
were
begunne
the
eighth
of
December'
Anno
Domini
1560.
at
Orleans
,
and
and
afterward
finished
at
Pontoise
,
Angust
and
September
following
,
Anno
Domini
1561.
At
that
time
hee
assembled
the
Prelates
of
France
at
Possi
to
a
Nationall
Counsell
.
The
January
following
it
was
permitted
to
the
Hugnenots
to
make
their
exercises
and
Sermons
out
of
the
Cities
.
Whereupon
ensued
great
troubles
,
warres
,
and
slaughters
of
great
Lords
and
personages
,
as
of
the
King
of
Navarre
,
who
was
slaine
before
Rouen
;
and
in
the
battaile
of
Dreux
,
which
was
given
the
19.
of
March
,
Anno
Domini
1562.
the
Martiall
of
St.
Andrew
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
were
slaine
before
Orleans
.
A
while
after
,
the
Towne
of
Haure
de
Grace
was
recovered
,
which
had
beene
before
yeelded
to
the
English
.
The
King
at
the
Parliament
at
Rouen
,
being
declared
Mayor
,
after
an
Edict
of
Pacification
made
,
went
to
visit
his
Kingdome
,
Anno
domini
1564.
and
went
to
meet
his
sister
,
the
Queene
of
Spaine
,
at
▪
Bayonne
,
where
great
magnificences
were
parformfd
.
After
having
visited
the
Gascogne
.
Guienne
,
and
Poitou
,
he
came
to
Moulins
,
where
he
made
many
excellent
Ordinances
.
The
second
civill
warre
sprung
up
,
wherein
,
after
that
the
King
had
made
an
escape
out
of
Meaux
,
the
battaile
of
St.
Denis
was
fought
,
wherein
the
Constable
was
wounded
,
which
was
a
cause
of
another
Pacification
,
by
reason
of
the
siege
of
Chartres
,
which
was
broken
by
the
third
intestine
warre
,
which
continutwo
yeares
space
;
during
which
,
the
ed
battaile
of
Iarnac
was
fought
,
wherein
the
Prince
of
Conde
was
slaine
;
and
another
battaile
at
Montcontour
.
After
which
,
another
Edict
of
Pacification
was
made
,
Anno
Domini
1570.
Afterwards
the
King
marryed
the
Lady
Elizabeth
of
Austria
,
daughter
to
the
Emperour
Maximilian
.
Also
the
marriage
of
the
King
of
Navarre
was
celebrated
Anno
Domini
1573.
and
the
24.
of
August
,
the
same
yeare
the
Admirall
was
slaine
in
Paris
,
with
a
great
number
of
the
Hugoueotes
and
Rochelle
was
besieged
.
Then
a
fourth
pacification
by
the
election
in
Poland
of
the
Duke
of
Aniou
,
brother
to
the
King
,
was
made
:
he
being
gone
in
his
Kingdome
of
Poland
,
was
certified
of
his
brother
,
the
Kings
,
death
on
the
30.
of
May
,
at
the
Bois
de
Vincennes
,
1574.
having
one
daughter
who
dyed
an
Infant
.
He
lyes
at
St.
Denis
.
Hee
was
a
Prince
that
had
excellent
naturall
gifts
,
but
blended
and
mingled
with
vices
,
wherewith
his
Governours
and
Schoolemasters
had
corrupted
his
young
minde
,
which
at
the
first
was
more
vertuously
inclined
,
delighting
in
Musick
and
Poetry
.
But
as
he
was
a
great
Hunter
,
that
lov'd
to
shed
the
blood
of
wilde
beasts
,
so
hee
suffered
also
(
during
his
reigne
)
the
Protestants
blood
to
be
shed
,
and
in
revenge
thereof
in
his
sicknesse
before
his
death
great
store
of
blood
issued
out
by
vomiting
,
and
by
other
passages
of
his
body
,
in
the
two
last
weekes
of
his
sicknesse
,
wherein
he
endured
as
much
paine
and
torment
,
as
the
strength
of
youth
could
suffer
in
the
last
pangs
of
death
.
And
this
judgement
shewed
that
God
loves
not
the
Prince
that
thirsts
after
his
subjects
blood
,
which
is
the
very
blood
of
the
Prince
.
Some
few
houres
before
his
death
he
said
:
It
was
a
great
comfort
unto
him
that
he
left
no
heire
Male
lawfully
begotten
;
for
leaving
him
young
,
he
must
endure
many
crosses
,
and
France
had
neede
of
a
man
.
