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Maestricht, the town of, surrenders to John of Bavaria, i. 181
siege of, ii. 24

Mahomet II. See Morbesan.

Maillotin de Bours combats sir Hector de Flavy at Arras, vii. 5

Mailly castle is besieged by the king's army, viii. 345

Mailly, sir Robinet de, is suffocated in a bog while attending the duke
of Burgundy, v. 169

Malatesta, the lord, makes a proposition for the removal of the
council of Pisa, ii. 95

Malefactors, three, two men and a woman, are hung for various
enormous crimes in Paris, viii. 434

Malcolm Fleming. See David de Combrebant.

Malmaison castle taken by sir John Blondel, vi. 205
it is surrendered by sir John Blondel, vi. 209

Manniel, Gauvain, lieutenant-general of the bailiff of Rouen,
beheaded, xi. 16

Mansart du Bos, sir, ii. 269
beheaded, ii. 351
his head and body restored and interred, iii. 136

Mans, St Julian, siege of, vi. 165

Mans, siege of, viii. 419

Mantes, summoned to surrender to the king of France, ix. 18

Marchant, Andrieu, appointed provost of Paris, iii. 243

Marche, de la, count, defeated at Yeure-la-Ville, iii. 5
goes into Italy, and marries Johanna queen of Naples, iv. 199

Marêts, Charles des, is appointed governor of Dieppe, vii. 303

Margaret, the duchess, heiress of Flanders, i. 112
dies, i. 120

Margaret, queen of England, defeated by Edward earl of Marche,
seeks aid from the Scots, x. 57
goes to France, to require aid of her cousin german the king, x. 98
her hard fortune, and singular adventure with a robber, x. 125
holds a conference with the duke of Burgundy, x. 126
visits Louis XI. with her son the prince of Wales, xi. 99
her honourable reception at Paris, xi. 107
the victory of king Edward and death of her son, xi. 115
is ransomed by the king of France, xi. 233

Marignano, the battle of, between the Swiss and Francis I. xii. 183, 186

Mark, sir William de la, levies a war against the bishop of Liege
and kills him, xi. 337

Marle, Henry de, fearful of arrest, promises to pay a large sum
to the king, iii. 131

Marle, the count, is slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Marle, siege of, viii. 263

Marmonde, the town of, admits Charles VII. viii. 340

Martelet, sir du Mesnil, taken prisoner by the duke of Burgundy, iv. 211
is tortured and hung, iv. 212

Martin, king of Arragon, i. 95

Martin, pope, iv. 87
is elected head of the church by the council of Constance, iv. 299
adjourns the council of Constance, v. 28
sends a croisade against Bohemia, v. 206
sends his bull to John duke of Brabant, vi. 144
declares the marriage between the duke of Glocester and Jacquiline
duchess of Bavaria, void, vi. 197

Mary of Anjou, dowager queen of France, dies, x. 136

Mary, dowager countess of Blois, i. 160

Mary, the princess, sister to Henry VIII. of England is married
to Louis XII. xii. 164
makes her public entry into Paris, xii. 165

Massa, a burgh and castle, visited by Charles VIII. in his march
through Italy, xi. 409

Mathagon, captain, lays siege to St Severin, vii. 174

Matthew, count de Foix, i. 118

Matthew, bastard of Bourbon, made prisoner at Foronuovo, xii. 29

Maucour, the lord de, beheaded by orders of Henry VI. vi. 96

Maufroy, sir, de St Leger, and the bastard de St Pol lead an army
into Barrois, vi. 107

Maugué, John, killed at Paris by the bursting of a bombard, xi. 305

Mauléon castle taken by the count de Foix, ix. 43

Mauroy, sir, de St Leger, takes the castle of Chaulnes, iv. 230
in conjunction with Jean d'Aubigny, invades and pillages Lihon, iv. 231

Maximilian, duke of Austria, sends ambassadors to Louis XI. xi. 296
defeated near Therouenne, xi. 314
concludes a truce, xi. 320
seizes the town of Arras, xi. 375
concludes a peace with Charles VIII. xi. 377

Maximilian, the emperor, joins the league of Cambray, xii. 112
assembles a large army to attempt the conquest of the Milanese, and
drive the French from Italy, xii. 198
marches away from Milan, xii. 202

Meaux, siege of, v. 305
is stormed, v. 320
surrenders, v. 344

Medici, Guiliano de, assassinated by the Pazzi at Florence, xi. 272
Lorenzo de, wounded, xi. 273
Pietro de, places himself under the protection of
Charles VIII. xi. 408

Mello, sir John de, a Spanish knight, combats the lord de
Chargny, vii. 223
his dress during the combat, vii. 226
fought with his vizor up, vii. 228

Melun, siege of, v. 208

Melun, surrender of the town and castle of, v. 227

Menau, sir Pierre de, beheaded, iv. 33

Mercq castle besieged, i. 126
the French totally defeated at, i. 129

Merville, the lord de, taken prisoner and hanged by the Burgundians
and Bretons, xi. 69

Metz, siege of, viii. 392
treaty of, viii. 396

Meulan, the bridge of, is besieged by the English, vii. 301

Meur de Châtel, an assembly held at, respecting the murder of
the duke of Orleans, ii. 157

Mezieres, sir Philip de, i. 404

Milan, duke of, makes the kings of Arragon and Navarre
prisoners, vii. 227
yields up to his nephew, the duke of Orleans, the county
of Asti, viii. 418
assassinated, xi. 244

Milan, taken by the French, xii. 45
retaken by the duke Ludovico Sforza, xii. 46
the inhabitants are bribed into subjection, xii. 53
taken possession of by the Swiss on the departure of the French
from Italy, xii. 138

Melun, Charles de, beheaded for suffering the escape of the lord
du Lau, xi. 69, 70

Mirandola restored to John Franciscus Picus, xii. 116

Miramount, the lord de, ii. 27

Miraumont, village of, iv. 42

Moerbeke, the Ghent men are defeated at, ix. 224

Mohammedism, origin of, i. 241

Monchas castle in Normandy is taken by the French, vii. 88
siege of, vii. 84

Monk of St Denis's account of the murder of the duke of Orleans, i. 201

Monster, a girl born at Verona, with one head, two feet and
four arms, xi. 275

Mons, in Vimeu, rencountre at, v. 290
names of the principal lords who had accompanied and remained with
the duke of Burgundy, and of the principal Dauphinois, v. 298

