The history of Levvis the eleuenth VVith the most memorable accidents which happened in Europe during the two and twenty yeares of his raigne. Enricht with many obseruations which serue as commentaries. Diuided into eleuen bookes. Written in French by P. Mathieu historiographer to the French King. And translated into English by Edvv: Grimeston Sergeant at Armes

Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621., Grimeston, Edward., Commynes, Philippe de, ca. 1447-1511.

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The Contents of the first Booke of the History of Lewis the XI.

1 Charles the 7. disinherited by King Charles the sixth his father, by the perswasion of Isabel of Bauaria his wife. A Table of the miseries of France by the diuisions of the houses or Orleans and Bourgondy.
2. The birth of Lewis Dauphin of France sonne to Charles the seauenth. His breeding and marriage with the Princesse of Scotland.
3 Treaty of Arras, betwixt King Charles the 7. and Phillip of Bourgōdy.
4 Reduction of the Citty of Paris.
5 First Armes of Lewis the xi.
6. He is carried from Loches: Trouble of the Praguerie.
7. The Duke of Bourgondy approues not this mutiny.
8 King Charles the seauenth armes against his sonne the Dauphin, and takes S. Maixaint and Niort.
9. Estates assēbled at Clermont: euery man seeks to recouer the kings fauour.
10 Repentance of the Dauphin and the Princes of his party.
11. King Charles the seauenth pardons his sonne, and refuseth to pardon them thut had corrupted him.
12 A new order in the Dauphins house.
13. Instructions which King Charles giues him.
14. Seige of Pontoise, the Academies of military exercises. The taking of Tartas.
15. The taking of Diepe. The Kings armie in Languedoc.
16. Montbeliard taken. Basil besieged.
17. Suisses defeated at the Hospitall of St. Iames of Basil.
18. Truce betwixt France and England.
19. Death of Margret Steward, wife to Lewis the eleuenth.
20. Life of King Charles the seauenth. The idlenes of peace.
21, Lewis the eleuenth retires into Dauphiné. Refuseth to returne at the Kings command.
22 He passeth into Flanders to Duke Philip, who lodgeth him at Gueneppe.
23. Practises of Lewis the eleuenth.
24. Hatred and contrariety of humors betwixt Lewis and the Earle of Charolois.
25. Birth of Ioachim of Valois first sonne to Lewis the eleuenth.
26. Army of Charles the seauenth. The Duke of Bourgondy in alarum.
27. Distrustfull and suspicious nature of Charles the seauenth.
28. His death; with a collection of his principall actions.

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