Henry
3.
the
62.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1575.
portrait
THis
Henry
the
third
was
at
the
instant
of
his
brothers
death
,
in
his
Kingdome
of
Poland
,
whereof
he
having
notice
,
hee
in
privacy
went
out
of
Poland
,
and
arrived
at
Lyons
the
sixt
of
September
,
Anno
1574
,
and
was
consecrated
at
Rheims
February
the
13.
Anno
Dom.
1575
,
and
the
15.
of
the
same
Moneth
he
marryed
Madam
Loyse
of
Loraine
,
Daughter
of
the
Count
of
Vaudemont
.
After
in
the
yeare
1576
,
he
convocated
his
Statesmen
to
Blois
,
where
singular
good
Statutes
were
enacted
.
Anno
Domini
1577.
there
was
an
Edict
of
Pacification
published
for
the
quiet
of
his
Kingdome
.
He
began
the
foundation
of
the
Augustines
Bridge
Anno
Dom.
1578.
The
Order
of
the
Knights
of
the
Holy
Ghost
was
by
him
instituted
,
Anno
Dom.
1579.
After
his
Edict
of
Pacification
,
untill
the
decease
of
his
onely
brother
Monsieur
the
Duke
of
Aniou
his
Kingdome
was
in
peace
:
but
soone
after
,
Anno
Domini
1585
,
there
grew
up
a
faction
pernicious
to
him
and
his
Estate
,
which
was
called
the
Ligue
,
or
the
holy
Union
,
the
Author
whereof
was
the
King
of
Spaine
,
purposely
to
hinder
Henry
King
of
Navarre
from
his
accesse
to
the
Crowne
of
France
,
to
whom
after
the
decease
of
this
King
,
it
of
right
did
belong
.
This
Faction
was
violated
under
a
colour
of
Religion
,
which
was
of
such
a
force
,
that
the
Principality
thereof
made
sure
of
the
primest
Cities
in
the
whole
Kingdome
,
their
owne
,
and
amongst
the
rest
,
Paris
it selfe
:
the
Inhabitants
whereof
having
barricadoed
themselves
against
their
King
on
the
twelfth
of
May
,
Anno
Domini
1588
,
he
was
constrained
to
retire
himselfe
to
Chartres
,
and
thence
to
Rouen
.
In
the
end
the
second
time
he
assembled
his
men
of
State
at
Blois
,
at
the
end
whereof
hee
caused
the
Duke
and
Cardinall
of
Guise
to
bee
executed
.
Upon
which
execution
Paris
revolted
,
together
with
the
prime
Cities
of
the
Realme
,
and
the
Rebells
made
the
Duke
of
Mayenne
to
bee
their
Chiefe
:
which
was
a
cause
that
the
King
removed
his
Parlement
to
Tours
in
March
,
in
the
yeare
1589
,
and
being
reconciled
to
the
King
of
Navarre
,
he
went
to
beleaguer
Paris
,
and
being
at
St.
Claud
,
on
the
first
day
of
August
hee
was
most
trayterously
stabbed
with
a
knife
in
the
bottome
of
his
belly
by
a
Jacobin
,
of
which
wound
hee
dyed
the
day
following
in
that
siege
in
the
midst
of
his
Army
,
having
reigned
15.
yeares
and
two
Moneths
.
His
Corps
was
conducted
to
Compaigne
,
where
it
remaineth
to
this
day
entombed
.
This
King
plotting
before
his
receiving
the
Crowne
,
how
to
ruine
the
Hugenots
,
the
Emperour
told
him
,
that
there
was
no
greater
sinne
than
to
force
mens
consciences
;
for
such
as
thinke
to
command
them
,
supposing
to
winne
Heaven
,
doe
often
lose
that
which
they
possesse
on
Earth
.
He
was
at
last
murdered
(
as
was
said
)
by
a
Jacobin
Fryar
,
who
as
the
King
bended
downe
to
heare
in
private
that
which
he
expected
,
drew
a
knife
out
of
his
sleeve
made
a
purpose
,
and
thrust
his
Majesty
into
the
bottome
of
the
belly
,
and
there
leaves
the
knife
in
the
wound
:
The
murderer
was
by
those
which
ranne
to
helpe
the
King
,
presently
killed
.
But
the
King
lived
awhile
,
and
at
his
death
hee
advised
them
to
unite
themselves
in
revenging
his
murder
,
but
yet
he
forgave
his
enemies
,
and
charged
them
to
seeke
the
preservation
of
the
Realme
,
by
purging
out
Faction
.
And
lastly
hee
wished
them
to
referre
the
difference
of
Religion
to
the
Convocation
of
the
Estates
of
the
Realme
,
saying
that
Piety
is
a
duty
of
man
to
God
,
over
which
worldly
force
hath
no
power
.