Montagu, Charles de, marries Catherine d'Albert, ii. 118

Montagu, Gerard de, consecrated bishop of Paris, ii. 116

Montagu, grand master of the king's household, sent to confer with the
duke of Burgundy, ii. 66
is arrested, ii. 129
beheaded, ii. 131
his hotel and furniture given to the count of Hainault, ii. 132
his body is taken from the gibbet and joined to the head to be
decently interred, iii. 90

Montagu, the lord de, narrowly escapes with his life during the murder
of the duke of Burgundy, v. 122
refuses to deliver up the castle of Montereau to the dauphin, v. 128
writes letters to several of the principal towns of France
respecting the murder of the duke of Burgundy, v. 137

Montagu, the lord de, a Burgundian, concludes a treaty with
La Hire, vi. 107

Montaigu, the fortress of, is destroyed by orders of the duke
of Burgundy, viii. 276

Mont-Aquilon, siege of, vi. 39

Montargis and Chevreuse, the towns and castles of, submit to
Charles VII. viii. 98

Montargis, siege of, vi. 109

Montauban, the lord de, admiral of France, dies, xi. 21

Montereau-faut-Yonne, is besieged by Charles VII. and
reconquered, viii. 27, 28

Montenay, sir James, seizes sir James de Monstrade, with a
design to stab him, i. 100

Mont-Epiloy, a party of English defeated near, v. 239

Montferrat, the marchioness of and her son place themselves
under the protection of Charles VIII. xi. 402

Montgardin, sir Baldwin de, taken prisoner by the duke of
Burgundy, ii. 35

Mont-Guyon, is besieged by the count de Dunois, ix. 159

Montlehery, siege of, iv. 344. v. 50
battle of, x. 244, 253
various accounts of reported in various places, x. 264
recapitulation and further description of the battle, x. 359
other particulars not mentioned by Monstrelet, x. 406

Morbesan, Mahomet II. besieges and captures Constantinople, ix. 314
plan for resisting him, ix. 331
sends letters to the pope, ix. 335

Morbesan, emperor of the Turks, besieges Belgrade, ix. 377

Moreau, Pierre, attaches himself to the Ghent men, ix. 254
makes an attack on Dendermonde, _ib._

Moreuil, siege of, vii. 156

Mortaigne, damsel of, judgment given against, ix. 343

Mortain, count de, dies of a dysentery, iii. 77

Mortain, siege of, ix. 16

Mory, Laurence de, hanged for high treason, for having favoured
the Burgundians, x. 392

Moses, justified in slaying the tyrannical Egyptian, i. 271

Maulevrier, the count of, seneschal of Normandy, murders his wife
and his huntsman for adultery, xi. 233

Monk, the Little, attempts to gain the castle of St Angelo at
Rome, vii. 102
is detected and executed, vii. 104

Moy, the lord de, the men of, lose the castle of Roullet, viii. 109

Moyennes, the castle of, besieged, ii. 343
siege of, vi. 175, 196

Murder, forbidden by every law, i. 265

Murray, earl of, killed at Verneuil, vi. 93

Mussi-l'Evêque, siege of, vii. 127

N.

Namur, the count de, dies, and makes the duke of Burgundy
his heir, vi. 246
is invaded by the Liegeois, vi. 352

Naples, triumphant entry of Charles VIII. into, xii. 1
attack and capture of the Castel Nuovo and the Castel
del Ovo, xii. 2, 4

Navarre, Louis, king of, and other princes of the blood, resolve
to reform the management of the royal finances, ii. 127
makes propositions to the king relative to his majesty's
ministers, ii. 194

Navarre, Louis, king of, is made prisoner by the duke of
Milan, vii. 237
demands succour of the king of France against the king of
Arragon, xii. 143
dies, xii. 205

Neapolitans, the, rebel against their king, and take the
queen prisoner, iv. 257

Neelle, the inhabitants of, resign the keys to the duke of
Burgundy, and swear affiance to the king, ii. 295
storming of the castle of, iv. 234
the lands of, are overrun by the French, viii. 198

Negotiations relative to the resignations of popes Gregory
and Benedict, i. 182, 187

Nemours, the duke of, is made prisoner at Carlat, in the
king's name, xi. 266
found guilty of high treason and beheaded, xi. 267

Nemours, Gaston de Foix, created duke of, xii. 118
besieges Bologna, xii. 122
takes Brescia with great slaughter, xii. 125
defeats the united armies of the pope, the Venetians,
and the Spaniards, but is himself killed, xii. 129

Nevers, John, count of, i. 113

Nevers, Philip, count de, his marriage with the damsel of Coucy, ii. 79
brother to the duke of Burgundy, slain at the battle of
Azincourt, iv. 185
appointed governor of Picardy, x. 175
issues proclamations for the king, throughout the provinces
of his lieutenancy, x. 221

Nevers, count de, endeavours at a reconciliation with the
count de Charolois, x. 228
made prisoner in the castle of Peronne, x. 282

Nicholas V. elected pope, ix. 411
marries the emperor of Germany to the daughter of the king
of Portugal ix. 190
sends a legate to France respecting peace, ix. 191
notifies to the duke of Burgundy a croisade against the
Turks, ix. 289
dies, ix. 349

Nicosia, is plundered by the Saracens, vi. 189

Nicrops castle, siege of, ix. 33

Nieneve, is fortified by the Ghent men, ix. 215

Noëlle, besieged by the English, vi. 41

Nogent, surrenders to the count de St Pol, ix. 7

Nouaille, the lord de, murdered, v. 174

Normandy, the whole duchy of, is reduced to obedience to
Charles VII. ix. 141
extent of, _ib._
the common people of, rise against the English garrison, vii. 178
they assemble in large bodies before Caen, vii. 191

Northumberland, earl of, his unsuccessful application to the king
of France against the king of England, i. 164

Nôtre Dame, church of, solemnities at, x. 282

Norwich, bishop of, iv. 145

Nove, Paul di, doge of Genoa, beheaded, xii. 110

Novara, the town and castle of, surrender to Francis I. xii. 181

Noyelle, the lord de, taken prisoner at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 194

Noyon, the parliament summoned to, to try the duke of Nemours, xi. 262

Nuys, a town near Cologne, besieged by the duke of Burgundy, xi. 172
relieved by the Germans from Cologne, xi. 178

O.

