The Notes.
1 The treatie was sworne the fift of October, the conditions whereof reade in Meyer fol. 337. where he saith, that by this treatie Flaunders was exempt from the Kings soue∣raigntie, which saith Degrassalius cap. 1. pag. 6. the King could not grant, Quia vltimus resortus alienari aut remitti non potest: which also may well appeere to be lawe, bicause we reade lib. 5. cap. 17. of our author, that notwithstanding this treatie, the Chauncellor of Burgundie and Himbercourt being imprisoned and condemned by the citizens of Gaunt, appealed to the Parlament of Paris, vvhich appeale notvvithstanding vvhether it vvere lavvfull or vnlavvfull, or vvhether they appealed to delay the time for safetie of their liues, hoping their friends vvould deliuer them, or the King happily, thereby to re∣couer his former soueraigntie: I leaue heere to discusse. Notvvithstanding if any such condition vvere in the treatie of Conflans, as Meyer reporteth, in my simple iudgement these tvvo vvise men vvould not haue appealed contrary to it, and thereby haue made the cause of their death iust though before vniust, by violating this priuilege, and so in∣fringing the liberties of the state of Flaunders obtained by this treatie of the King.
2 The King persvvaded the Liegeois to rebell in Iune 1465. vvhich vvas the same sommer the Earle of Charolois vvas in Fraunce, thereby to vvithdravv the Earle of Charolois out of Fraunce home, vvhereupon the Liegeois about mid August defied the Duke of Burgundie, and hung his sons image on a gibbet vvith vile reprochfull vvords. Reade Annal. Burgund. fol. 900. and Meyer fol. 337. pag. 2. but soone after, namely 19. Octob. the same yeere the Duke of Burgundy by the conduct of the Earle of Nassau the