The
Picture
of
his
minde
was
faire
and
lovely
,
being
drawne
with
the
lines
of
wit
,
eloquence
,
gravity
,
devotion
,
affection
to
learning
,
bountifull
to
desert
,
reforming
abuses
,
peaceable
and
willing
to
heare
counsell
,
but
this
comely
beauty
was
disgraced
by
a
pale
weaknesse
in
adversity
,
a
smiling
wantonnesse
,
and
too
liberall
a
prodigality
,
which
somewhat
blemished
this
Prince
,
who
had
otherwise
beene
an
exact
peece
of
perfection
,
worthy
to
be
placed
among
the
chiefest
Monarchs
.
Henry
the
4
,
the
63.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1589.
portrait
THis
Henry
the
fourth
,
surnamed
the
Great
,
King
of
Navarre
,
as
first
of
the
Bourbon
line
,
being
descended
from
Robert
,
the
last
sonne
of
St.
Lewis
,
succeeded
to
the
Crowne
of
France
by
consent
and
assistance
of
the
Nobility
,
and
Army
of
the
late
Henry
,
by
whose
deplored
death
it
was
dispersed
,
retired
himselfe
to
Dieppe
,
where
he
was
besieged
by
the
Duke
of
Mayenne
with
a
potent
Army
,
which
by
this
King
was
routed
,
with
a
small
number
of
Arques
the
21.
of
September
,
Anno
Domini
1589.
And
from
thence
pursued
his
victory
even
to
Paris
,
taking
the
Suburbs
thereof
upon
All-Hallows
Eve
.
Afterwards
hee
recovered
Vendosm
le
Mans
and
Falaise
.
The
fourteenth
of
March
1590
,
hee
obtained
the
famous
victory
of
Yury
,
after
which
hee
blocked
up
Paris
and
St.
Denis
,
and
reduced
them
to
such
an
extremity
of
famine
,
that
in
July
following
St.
Denis
yeelded
it selfe
to
his
power
,
and
Paris
also
was
upon
the
point
of
surrender
.
April
,
1591.
the
City
of
Chartres
after
a
long
siege
was
yeelded
up
also
to
him
.
Ianuary
,
1593.
began
the
Estates
of
the
Ligue
at
Paris
,
and
the
Truce
of
Suresne
followed
,
which
being
in
dispute
the
King
tooke
the
City
of
Dreux
,
and
shortly
after
he
was
instructed
in
the
Roman
Faith
,
whereof
hee
made
a
publique
and
solemne
profession
at
St.
Denis
,
the
25.
of
July
.
August
following
the
generall
Truce
began
,
and
continued
untill
the
first
day
of
the
yeare
1594
,
which
being
expired
,
the
King
caused
himselfe
to
be
crowned
at
Chartres
by
the
Bishop
of
that
See
,
the
27.
of
February
.
Hereupon
ensued
the
submission
of
Meaux
,
Lyons
,
Orleance
,
Bourges
,
Rouen
and
Paris
,
where
the
King
was
most
magnificently
entertained
.
A
while
after
the
City
of
Laon
was
besieged
,
and
yeelded
up
to
the
King
,
and
upon
that
Champagne
and
Picardy
also
submitted
,
yea
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
.
The
King
being
returned
to
Paris
,
was
stabbed
in
the
face
with
a
knife
by
a
young
desperate
Student
called
John
Chastel
,
who
for
that
fact
was
deservedly
torne
in
pieces
with
wilde
Horses
the
29.
of
December
.
The
King
being
recovered
of
his
hurt
,
made
Knights
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
in
January
,
1595.
After
the
City
of
Dijon
submitted
,
and
in
a
manner
all
Burgundy
.
Also
the
second
generall
Truce
was
published
,
and
in
the
interim
the
reconciliation
of
the
Duke
of
Mayenne
was
wrought
,
together
with
those
of
the
Dukes
of
Toyeuse
and
Espernon
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
1596
,
the
City
of
Marsilles
was
surrendred
to
the
King
,
and
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
Governour
of
Provence
:
Hee
also
after
eight
Moneths
siege
,
tooke
the
Towne
of
La
Fere
in
Picardy
about
mid
May
,
notwithstanding
the
resistance
of
the
Spanish
forces
then
under
the
Conduct
of
the
Arch-Duke
of
Austria
,
who
came
purposely
out
of
Flanders
to
raise
that
siege
.
At
Rouen
in
a
generall
assembly
of
the
Peeres
of
France
,
the
Alliance
between
him
and
Queene
Elizabeth
of
England
was
renewed
by
Embassages
extraordinary
in
October
,
when
the
King
received
from
her
the
Order
of
St.