Octavian, the emperor, anecdote of i. 351

Odart de Remy, is killed at the siege of Lagny, vii. 87

Offemont, the lord de, enters St Riquier, v. 276
is made prisoner by the English, v. 321

Oliver de Blois, count of Penthievre, marries Isabella, daughter
of the duke of Burgundy, i. 165

Olivier le Daim, his infamous character from Comines, xi. 282 note.
hanged at Paris, xi. 360

Ollehaing, lord de, advocate of the duke of Burgundy, ii. 72
disputes with the chancellor of France, iii. 133
is thrust out of the council chamber, iii. 134

Opiterge, a youth martyred there by the Jews, xi. 274

Oran, the island of, discoveries of the Portuguese on, xii. 120

Orange, the prince of, is conquered by the French, vi. 370
restored to liberty by Louis XI. without ransom, xi. 192

Orange, the prince of, his troops defeated in Burgundy by the
lord de Craon, xi. 265
his devastations in Burgundy, xi. 279

Orchimont, the town and castle of, are destroyed by Everard
de la Marche, vii. 340

Orfevre, John l', president of Luxembourg, pleads before the
king for the duke d'Alençon, x. 3

Orgemont, lord de, John, bishop of Paris, death of, ii. 115

Oriole, a Gascon captain and his lieutenant, beheaded at Tours, xi. 307

Orleans, Louis, duke of, takes possession of the duchy of
Luxembourg, i. 43
sends a challenge to Henry, king of England, i. 55
his second letter to the king of England, in reply, i. 67
is commissioned to remonstrate with the pope on the necessity
of union in the church, i. 116
defeated in his attempt to carry off the dauphin of France, i. 138
sends an immense force into Paris, i. 149
publishes circular letters throughout France, concerning the
defamations of the duke of Burgundy, i. 151
reconciled to the duke of Burgundy, i. 155
besieges Blaye and Le Bourg, i. 168
is presented with the duchy of Acquitaine, i. 188
is assassinated at Paris, i. 192, 193
mourning, and order of the procession at his funeral, i. 196, 197
exertions made to discover his murderers, i. 196

Orleans, Louis, duke of, charged with covetousness, i. 286
charged with having committed high treason against the king, i. 287
devised the death of the king by sorcery, i. 288
contracted illegal alliances, i. 290
offended the king in the person of the queen, i. 293
devised the death of the dauphin by poison, i. 296
guilty of high treason by false representations to the pope, i. 297
treasonably offended against the public welfare, i. 298
reply to the charges against, i. 333
his character as delineated by the duchess dowager, i. 348
cleared from the charge of tyranny, i. 367
cleared from the charge of witchcraft, i. 390
did much service to the church, i. 393
gave no aid to the schism, i. 394
the king of France has solemn obsequies performed for him, iv. 92

Orleans, Charles, duke of, son of the murdered duke, sends letters
to the king against the duke of Burgundy and his party, ii. 225
several of his captains assemble an army, ii. 235
writes again to the king, ii. 236
is taken prisoner at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 194
is brought to Calais during a meeting respecting peace, viii. 218
is conveyed back to England, viii. 219

Orleans, Charles, duke of, obtains his liberty by means of the duke
of Burgundy, viii. 226
marries the lady of Cleves, viii. 231
leaves Bruges with his duchess, viii. 243
is not permitted to see the king on his release, viii. 349
returns to the duke of Burgundy from France, viii. 403
receives from the hands of the duke of Milan, the county
of Asti, viii. 418
dies, x. 187

Orleans faction assemble in large numbers near Paris, ii. 190
application is made to them by the king and the university of
Paris to disband their army, ii. 190, 191
plunder the country round Paris, ii. 197
condemned to death by the king, ii. 198
peace between them and the king, ii. 200
the natives of Paris take up arms against, ii. 278
enter the town of Roye by fraud, ii. 279
overrun the country of Burgundy, ii. 283
return toward Paris, ii. 305
proclamations issued against, ii. 309
are declared rebels and traitors, ii. 316
are sentenced to banishment and excommunication, ii. 319
assemble their whole army at St Denis, and forage, ii. 323

Orleans faction retire to their respective countries to reinforce
their armies, ii 332
many of their adherents executed, ii. 334
reduced to great distress, ii. 346
many of them perish in prison, ii. 351
are harrassed by the king of France on the frontiers, iii. 1
send an embassy to England, iii. 13
their ambassadors attacked and defeated, iii. 14
their intercepted letters to England, ib.
insult and abuse the Burgundians before Bourges, iii. 57
behave treacherously, and attempt the life of the duke of Burgundy
near Bourges, iii. 58
harrass the king's foragers, iii. 61
their meeting for peace near Bourges, iii. 70, 71
treaty of peace between them and the king, iii. 73
are in favour at Paris, iii. 216, 233
effectually govern the king and the duke of Acquitaine, iv. 97
are routed and dispersed at Paris, v. 13
several are cruelly put to death by the Parisians, v. 21

Orleans, duchess of, complains to the king of the murder of her
husband, i. 207
details the manner in which the duke was murdered, i. 208
again complains of the murder of the duke, i. 331
conclusion of her defence of the character of the duke, ii. 1
reply to, by the chancellor, ii. 15

Orleans, duchess of, dies broken-hearted, ii. 67

Orleans, town of, is besieged by the earl of Salisbury, vi. 234
the siege is raised by the maid Joan, vi. 264
inhabitants of, send supplies to Beauvais, xi. 323
the duke of, his gallant conduct at Genoa, xi. 397, 398

Ormond, John, governor of Vernon, insults the king of France by sending
him old keys, ix. 22

Orsay castle, siege of, vi. 40

Orval, the lord of, defeats the men of Bordeaux, ix. 154

Oudenarde, is besieged by the Ghent men, ix. 202

Ourse, wife to Coppin de la Viefville, suspected of having hastened
the death of the duchess of Burgundy, v. 380

Ovidianus, (probably Huniades) defends Belgrade against the
Turks, ix. 378

Owen Glendower, prince of Wales, assisted by the French against
the English, i. 104

Oye, the town of, is taken by the Burgundians, vii. 357

P.

