The historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton

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Title
The historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton
Author
Commynes, Philippe de, ca. 1447-1511.
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Imprinted at London :: By Ar. Hatfield, for I. Norton,
1596.
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France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589 -- Early works to 1800.
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The Notes.

1 Melancthon writeth, that the Emperor vvould not hazard a battell neither vvith Matthias King of Hungarie, nor Duke Charles: Quia sibi sciebat, Martem in genesi infoeliciter positum esse. But Berlandus saith, that the Duke fought vvith the Empe∣ror. Meyer saith, that in a skirmish the Duke ouerthrevv the Marquesse Albert of Bran∣denbourg, and slue 120. of his men, and tooke diuers prisoners: and another time ouer∣threvv the Bishop of Munster, slue fiftie, tooke sixteene, and chased the Bishop hard to the Emperors campe: and likevvise another time the Bishops of Mentz, Treues, Munster, and Marquesse Albert, and slue a great number of their men. And last of all, bicause the Emperor and the Duke contended vvhether of them should first depart from before Nuz, their footmen ioined, and the Duke slue 1500.

2 Peace vvas concluded betvveene the Emperor and the Duke 31. Maij. 1475.

3 The Emperor departed from Nuz 29. Iunij, leauing the Duke there, vvho vvould not leuie his siege before the Emperors departure bicause of his honor, but soone after depar∣ted also the Duke. Meyer.

4 The Duke lost before Nuz 15000. men, Annal. Burgund. vvherefore Meyer hath small reason to reprooue our author for saying, that the Dukes armie vvas in so poore estate that he durst not let the English men see it.

5 Hall in his Chronicle reproueth our author for reporting this Garter to be a Norman, saying that neuer Norman was King of heraults: which notwithstandyng I Know not why we should beleeue: for he him selfe confesseth, that King Edward the fourth made a Gascoine, namely Vaucler, Deputie of Calice: a much higher and more dangerous office to be in a strangers hand than this.

6 How the Queene of England was the Constables neece, the pedegree in the ende of this booke will declare.

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