George
,
(
aliàs
)
the
Garter
,
as
,
not
long
before
,
the
Order
of
the
Chevalry
or
Knighthood
of
France
was
sent
unto
the
Queen
of
England
,
by
Monsieur
the
Marshall
of
Bouillon
.
Anno
Domini
1599.
the
King
made
ordinary
Knights
of
the
Holy
Ghost
at
Rouen
,
which
was
never
there
done
before
,
at
any
other
place
than
at
Paris
.
Not
long
after
,
the
Towne
of
Amiens
was
taken
by
the
Spaniards
,
and
cruelly
pillaged
for
the
space
of
5.
daies
,
and
the
French
beaten
out
.
The
King
resolved
upon
a
revenging
siege
,
and
to
that
end
caused
it
to
be
encompassed
by
Monsieur
the
Marshall
of
Biron
and
his
Troops
for
the
impeachments
of
all
manner
of
supplies
:
and
the
King
in
person
the
21.
of
May
marched
towards
the
said
siege
of
Amiens
,
which
after
many
furious
assaults
,
Sallies
,
and
Skirmishes
,
was
surrendred
upon
composition
upon
Thursday
the
25.
of
September
,
notwithanding
that
the
Cardinall
of
Austria
came
even
to
the
Trenches
with
an
Army
of
18000.
foot
,
and
2000
Horse
,
with
18.
Cannons
for
Battery
,
but
was
valiantly
beaten
backe
,
and
intercepted
of
his
designe
of
relieving
the
City
,
and
enforced
to
a
shamefull
retreate
,
with
the
losse
of
a
great
part
of
his
men
.
The
same
yeare
the
Marriage
of
the
King
with
Madam
Margaret
of
France
for
many
strong
and
lawfull
causes
was
annulled
and
made
void
,
and
by
the
Authority
of
Pope
Clement
the
eight
,
was
so
published
.
The
yeare
1600.
the
Marriage
of
the
King
was
treated
,
and
concluded
with
the
Lady
Mary
of
Medicis
,
Princesse
of
Florence
,
Daughter
of
the
late
Great
Duke
of
Tuscany
,
Francis
of
Medicis
,
and
of
Joane
of
Austria
,
Daughter
of
the
Emperour
Ferdinand
,
and
in
May
shee
in
her
owne
Countrey
was
proclaimed
Queene
of
France
.
The
13.
of
June
1602.
Charles
Duke
of
Biron
,
and
Lord
High
Marshall
of
France
,
being
come
to
Fontainbleau
,
was
arrested
upon
high
Treason
by
the
Kings
command
,
and
from
thence
conveyed
to
the
Bastile
at
Paris
.
Hee
was
convicted
by
his
Peeres
for
attempts
against
the
Kings
Person
and
State
,
and
upon
the
Munday
before
,
being
the
29.
of
July
,
hee
was
adjudged
to
lose
his
head
,
with
the
confiscation
of
his
goods
,
and
the
land
of
Biron
deprived
for
ever
of
being
a
Dutchy
and
Pairy
of
France
,
and
was
reunited
to
the
Crowne
.
It
was
pleaded
against
him
,
Qui
nec
virtute
nec
fide
prodest
,
prosit
exemplo
:
He
that
can
never
profit
by
his
vertue
,
nor
his
loyalty
,
must
profit
by
his
example
;
and
thereupon
he
was
condemned
,
and
put
into
the
said
Bastile
,
whither
the
Chancellour
comming
to
pronounce
the
sentence
of
death
against
him
,
hee
shaked
the
Chancellour
by
the
Arme
,
saying
,
You
have
judged
me
,
and
God
will
absolve
me
;
hee
will
lay
open
their
iniquities
,
which
have
shut
their
eyes
,
because
they
would
not
see
my
innocency
:
You
my
Lord
shall
answer
for
this
injustice
before
him
,
whither
I
doe
summon
you
within
a
yeare
and
a
day
.
I
goe
before
by
the
judgment
of
men
,
but
those
that
are
the
cause
of
my
death
,
shall
come
after
by
the
judgment
of
God
.
Afterward
he
said
,
I
see
well
that
I
am
not
the
most
wicked
,
but
I
am
the
most
unfortunate
.
Those
that
have
done
worse
than
I
would
have
done
,
are
favoured
,
the
Kings
Clemency
is
dead
for
me
.
He
doth
not
imitate
Caesar
nor
Augustu
,
or
those
great
Princes
,
who
not
onely
pardoned
the
intention
of
doing
ill
,
but
the
Act
;
and
wherein
can
the
King
shew
himselfe
greater
than
in
pardoning
?