Pageants, given by the count de Foix to the court, at Tours, ix. 412

Paleologus, Manuel, emperor of Constantinople, departs from Paris
for England, i. 39
account of his reason for coming to England, i. 40

Palis, one of the duke of Burgundy's heralds, sent to the king during
the duke's encampment at Mont-Chastillon, iv. 344

Paoul, master Peter, ii. 17

Pardons, great, granted at Rome, i. 38

Paris, the university of, quarrels with sir Charles de Savoisy, i. 91
the inhabitants of, arm themselves against the duke of Orleans, i. 154
the inhabitants of, allowed to wear arms, i. 160
the bishop of, retires to Savoy, ii. 136
great distress in, for want of provisions, ii. 193
the inhabitants of, arm against the Orleans factions, ii. 197
the butchers of, enjoy greater power and privileges than any
other trade, ii. 277
the natives take up arms against the Armagnacs, ii. 278
the inhabitants send an embassy to the young king Henry VI.
of England, and to his ministers, vi. 13
regains its former privileges, iii. 8
the inhabitants request the king not to make any treaty of peace
without their being personally named, iii. 40
the university of, make a report on the abuses in government, iii. 98
university of, advises the king relative to the abuses in his
government, iii. 122
the inhabitants of, demand the persons of certain traitors, iii. 146
the bishop of, assembles a body of theologians, concerning the
speech of master John Petit, iii. 279

Paris, the chains are taken away from the streets, iv. 1
the inhabitants are kept in great subjection, iv. 2
the bishop of, sends to know whether the duke of Burgundy would
avow the sentiments uttered in the speech of master John Petit, iv. 14
the inhabitants and members of the university wait on the duke of
Acquitaine to propose measures of public safety, iv. 205
strongly defended by the count d'Armagnac, iv. 207
a conspiracy at, iv. 348
is taken by the duke of Burgundy, v. 7
the commonalty of, put to death their prisoners, v. 20, 41
an epidemical disorder rages at, v. 46
six thousand of the commonalty sent to the siege of Montlehery, v. 50
the inhabitants renew their oaths, and vow revenge against the
murderers of the duke of Burgundy, v. 138
is attacked by Charles VII. vi. 305
is reduced to the obedience of Charles VII. vii. 324
various regulations in, x. 385, 388
beset by the Burgundians and Bretons, x. 401, 423, 426, 433
several officers of the city displaced, xi. 220
a man punished for forging the king's signet, xi. 363
several persons hanged for having assassinated the son of the
public executioner, xi. 270

Paris, the statues of St Louis and St Charlemagne removed, xi. 279, 280
great entertainments are given, on the king's return from
Picardy, xi. 289
a great bombard on trial bursts and kills many people, xi. 305
a severe frost, xi. 323, 324
many persons die of incurable disorders, xi. 333
the steeple of St Genevieve burnt by lightning, xi. 351
festival on the accession of Charles VIII. xi. 362
order of Magdalens established, xi. 372
the bridge of Notre Dame falls down, with a heavy loss, xii. 45
an extraordinary heretic punished at, xii. 85
a great mortality at, from the unwholesomeness of the season, xii. 100
tilts performed in celebration of the marriage of Louis XII. with
the princess Mary of England, xii. 168
many persons of both sexes lose their senses at the bean season, xi. 22
violent quarrel of the pages and clerks of the palace, xi. 25
the queen most honourably received, xi. 39
tournaments, xi. 67
alliance of France and Spain proclaimed, xi. 91
different edicts published, succours sent to Beauvais, xi. 132
the Parisians mustered and reviewed, xi. 137

Paris, the king's physicians open a man alive and recover him, xi. 178
execution of the constable, xi. 313

Parisians, the, their uniform during a mob, iii. 151
they propose whatever measures they please in the presence of
the duke of Acquitaine, iii. 152
cause the king to publish an edict of indemnity, iii. 160

Pataye, battle of, vi. 274

Paul II. succeeds pope Pius II. x. 169
shortens the intervals of the jubilees, xi. 119
dies and is succeeded by Sixtus IV. xi. 120

Pavia, entry of Charles VIII. into, xi. 405
inhuman murder of a Frenchman at, xii. 140

Pazzi, the conspiracy of the, at Florence, xi. 372

Pecquigny, near Amiens, meeting of king Louis XI. and Edward king
of England at, xi. 195

Pembroke, earl of, slain at the attack on the castle of Sluys, i. 134
Hollinshed's account of, _ib._

Penhors, lord de, attacks the English fleet near Brest harbour, i. 9

Pensart, Jean, a fisherman of Paris, robbed of a great sum
of money, xi. 180

Penthievre, the count de, treacherously takes the duke of Brittany
prisoner, v. 252
is arrested, _ib._
marries the daughter of the lord de Quievrain, v. 258
dies, vii. 139

Penthievre, the count de, is sent into Guienne against Bordeaux, ix. 150

Penthievre, the count de, receives an embassy to Louis XI. from
the king of Arragon, xi. 164

Pentoise, peace negotiated at, iii. 196

Perche, the count du, son to the duke of Alençon, reduces the town
of Alençon for the king, xi. 60

Percy, Thomas, conducts queen Isabella to France, i. 40

Percy, lord, his unsuccessful application to France for aid against
Henry of England, i. 164
invades Scotland, viii. 12

Perpignan, siege of, by the king of Arragon, xi. 150
surrenders to the king of France, xi. 182

Perrin de Loharent's answer to the fourth letter of Michel d'Orris
to sir John Prendergast, i. 36

Perrinet le Clerc, admits the Burgundians into the town of Paris, v. 9
is in great repute at Paris, but becomes as poor and as wicked
as ever, v. 18

Perrinet Chalons is hanged at Amiens, vii. 298

Persia, soldan of, commander of the Turks in Hungary, discomfited
and driven into Greece, ix. 363
the sophi of, makes war on the Turk Usson Cassan, xii. 92

Pestilence, in many places, viii. 94

Peter de Brabant, arms against the English, i. 159
marries the dowager countess of Blois, i. 160
his army dismissed, i. 64
besieges Neuf Chastel, i. 164
engages the English at sea, i. 168

Peter of Candia elected pope. See Alexander V. pope.

Petit, master John, defends the murder of the duke of Orleans, i. 215
his speech in defence of the duke of Burgundy, i. 221
why he is bound to defend the duke, i. 226
conclusion of his speech, i. 309
dies, and is buried at Hesdin, ii. 234
schedule containing propositions, &c. relative to his heresy, iii. 279
his arguments condemned, iv. 14
the sentence against him revoked, iv. 212

Petit, John, the son of the public executioner at Paris,
murdered, xi. 268

Philibert de Vaudray, offers his services to the duke of Bedford, vii. 81

Philip, the archduke, makes his public entry into Lyon, xii. 82
dies at Burgos in Spain, xii. 105

Philip, duke of Brabant, dies at Louvain, vi. 362

Philip, count de Charolois, marries Michelle daughter to the king
of France, i. 121
his marriage opposed by the duke of Orleans, i. 123

Philip, count de Nevers, espouses the sister of the count d'Eu, iii. 176
is slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Philip count de St Pol goes to Brussels, and arrests the ministers
of the duke of Brabant, v. 220

Philip of Savoy, detained prisoner by king Louis XI. notwithstanding
his safe conduct, x. 161

Phineas, commended for his conduct towards duke Zambray, i. 244

Picard, the Petit, the king's commander at Nesle, hanged by the duke
of Burgundy, xi. 127

Picardy, the lords of, are prevented by the duke of Burgundy from
obeying the king's summons to arm against the English, iv. 153

Picards and Ghent men, encounter each other, ix. 248

Picalomini, Æneas Silvius, (pope Pius II.) dies, x. 378

Piedmont, the princess of, meets Charles VIII. on his entry into
Turin, xi. 390
the prince of, sent by Louis XI. to open certain prisons
at Paris, xi. 68
dies at Orleans, xi. 116

Pier-yves, lord de, ii. 23
his speech to the Liegeois, ii. 29
is killed in battle, ii. 35
his head exposed on the point of a lance, ii. 38

Pieruels, lord de, made governor of Liege, i. 176

Pierrefons, the castle of, burnt, iii. 94

Pierre de Regnault, forages the country round Abbeville, viii. 213
is forced to dislodge from the castle of Mailly, viii. 343

Pierre Floure, friar, preaches before Philip duke of Burgundy, v. 147

Pietro della Luna, called Benedict XIII. i. 316

Pillagers from the household of the king of France, commit depredations
in the town of Haussy, viii. 272
they are attacked by sir John de Croy, _ib._

Pisa, council of, ii. 78, 89

Pisa, council of, condemn the two rival popes Benedict and
Gregory, ii. 90
decisions of, ii. 96
bishops, dukes, and ambassadors at, ii. 102
some account of the city, ii. 103
the ambassadors from Paris university to the council, write
letters of what passed, ii. 105
entrance of Charles VIII. into, xi. 410

Pius II. succeeds pope Calixtus, ix. 425
dies, x. 378

Pius III. pope, dies after reigning ten days, xii. 87

Poitiers, ambassadors arrive at, from the duke of Brittany
to Louis XI. x. 374

Poitou, the county of, is given to John of Touraine, second
son of the king, iii. 335
the seneschal of, undertakes an expedition against the castle
of Loigny, ix. 21

Poland, a discussion arises between the king of, and the grand
master of the Teutonic order in Prussia, ii. 153
the king of, is skinned alive by the Saracens, viii. 399

Pont-Audemer, captured by the French, ix. 9

Pont de l'Arche, is taken from the English by the duke of
Brittany, viii. 437

Pont du St Esprit, siege of, by the dauphin, v. 205

Pontorson, siege of, v. 208, 221

Pontoise, is retaken by the English, vii. 400
is besieged by Charles VII. viii. 280
the duke of York marches an army to force the king to raise
the siege, viii. 287
the town is taken after an obstinate defence, viii. 300

Pontoise, the town of, taken by the Bretons, x. 279

Porée, Martin, bishop of Arras, causes the sentence against
master Jean Petit to be revoked, iv. 212

Portugal, the king of, raises an army against the infidels, vi. 233
the queen of, dies, viii. 402
the king of, comes to solicit the aid of Louis XI. to recover
the crown of Spain, xi. 239
honours paid him at Paris, xi. 240

Poton de Saintrailles, defeats the Burgundians near Guerbigny, vi. 390
is made prisoner by the English, vii. 4

Poulaine, the king of, his son killed in battle near Therouenne, xi. 314

Poulcres castle, siege of, ix. 262

Poussay, siege of, vii. 57

Pragmatic sanction, abolished by king Louis XI. x. 94

Prague, heretics of, v. 326, vi. 26

Préaux, son of the lord de, slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 186

Precigny, the lord de, the commissioner of Louis XI. to settle
differences with the confederate princes, x. 414

Pregent, a French captain, defeats Howard the English admiral, xii. 158

Prendergast, sir John, accepts the challenge of Michel d'Orris to
single combat, i. 15
his second letter to Michel d'Orris appointing the earl of Somerset
judge of the combat, i. 18
his third letter to the Arragonian esquire, complaining of not
having received an answer, i. 20

Prenestin, cardinal, commonly called the cardinal of Poitiers, preaches
before the council of Pisa, ii. 99

Prie, the lord de, with a body of Genoese, sacks Alexandria
and other towns, xii. 180

Prologue to the chronicles of Louis XI. and of Charles VIII. x. 355

Protection-money, or black mail, viii. 257

Protestus du Tabouret, a Hussite heretic, is slain, vii. 151

Provins en Brie, the town and castle of, are won by the English
and Burgundians, vii. 152

Prussia, invaded by the infidels, ii. 172

Q.

Quarrel between the dukes of Burgundy and Orleans, i. 44
between the dukes of Brabant and Holland, ii. 66

Quesnes, sir Peter de, attacks Mondidier, ii. 305

Quesnoy, a mortal combat fought at, i. 124
siege of the castle of, by sir John de Luxembourg, v. 323

Quex, John de, is killed by a fall from his horse, v. 279

Quieret, sir Boors, lord of Henchin, taken prisoner at the battle
of Azincourt, iv. 194

Quieret, sir Peter, lord of Hamecourt, taken prisoner at the
battle of Azincourt, _ib._

Quieret, sir Gauvain, a renowned knight in arms, dies, x. 98

Quiers, handsome entertainment of Charles VIII. at, xi. 396

R.