Clemency
is
a
Kingly
vertue
;
every
one
may
give
Death
,
but
it
belongs
onely
to
Soveraignty
to
give
life
:
But
the
Chancellour
told
him
,
that
a
condemned
man
must
not
dispute
against
his
Judgment
,
whereupon
the
Duke
of
Biron
delivered
up
the
Kings
order
.
Afterward
the
Chancellour
said
that
hee
had
brought
two
Divines
to
comfort
him
,
and
prepare
him
for
death
,
but
the
Duke
said
,
That
he
was
already
prepared
,
and
that
his
soule
was
in
such
tranquillity
,
as
the
night
before
hee
had
spoken
with
God
.
Within
few
daies
after
he
was
beheaded
,
and
his
body
interred
by
night
in
the
Church
of
S.
Paul
.
The
yeare
1604.
the
King
was
advertised
that
one
Nicholas
l'Hoste
,
Secretary
of
State
,
discovered
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
(
from
whom
he
received
an
annuall
Pension
to
that
end
)
the
secrets
and
affaires
of
the
State
:
upon
the
notice
taken
L'Hoste
put
himselfe
in
flight
for
his
owne
safety
,
but
he
was
so
closely
followed
and
pursued
,
that
he
was
enforced
to
hide
himselfe
in
the
River
of
Marne
,
where
he
dyed
through
cold
and
feare
.
His
body
being
found
,
was
condemned
to
bee
drawne
in
peeces
with
wilde
horses
,
and
the
foure
quarters
to
be
set
upon
foure
wheeles
at
foure
gates
of
Paris
.
The
yeare
1610.
there
were
taken
out
of
the
Arsenal
of
Paris
Fifty
great
Gunnes
,
with
store
of
Munition
of
powder
and
shot
,
and
great
numbers
of
Souldiers
were
leavied
.
The
King
intended
shortly
after
to
enter
into
his
Army
,
but
he
would
first
see
his
Queene
should
bee
crowned
at
St.
Denis
,
which
was
performed
with
great
solemnity
.
But
the
next
day
after
this
Magnificence
and
pompe
of
the
Queenes
Coronation
,
this
great
King
was
on
Friday
the
14.
of
May
,
1610.
about
foure
in
the
afternoone
most
trayterously
murthered
in
his
Caroch
with
two
stabbs
with
a
knife
neare
the
region
of
his
heart
,
passing
in
the
Streete
of
the
Ferronery
,
neare
the
Charnells
of
the
Innocents
Church-yard
,
by
Francis
Ravaillac
,
borne
in
Angolesme
.
His
Obsequies
were
performed
the
three
dayes
following
,
the
21
,
22
,
23.
of
June
,
with
infinite
teares
and
lamentations
:
and
after
many
funebriall
solemnities
,
his
Corps
was
conducted
to
St.
Denis
,
where
it
remaineth
interred
.
He
lived
fifty
sixe
yeares
,
and
thirty
one
daies
.
Hee
reigned
in
Navarre
Thirty
seven
yeares
,
eleaven
moneths
,
or
thereabout
;
and
in
France
Twenty
yeares
,
nine
moneths
,
and
thirteene
dayes
.
Lewis
the
13.
and
64.
King
of
France
.
Anno
1610.
portrait
LEwis
the
13.
at
his
age
of
eight
yeares
,
seven
Moneths
,
and
seventeene
dayes
,
succeeded
his
Father
Henry
the
Great
,
and
the
fifteenth
of
May
,
Anno
Domini
1610.
he
sate
personally
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
,
then
sitting
at
the
Augustines
,
where
,
in
the
presence
of
the
Queene
his
mother
,
who
sate
by
him
of
the
one
side
,
foure
Cardinalls
,
foure
Ecclesiasticall
Peeres
of
France
,
some
Princes
of
the
Blood
,
and
other
Princes
,
who
met
in
that
assembly
;
also
of
the
Constable
,
with
many
Dukes
and
secular
Peeres
,
of
the
Marshalls
of
France
,
and
Officers
of
the
Crowne
,
of
Governours
of
Provinces
,
of
Presidents
and
Counsellors
of
the
Parliament
,
he
by
the
Mouth
of
the
Lord
Sillery
his
Chancellour
declared
his
Mother
to
be
Regent
in
France
,
that
shee
might
have
the
tuition
of
his
person
,
and
the
administration
of
the
affaires
of
his
Kingdome
,
during
his
minority
,
with
all
authority
and
power
,
according
to
the
charge
of
that
Court
given
the
day
before
.