Raguier, John, his exploits at a tournament at Paris, xi. 65

Ragnier, Raymond, complaint against, iii. 102

Ragonnet de Picul is sawn in twain for his steadfastness in the
Christian faith, vi. 165

Rambouillet castle, siege of, vi. 162

Rambures, lord de, taken prisoner, i. 130

Rambures, the lord de, master of the cross bows, slain at the
battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Rambures castle won by the French, vii. 3

Rampstone, sir Thomas, waits on the duke of Bedford at Paris, vi. 107

Raoul, sir, de Gaucourt, is put to death by the commonalty
of Rouen, iv. 281

Raoul, sir, de Neele, slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 187

Rasse Rouven, made commander of the Ghent men, viii. 71
his commission is signed by the duke of Burgundy, viii. 74

Raullin, Nicholas, death and character of, x. 95

Ravenna, an extraordinary monster born at, xii. 128

Ravenstein, the lady of, niece to the duchess of Burgundy, dies, x. 98

Raymonnet, sir, de la Guerre, overthrown by the foreign companies in
the service of the duke of Burgundy, iv. 287

Recourt, Pierre de, quartered and hung at Paris, vi. 96

Regent, the, an English ship set on fire by the Cordeliere, xii. 146

Reginald, sir, de Corbie, is dismissed from his office of chancellor
of France, iii. 175

Réné d'Anjou, marriage of, v. 239

Retz, the lord de, is accused and convicted of sorcery, viii. 298

Reubempré, the bastard de, sent to Holland to take the count de
Charolois, x. 169
is arrested himself, x. 172
particulars of the capture, x. 373

Ribemont, the town of, surrenders to the king of France, viii. 262

Richemont, the lord de, taken prisoner at the battle of
Azincourt, iv. 194

Richmond, heir of, sacks many towns in the Ardennes, vii. 186

Richemont, the count de, gains the town of Meaux in Brie, from the
English, viii 156

Rieux, the marshal de, is defeated by the Burgundians at Paris, v. 14
takes many towns and castles from the English in Normandy, vii. 301

Riots, in various parts on account of the debasement of the new
coinage for the siege of Calais, viii. 70

Ris, doctor Michael, his reply to the harangue of Michael Toure
at Milan, xii. 62

Riviere, sir James de la, death of, iii. 174

Robert, sir, de Bar, slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 185

Roche, the lord de la, married to the princess of Tarente, xii. 69

Rodemac, the youth of, ix. 418

Roderigo de Villandras is compelled to make war on the English, viii. 114

Rolin, Nicholas, harangues the two kings Charles VI. and Henry V.
respecting the murder of the duke of Burgundy, v. 235

Rollet d'Auctonville, principal of the assassins of the duke of
Orleans, i. 195
escapes with his accomplices from Paris, i. 203

Rome, entry of Charles VIII. into, xi. 417
a jubilee celebrated at, by pope Alexander VII. xii. 44

Roos, the lord, is killed at the battle of Baugey, v. 263

Rouen, an insurrection at, iv. 280
the dauphin of France arrives at, iv. 283
submits to the duke of Burgundy, iv. 386
is besieged by the English, v. 40
demands succour against the English, v. 54
a large army is collected to raise the siege, v. 60
distressed for provisions, the inhabitants send another
embassy to the king for succour, v. 61
surrendered to the English, v. 69
the castle is nearly taken by the French, vii. 59
attacked by Charles VII. ix. 55, 56
surrenders, ix. 66
is entered by the king, ix. 75

Roullet castle is taken from the men of the lord de Moy, viii. 110

Roussy, the count de, is made prisoner, ii. 347
slain at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 186

Roussy, the count de, and several other great lords, taken prisoners
by the duke of Bourbon, xi. 190
conducted prisoner from Bourges to Montils les Tours, xi. 207

Roux, Robert le, ii. 26

Roye, the inhabitants of, swear never again to admit the Orleans
party, ii. 296

Roye, the lord de, taken prisoner at the battle of Azincourt, iv. 194

Roye, siege of, v. 154

Rully, de Maurice, iii. 109

Rue, the town of, is gained from the English, vii. 195
taken possession of by the English, vi. 42

Rupelmonde, battle of, between the duke of Burgundy and
the Ghent men, ix. 218

Rutland, earl of, hung in effigy by the count de St Pol, i. 86

Rutland, duke of, iii. 220

S.

Sainct-Cler, sir Brunelet de, nominated provost of Paris, ii. 203

Saint Maxence, the abbot of, his letter to the bishop of Poitiers
on the election of Peter of Candia pope, ii. 91

Saint Martin le Gaillart, siege of, v. 109

Saint Remy du Plain, battle of, iii. 30

Saint Severe, the town and castle of, are conquered by
Charles VII. viii. 337

Salerno, the prince of, makes war on the pope, vii. 104

Salernum, the prince of, attends the triumphal entry of
Charles VIII. into Naples, xii. 16

Salisbury, the earl of, arrives in France with reinforcements for
the duke of Bedford, vi 228
conquers Gergeau, and other places near Orleans, vi. 232

Salisbury, the earl of, besieges the town of Orleans, vi. 234
he is slain, vi. 237

Salmes, the heir of, killed in battle, ii. 35

Sausien, master, and the messenger from Pietro della Luna, pilloried
at Paris, i. 327

Santa Croce, the cardinal of, is sent by the pope to France to
negotiate a peace between the contending parties, vii. 76
the cardinals of, attend the convention at Arras, vii. 211

Santoise, the country of, is invaded by the English, viii. 181

Santrailles, Poton de, seneschal of the Bordelois, dies, x. 89

Saracen fleet combated by the king of Spain, i. 323

Saracens, the, return to Cyprus, and conquer the king, vi. 182
defeat the king of Poland near the black sea, viii. 399

Saramie, John de, beheaded, ii. 40

Sardonne, count de, i. 97

Sancerre, the town and castle of, taken, iii. 61

Saveuses, Hector de, attacks and plunders the town of Cambray, iv. 149
murders sir Elyon de Jacqueville, iv. 369
is defeated at the castle of Brelle, iv. 382
is again defeated by the Dauphinois, vi. 86

Saveuses, the lord de, is made prisoner by the French, vi. 318
is defeated by the English near the town of Dours, viii. 258

Saveuses, the lord de, his proceedings after the battle of
Montlehery, x. 264
escorts a sum of money from the duke of Burgundy to the count
de Charolois, x. 273