The
same
Moneth
the
criminall
indictment
was
preferred
against
the
most
inhumane
Parricide
,
Francis
Ravaillac
,
and
on
the
23.
of
May
,
he
was
declared
guilty
,
and
justly
attainted
,
and
convicted
of
the
crime
of
Laesae
Majestatis
in
the
highest
degree
,
in
the
great
Court
and
Chamber
of
Turnella
in
Paris
,
before
all
the
Assemblies
,
Presidents
,
Counsellours
,
and
Commissioners
,
at
the
request
of
Du
Viquit
,
Atturney
Generall
to
the
King
,
whose
place
and
authority
was
there
then
to
inquire
against
this
Francis
Ravaillac
,
for
the
murther
of
his
late
Soveraigne
Henry
the
fourth
,
King
of
France
and
Navarre
:
Whereupon
this
Ravaillac
with
a
sad
and
death-like
countenance
,
holding
up
his
guilty
hand
before
this
great
assembly
,
presently
confessed
guilty
;
and
that
he
became
this
his
Countries
shame
,
onely
by
the
instigation
of
the
Divell
;
and
not
any
other
accomplices
and
confederates
would
he
reveale
,
but
in
a
Satanicall
manner
vowed
himselfe
to
secresie
;
and
being
found
guilty
,
he
was
with
a
strong
guard
of
armed
men
conveyed
to
prison
,
which
otherwise
by
the
violence
and
rage
of
the
common
people
,
had
beene
torne
in
peeces
,
such
was
their
love
they
owed
to
their
late
King
:
for
which
Fact
he
was
condemned
to
pay
his
forfeit
before
the
great
gate
of
our
Lady
Church
in
Paris
,
and
thence
to
be
conveyed
to
the
place
of
execution
;
and
in
the
meane
time
,
to
make
him
confesse
,
he
was
to
be
pinched
with
hot
Pincers
upon
his
breasts
,
armes
,
buttocks
,
thighes
,
and
the
Calves
of
his
legges
;
his
right
hand
to
be
burnt
off
with
fire
of
brimstone
,
with
an
order
,
that
in
those
places
where
hee
was
so
pinced
,
melted
Lead
should
be
powred
,
boyling
Oyle
,
Pitch
,
Rozen
,
Waxe
,
and
Brimstone
,
melted
altogether
.
This
being
done
,
that
his
body
should
be
torne
in
pieces
,
and
dismembred
by
foure
horses
,
and
that
his
Limbes
should
be
burnt
and
consumed
to
ashes
,
and
cast
into
the
winde
;
all
his
goods
to
be
confiscate
to
the
King
:
that
the
house
wherein
he
was
borne
,
should
be
demolished
,
and
never
any
Edefice
upon
that
ground
to
be
built
:
that
within
fifteene
dayes
after
the
publication
of
this
sentence
in
the
towne
of
Angolesme
,
his
Father
and
Mother
should
depart
the
Realme
,
and
never
returne
againe
,
upon
paine
of
being
hanged
,
without
any
other
proceedings
:
It
was
also
forbidden
in
the
aforesaid
High
Court
,
that
his
brothers
,
sisters
uncles
,
and
all
others
that
beare
the
name
of
Ravaillac
,
to
whom
it
was
enjoyned
to
change
it
into
another
name
,
upon
the
same
penalty
:
All
which
was
published
and
put
in
execution
the
same
day
,
by
the
order
of
the
whole
assembly
in
the
aforesaid
Court
in
Paris
:
but
before
I
conclude
,
I
will
speake
againe
of
the
manner
of
his
death
;
because
in
that
place
I
will
not
omit
some
things
more
worthy
of
note
.
Afterwards
it
was
provided
for
the
Funeralls
and
obsequies
of
the
dead
King
,
and
then
the
body
of
the
late
Henry
the
third
was
removed
from
the
Towne
of
Compeigne
to
be
interred
at
St.
Denis
;
which
was
performed
,
and
the
heart
of
this
Henry
the
Great
,
at
the
same
time
was
carryed
to
the
Jesuites
at
la
Flech
.
The
Sorbone
renewed
the
Decree
of
the
Councell
of
Constance
against
Paracides
of
Kings
,
and
by
the
Court
of
Parliament
upon
the
Iuine
,
it
condemned
a
Book
of
Iohn
Mariana
,
one
of
the
Society
,
a
Spaniard
intituled
De
Rege
&
Regis
institutione
,
and
caused
it
to
be
burnt
by
the
Executioner
before
our
Ladies
Church
.
The
Martiall
de
la
Chastra
,
being
sent
with
an
Army
of
twelve
thousand
foot
,
and
two
thousand
Horse
to
Tulliers
,
which
he
took
the
second
of
September
.
Divers
Embassadors
came
to
Paris
to
the
King
,
to
bemoane
and
condole
with
him
the
death
of
his
father
:
and
King
Iames
of
England
sent
unto
him
the
Order
of
the
Garter
,
which
he
received
the
foureteenth
of
September
.