Savoisy, sir Charles de, and the provost of Paris, their quarrel
with the university of Paris, i. 91
is severely punished for his servant's attack on the university, i. 93
his brave conduct during his exile and return to France, _ib._

Savonarola, friar Jerome, foretels the invasion of Italy by
Charles VIII. xi. 384

Savoy, the duke of, war is declared against him by Charles VII. ix. 198

Savoy, lady Charlotte of, her marriage with the dauphin
consummated, ix. 408
delivered of a son, who is baptized by the name of Joachim, x. 43

Scales, lord, marches to the aid of the lord de l'Isle-Adam,
at Paris, vii. 207

Scales, an English herald, made prisoner, and many letters
found on him, xi. 189

Scas de Courteheuze conspires against the duke of Orleans, i. 192

Scotland, the prince of Wales's expedition to, i. 189
the queen of, dies, viii. 402
two of the king's daughters arrive in France, viii. 505
is twice invaded by the English, ix. 10
king of, mortally wounded by the bursting of a cannon, x. 43
the king of, enters England and is slain in battle, xii. 154

Scotsman, the Little, is hung by order of the duke of Burgundy, viii. 375

Scrope, lord, beheaded, iv. 141

Segnot, William, knighted by the emperor of Germany, iv. 217

Senamy, Marc, his exploits at a tournament at Paris, xi. 66

Senlis, siege of, iv. 182, 393, 395

Sens, the archbishop of, arrested, ii. 134
escapes by a stratagem, _ib._
banished the realm, ii. 136
joins the Armagnacs, ii 311

Sens, siege of, v. 198

Sergius, the monk, apostatized through covetousness, i. 241

Servolles, sir Philip de, besieges the castle of Moyennes, ii. 343

Sforza, cardinal Ascanius, brother to the duke of Milan, is made
prisoner and carried to France, xii. 51

Sforza, Ludovico, incites Charles VIII. to recover the kingdom
of Naples, xi. 383
visits the king at Asti, xi. 399
regains Milan from Louis XII. xii. 46
made prisoner before Novara and carried to France, xii. 47
brought to Lyon and confined, xii. 69

Sforza, Maximilian, besieged in Milan, surrenders to Francis I. xii. 193

Shepherd, Rev. W. his translation of the verses on the battle of
Azincourt, iv. 198
his translation of the complainings of the poor commonalty and
labourers of France, v. 352

Shrewsbury, the earl of, retakes Bordeaux from the French, ix. 200
besieges Fronsac, ix. 297
assembles a large force to raise the siege of Châtillon, ix. 299

Shrewsbury, the earl of, is slain, ix. 302, 303

Sicily, Louis, king of, enters Paris, ii. 149
his eldest son marries the daughter of the duke of Burgundy, ii 157
meets his rival king Ladislaus, ii. 159
meets pope John, ii, 167
attaches himself to the king against the Armagnacs, iii. 7
leaves Paris, iii. 28
comes to assist the king of France at the siege of Bourges, iii. 75
sends back the daughter of the duke of Burgundy, iii. 264
on the death of Ladislaus, sends the marshal of France
to Naples, iv. 79
is threatened by the duke of Burgundy, iv. 203
dies, iv. 285

Sicily, the king of, negotiates with the duke of Burgundy for his
liberty, vii. 398
comes to Châlons to treat for his ransom, viii. 401
waits on the king of France at Louviers, ix. 49
with his queen, visits Louis XI. at Tours and Amboise, xi. 90
waits on the king at Lyon and procures the ransom of queen
Margaret of England, xi. 232, 233

Sigismond, king of Hungary, marries the sister of the queen
of Poland, ii. 155

Sigismund of Bohemia is elected emperor of Germany, iv. 73

Sigismund of Bohemia, names of the dukes, prelates, counts, barons,
&c. present at his coronation, iv. 75
arrives at Paris, iv. 215
embarks for England, iv. 216
arrives in London, iv. 224
he, and the king of England come to Calais, iv. 247
raises an army against the heretics of Prague, v. 326

Sixtus IV. succeeds pope Paul II. xi. 120
excommunicates the city of Florence in revenge for the execution
of the Pazzi conspirators, xi. 273
sends a legate to the king of France and to the duke of
Austria, xi. 293
dies, xi. 365

Skinners, certain French marauders, so nicknamed, viii. 60, 109

Sohier Bunaige, fights a combat with M. Bournecte, i. 125
is slain, i. 126

Soissons, rebellion at, iii. 136

Soissons, the town of, besieged and taken by storm by the
king's army, iv. 27
it is pillaged and destroyed, iv. 29
the king gives orders for its rebuilding, iv. 34
is conquered by La Hire, vii. 395
curious conspiracy of a rector and a sorceress at, x. 50

Somerset, the earl of, besieges Harfleur, viii. 200
commits great waste in Anjou, viii. 349
returns to Rouen, viii. 350

Somerset, the duke of, has an interview with Charles VII.
at Rouen, ix. 68

Somerset, the duke of, he is besieged in the government palace
at Rouen, ix. 70
surrenders, ix. 74
slain in battle against the duke of York, ix. 359

Somerset, duke of, banished by king Edward, takes refuge in France, x. 92

Sorel, Agnes. See Agnes the fair.

Sores, the lord de, with three hundred men at arms, secretly attempts
to seize the king of Sicily, iv. 231

Spain, the queen of, dies during the sitting of the council
of Pisa, ii. 77
the queen of, dies, viii. 402
alliance of with France proclaimed at Paris, xi. 91
an embassy arrives from, at Paris, xi. 312

Spurs, the battle of, xii. 153

Stafford, earl of, dies, iv. 145

St Amand, fire at the town of, vi. 74

St Basil, anecdote of, Julian, i. 237
his vision concerning the death of Julian, i. 238

St Cloud, given up to Charles, duke of Orleans, ii. 313
fierce engagement at, ii. 330

St Dennis, the abbot of, set at liberty from the Louvre, ii. 18

St Denis, town of, is taken from the English by
sir John Foulcault, vii. 205
is retaken by the English, vii. 283

St Dizier, capture of, v. 350

St Emilion, taken by the French, ix. 305

St Germain d'Auxerre, the dean of, arrested by the university
of Paris, i. 319

St George, the cardinal of, confined at Florence for conspiring
with the Pazzi, xi. 273