The
17.
of
October
the
King
was
consecrated
at
Rheimes
,
and
the
next
day
he
received
the
Order
of
the
Holy
Ghost
;
and
he
gave
the
Order
to
the
Prince
of
Conde
,
and
returned
to
Paris
,
where
he
was
magnificently
entertained
.
The
sixe
and
twentieth
of
November
it
was
proceeded
and
decreed
in
the
Court
of
Parliament
against
a
Booke
of
Cardinall
Bellarmine
,
touching
the
Popes
authority
In
Temporalibus
,
which
was
forbidden
to
be
printed
,
to
be
sold
,
or
kept
,
upon
paine
of
High
Treason
.
The
seventeenth
day
of
November
,
Anno
Domini
1611.
the
Duke
of
Orleans
,
brother
to
the
King
,
deceased
at
St.
Germane
en
Lay
,
and
his
body
was
conveyd
to
St.
Denis
in
France
.
The
Lord
of
Vatan
made
a
kinde
of
a
Rebellion
in
Berry
,
whereupon
his
Castle
was
taken
,
and
he
carryed
to
Paris
,
where
he
was
beheaded
the
second
,
of
January
,
Anno
Domini
1612.
This
yeare
were
solemnized
the
marriages
of
the
King
with
the
Lady
Anne
Infanta
of
Spaine
,
and
of
the
Kings
Sister
,
with
the
Prince
of
Spaine
.
The
yeare
1614
the
Prince
of
Conde
retired
himselfe
to
Paris
,
and
the
Marquesse
D'Ancre
was
made
Marshall
of
France
.
The
Statue
of
Brasse
of
Henry
the
Great
,
was
by
the
great
Duke
of
Tuscany
sent
to
Paris
,
and
placed
with
the
Horse
of
Brasse
,
upon
the
midst
of
the
New
Bridge
;
And
about
that
time
the
Prince
of
Conty
dyed
.
The
Prince
distasted
with
the
Kings
espousalls
with
the
Queene
at
Burgos
,
made
a
hurly
burly
in
the
Countrey
,
but
the
Espousalls
being
ended
,
the
Duke
of
Guise
with
a
strong
Army
conducted
her
to
Fontarable
,
where
shee
was
received
by
the
Spaniards
,
and
an
exchange
being
made
,
the
Queene
was
by
the
said
Duke
conveyed
to
Bourdeaux
,
where
shee
was
most
magnificently
entertained
by
the
King
,
where
hee
expected
her
,
and
the
Nuptials
were
celebrated
on
St.
Katharines
day
.
The
yeare
1616.
such
was
the
rigour
of
cold
weather
in
January
,
that
the
Rivers
were
frozen
,
and
the
yce
was
the
cause
of
the
fall
of
St.
Michaels
at
Paris
.
The
16.
of
August
,
the
taking
of
Peronne
was
a
cause
of
new
commotions
,
and
the
first
of
September
was
apprehended
at
the
Louure
,
and
after
kept
under
a
strong
guard
in
the
Bastile
.
Many
of
the
Lords
retired
from
the
Court
,
as
the
Duke
of
Vendosme
,
of
Nevers
,
of
Guise
,
of
Mayenne
,
and
Bovillon
,
with
other
Lords
,
whereof
some
returned
againe
,
the
others
not
:
which
was
a
cause
that
the
King
in
Parliament
declared
the
causes
wherefore
he
kept
the
Prince
his
brother
in
hold
.
In
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
1617.
he
made
a
Declaration
against
the
Duke
of
Nevers
in
Parliament
,
the
17.
of
January
,
also
in
February
against
the
Dukes
of
Vendosme
,
Mayenne
,
Bouillon
,
the
Marquesse
of
Caevure
,
and
the
President
le
Jay
.
Also
another
Declaration
was
made
in
March
for
the
re-union
to
his
Domaines
,
and
a
Confiscation
of
the
goods
of
the
said
Nobility
upon
the
16.
of
the
said
Moneth
.
This
King
succeeded
after
the
Tragicall
death
of
his
Father
,
when
great
troubles
were
like
to
follow
;
but
all
those
clouds
were
blowne
away
,
and
this
young
Prince
shined
forth
like
the
Sun
in
a
cleare
skie
.
First
of
all
hee
went
to
the
Parliament
,
and
made
a
Declaration
that
his
Mother
should
be
Queene
Regent
during
his
minority
.
Afterward
the
Jesuites
received
his
Fathers
heart
,
with
great
Ceremony
,
being
received
into
La
Flech
.
Here
the
Arraignment
and
cruell
Execution
of
the
Murtherer
Ravilliac
deserves
to
be
drawne
forth
in
blacke
colours
.