St Jacques de Beuvron, siege of, ix. 16

St James de Beuvron, the town of, besieged, vi. 217

Stine, a young girl of Hame in Westphalia pretends to have the
wounds of our Lord in her hands, feet, and side, xi. 121

St Lo, siege of, ix. 39

St Maigrin, taken by the French, viii. 444

St Martin, castle of, surprized by some captains belonging to
sir John of Luxembourg, vii. 1

St Omer, the town of, taken by the lord des Cordes, xi. 373

St Pietro ad vincula, the cardinal de, legate from the pope,
arrives at Paris, xi. 320
elected Pope, by the name of Julius II. xii. 88

St Pol, count de, dies suddenly, and is succeeded by Louis
de Luxembourg, vii. 134
his misunderstanding with the duke of Burgundy, ix. 406
summoned before king Louis XI. pacifies him, x. 159
commands the van of the army of count Charolois, x. 236, 240

St Riquier, siege of, v. 284

St Severin, siege of, vii. 174

St Tron, treaty of, between the Liegeois and the count de
Charolois, x. 309
inhabitants of, attempt to murder the count's men but are
overpowered, x. 313

Stuart, sir Robert, is hung for aiding in the murder of James I. viii. 3

St Valery, siege of, v. 346
is reconquered by the count d'Estampes, vii. 164

St Valery, the town of, is won by the French, vii. 115, 153

Suffolk, the earl of, succeeds the earl of Salisbury in the
command at the siege of Orleans, vi. 237
is taken prisoner at Gergeau, vi. 504

Suffolk, the marquis of, is imprisoned in the tower by the populace
of London, viii. 431
is liberated by the king, and afterwards beheaded, viii. 432, 433

Suffolk, the duke of, is killed by the partisans of the duke of
Somerset, ix. 116

Surienne, sir Francis de, called the Arragonian, takes the town and
castle of Fougares, viii. 427

Swiss, the, defeat the duke of Burgundy at Granson, xi. 228
take possession of Milan, xii. 138
defeat the French army at Novara, xii. 148
are pursued by Francis I. with his whole army, xii. 179

Symon, St, and another crucified by the Jews, xi. 274

T.

Tabary, a noted robber, v. 38

Talbot, the lord, arrives in France and conquers many castles, vii. 161
sir Thomas Kiriel and other captains conquer Longueville and
many other castles from the French, viii. 94

Tamerlane invades the dominions of Bajazet, i. 106

Tancarville, the count de, harangues the French council on the
state of the nation, ii. 144

Tanneguy, sir, is sent from Montereau-faut-Yonne to summon the
duke of Burgundy to attend the dauphin, v. 114
murders the duke, v. 121

Tartas, the town of, surrenders to the king of France, viii. 337

Thomelaire, the adventurer, takes the castle of Passavaul, vii. 104

Thomas de Sarzana. See Nicholas V.

Thomelin de Brie, beheaded, iii. 175

Therouenne, besieged by the English and Hainaulters, xii. 151
capitulates to the English, xii. 157

Three estates, assembly of, at Tours, under Louis XI. question
agitated there, xi. 62

Thurey, cardinal de, arrives at Paris as ambassador from pope
Alexander V. ii. 149
object of his embassy, ii. 151

Titet, master John, beheaded, iv. 33

Tignouville, the lord de, arrested, ii. 134

Tigouville, sir William de, causes two clerks of the Paris university
to be gibbeted, i. 94
is compelled to kiss the dead bodies, _ib._

Tollemache de Sainte Coulonne, i. 96
is very severely struck by the seneschal of Hainault, i. 100

Tonnellier, Chariot le, a thief, while going to the torture, cuts
out his tongue, xi. 84

Torcy castle, is taken by the French, vi. 300

Toumelaire, an adventurer so called, besieges the castle of
Champigneux, vi. 361

Tournament at Brussels, vi. 244
near Dijon, by some knights and gentlemen of the duke of
Burgundy's household, viii. 351

Tournament at Brussels, the challenges for it, viii. 352
articles for the deeds of arms on foot, viii. 355

Touraine, John, duke of, marries Jacqueline de Baviere, i. 162
the county of Poitou is given to him, iii. 135
has the county of Poitou and the duchy of Berry conferred on
him by the king, iv. 226

See Charolois, the count de.

Tournay, two masters of arts are sent to, to persuade the inhabitants
to be loyal towards the dauphin, vi. 82
the inhabitants of, rebel against their magistrates, vi. 97
the townsmen of, again rebel, vi. 231
dissentions respecting the promotion to the bishoprick vacant by
the death of John de Toisy, vii. 118
capitulates to the English, xii. 157

Tours en Porcien, castle taken by sir John of Luxembourg, vii. 55

Tours, embassy at, from Hungary to the king of France, ix. 409

Touse, Michael, town advocate of Milan, his harangue, xii. 55

Touteville, the cardinal de, is sent from the pope to France
respecting peace, ix. 191

Traitors may be put to death without law, i. 260
ought to be slain by those nearest of kin to the king, i. 273
it is lawful to kill them clandestinely, i. 276

Treason, the greatest of crimes, i. 234, 257
various kinds of, i. 281

Treasury of Savings office, iii. 108

Treaty for settling the affairs of the bishoprick of Liege, ii. 45, 59

Tries, sir Patroullars de, slain, i. 105

Trimouille, the lord de, marries the widow of the duke of Berry, iv. 246

Trimouille, sir John de la, marries the damsel of Rochebaron, vi. 111

Trimouille, the lord de, is arrested in the king's palace, vii. 137

Trimouille, the lord de la, sent to negociate with the Swiss, xii. 150

Trivulce, the damsel, xii. 109

Tronquoy in Picardy, taken by the king's troops and razed to
the ground, xi. 186

Troullart de Moncaurel, is attacked by a party of Armagnacs, ii. 325

Truce concluded between England and France, i. 188

Turin, magnificent reception of Charles VIII. at, xi. 395

Turks, the, besiege Rhodes, and being repulsed invade
Sicily, xi. 275, 276

Tythes of the French church, ii. 210

U.

Ursin Talvande, master, harangues against Pietro della Luna, i. 328, 330

Usson Cassan, conquered by the sophi of Persia, xii. 94

Utrecht, bishop of, dies, ix. 355
the duke of Burgundy's bastard son David succeeds him, ix. 372

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