Imagine
that
Ravilliac
was
first
arraign'd
after
he
had
beene
put
to
the
Rack
,
then
condemned
,
afterward
hee
was
brought
out
of
the
prison
in
his
shirt
,
with
a
Torch
of
two
pound
weight
lighted
in
one
hand
,
and
the
knife
wherewith
he
had
murdered
the
King
,
chained
to
the
other
:
then
he
was
set
upright
in
a
Dung-cart
,
now
hee
is
doing
pennance
at
our
Ladies
Church
;
now
imagine
the
raging
people
are
ready
to
teare
him
in
peeces
,
but
the
Officers
restraine
them
;
the
Murderer
came
to
the
Scaffold
,
he
crosses
himselfe
in
signe
that
he
dyed
a
Papist
;
hee
was
bound
to
a
St.
Andrews
Crosse
,
then
his
fatall
hand
with
the
knife
chained
to
it
,
smoaks
in
a
Furnace
of
fire
and
brimstone
;
it
is
consum'd
,
yet
hee
will
not
confesse
any
thing
,
but
roare
and
cry
like
to
a
Soule
in
hell
,
but
yet
unpitied
:
and
then
his
flesh
was
pulld
off
with
hot
Pincers
,
and
burnt
,
then
scalding
Oyle
,
Rozen
,
pitch
,
and
brimstone
,
melted
together
,
were
powr'd
into
his
wounds
,
and
on
his
navell
a
roundell
of
Clay
was
set
,
into
the
which
they
powred
molten
Lead
,
and
then
he
roared
,
but
confessed
nothing
.
At
last
,
to
conclude
this
Tragedy
,
his
body
was
torne
in
pieces
with
foure
strong
Horses
,
which
could
not
plucke
them
asunder
,
being
so
firmely
knit
together
,
untill
the
flesh
under
his
armes
and
thighes
was
cut
.
In
this
manner
was
this
Paricide
tormented
and
executed
,
being
the
horrid
picture
of
a
Traytor
,
suffering
extreame
tortures
,
yet
misery
nor
death
could
not
enforce
from
him
any
confession
.
And
surely
if
Hells
tortures
might
be
felt
on
earth
,
it
was
approved
in
this
mans
punishment
,
yet
he
would
reveale
nothing
,
but
that
he
did
it
by
the
instigation
of
the
Devil
,
and
his
maine
reason
was
,
because
the
King
tollerated
two
Religions
in
his
Kingdome
.
Oh
small
occasion
,
that
for
this
cause
one
servile
slave
should
thu
quench
the
great
light
of
France
,
whose
brightnesse
glistred
thorow
Europe
:
One
thing
this
Villaine
confessed
,
that
of
all
the
severall
torments
that
were
invented
and
laid
upon
him
,
none
was
more
terrible
to
him
,
than
his
losse
of
sleepe
for
sixe
dayes
and
nights
together
,
for
there
were
appointed
severall
officers
by
turnes
to
keepe
him
waking
,
by
thrusting
red-hot
bodkins
into
his
breasts
and
sides
;
so
that
if
he
did
but
offer
to
winke
or
give
a
nod
,
then
presently
they
awaked
him
with
those
Irons
.
He
was
torne
in
peeces
as
I
said
before
,
and
his
bones
burnt
,
the
ashes
whereof
were
scattered
in
the
winde
,
as
being
thought
unworthy
of
the
earths
buriall
.
This
Ravaillac
was
borne
at
Angolesme
,
and
by
profession
a
Lawyer
,
and
was
perswaded
as
it
is
thought
,
by
the
Jesuites
to
perpetrate
this
bloody
act
,
by
murdering
this
Kings
Father
,
Henry
the
fourth
,
the
hope
of
Learning
,
and
the
glory
of
Armes
.
Afterward
the
Duke
of
Fener
,
Embassadour
from
Spaine
,
came
to
Paris
,
and
being
brought
into
the
Kings
presence
,
he
said
that
he
came
from
the
King
his
Master
to
visite
his
Majesty
.
This
young
Prince
answered
,
I
thanke
the
King
my
brother
for
his
good
will
,
I
will
remember
him
and
you
also
:
Seeing
he
desires
it
,
he
may
expect
from
me
all
friendship
and
good
intelligence
,
such
as
hee
had
with
the
deceased
King
my
Father
.
Afterward
the
Lord
Wotton
,
Embassadour
from
England
,
came
to
Paris
,
and
then
Embassadours
for
confirmation
of
mutuall
league
being
sent
into
Spaine
,
England
,
and
to
Rome
,
the
King
was
at
Rheims
with
solemne
pompe
and
great
state
crowned
.
FINIS
.