Acre,11Actovylle, Raulyn,8Africa,11,83Agamemnon,20,63Agincourt, battle of,16,28,32,45Ajax,63,64Alencon, duke of12;taken prisoner18;his redemption19Alexander, king,7Anjou, the title of,23Appius,60Appulton, John, his letter to sir John Fastolfe,lviArms (to do) in lists to the utterance, or to certain points,77Armonac, earl of,8,28,37Arras, treaty of,xlixArthur, king,2,9—— of Breteyn,40Astrology depreciated,viii,50Authors quoted:—de Auriga, Alanus, his Quadrilogus,25,27,33;Prefaceiii,vi,vii,ixAustyn, of the City of God,57;—— of Free will,50;Bartholomeus, de Proprietatibus Rerum,2;Basset, Peter,liii;Boetius de Consolatione,3,21,50,52;Cato,25,62,69;Chartier, see AurigaCicero, of Divination,50;——seeTullius;Cristina, Arbre de Batailes,6bis,27,30,31,54(her biographyib.);de Diceto, Radulphus, Ymago historiarum,23;Dudley's Tree of Commonwealth,vii;Froissart,40;Gildas,51;Governance of Princes,liv;Jeremye the prophet,79;Jerome, saint,76;Job,6,52,58;Josephus, liber antiquitatum,51;Kayus son,ii,1;Livius (Titus,26,51,53,83;Machabeus,42;Malexander, Walter,22,26;Nennius,62;Novius Marcellus,57;Orosius de Ormesta Mundi,51;Ovid,26,33;Paralipomenon,56;Philip, the Acts of King, (the Philippiados),13;Pliny the younger,ii;du Premier-Faict, Laurence,li;Ptolomy, Centilogie,51;de Regimine Principum,liv;Socrates,69;Tree of Batailes,iii,liv;Tullius,25,57ter,58bis,59,60,62,70;Vegetius, his book of Chivalry (de Arte Militari),21,29,55;Preface, p.vi.;Wallensis, Commune loquium,57;Worcestre, William of,l,1Averaunces,28Baldwin archbishop of Canterbury,10Basset, Peter, an historical writer,liiiBastille of St. Anthoine, victualling of,xi,lx,68Beauchamp, sir William,15Bedford, John duke of,15,17;wins the battle of Vernelle18;and conquers the county of Maine19;other victories28;statutes of31;eulogy on44;defended Paris47;his payment of wages72Benevolence, a voluntary taxation,xvii,xxiBituitus, king,27Boecius,52Boke of Noblesse, its scope and intention,i;probable date of its composition,ib.;abstract of its contents,i-xvii;the question of its authorship,l;other books of the same character,liv;the MS. described,lvBonnet, Honoré,ivBordeaux,42Bougée, battle of,17,44Bourbon, the bastard of,xxxi,xxxvii,xxxviii,28—— the cardinal of,xxxi,xxxvii,xxxixBrennus,10Bretagne, Charles duke of,13—— Giles son of the duke of,ii,5—— the duke of, protected by king Edward,xl,xliBretailles, Louis de,xliiBretigny, peace of,37,40,49Buchan, earl of,17Burgoyne, duke of,7,8—— marshal of,17Burgundy, Charles duke of,i;his designation ofle Hardi,x;brother-in-law both to king Louis and king Edward,xxviii;interviews with king Edward,xxiv,xxix,xxxiii;character of,xxv;suspected by the English,xxx,xlvi;his truce with France,xlvii—— John duke of, his murder,xxxviii—— Margaret duchess of,xxiiiCaen, won by assault,12,36;rescue of,28;parliament at,31Calais, siege of,13,36,45Camillus,53Canute (Knowt),2Carew, the baron of,15Carthage, wars of the Romans with,26,61,65Cato,61Caulx, Pais de, the destruction of,lviCaxton, works of:—Book of the ordre of Chevalrye or Knyghthode,liv;Fayttes of Armes and of Chyvallrye,vi;Curial,vii;Tully on Old Age,li;Dicts and Sayings of the Philosophers,xliiiCerdic,2Champenois,83Chandos, Sir John,15,37,46Charles V. of France, purchased fortresses from the English,xxxii;mentioned,33,37Charles VII. his re-conquest of Normandyii,iii;his secretary Alain Chartiervii;mentioned3,25Charles le bien amé,25Charles le simple,39Charles the sage,40Chartier;seeAuthorsChester, Randolfe earl of,10Cheyne, sir John,xxxii,xxxiii,xliiiChildermas day,xxxvChirburgh,12Chivalry, synonymous with Noblesse,xvChristine, dame;seePassyandPisanChurch, oppressed in Normandy,xiii,74Citizens, their contributions to the war,xxi;their experience in the campaign,xlvClarence, George duke of, his retinue and theirpay,xx,xxiii,xxxii,xxxviiiClarence, Thomas duke of,18;eulogy on,44Clekyn, sir Barthilmew,15Cleret, Pierre,xxxiiiClergy oppressed in Normandy,xiii,74;Clothing, cost and pomp in,79Commines, Philippe de, the historian,xvii,xxv;employed by king Louis,xxviii,xxx,xxxvi;dressed like his master,xxxvii;characteras an historian,xliCommons, or people, termed "bestial",77,78Conquerors, duties of,21Cornwall, language of,2Countour, a commissioner of taxes,xvCourtenay, sir Hugh,15—— sir Philip,ib.Cravant, battle of,17,18,28,44Cressy, battle of,12,36Cyprus, king of,10Cyrus, his gardens at Sardis,69Damascus,10David king of Scots,13Derby, earl of,13Dieppe,5Dorset, Edmond earl of,28—— Thomas earl of,15Douglas, earl of,18Dove, the omen of the,xxiv,xliiDress;seeClothingDudley, Edmonde, his "Tree of Common Wealth",viiDudley, William,xxxi,xxxiiDurham ("Deram upon the marchis of Scotland"),13Dynham, John lord,xxiiEducation, military,76Edmond Ironside,10Edward the First,11Edward the Third,3,12,14,33,77;he made great alliances,40Edward prince of Wales,4,13,14;received homage as duke of Guienne,37,43Edward the Fourth, his prosperous state in his second reign,i;prepares to invade Francexvii;salutes the generous widowxxi;lands at Calaisxxvi;interviews with the duke of Burgundyxxiv,xxix;with king Louisxxxvi;character ofxxv,xli,xlv;his personal appearancexxxviii;ruin of his political schemes and deathxlviiiElkyngton, John,xxxiiEnglish, their character as soldiersxxvi;beat a double or treble number of Frenchmen,28Ennius,61,62Eu, earl of,12Exeter, Thomas duke of28,68;captain of Paris,xi,xiiFabius,59,60,62Fabricius,55,60Faliste,53Fastolfe, sir John, "myne autor",i;anecdotes and sayings of,v,x,xi,xiv;his books of accompt,xi;captain of the bastille of St. Anthoine,ib.;his connection with "The Boke of Noblesse",l;his services in France,li;mentioned,15,16,19,28ter,31,64,68Fauconberg, lord,28;taken prisoner,iii,5Felton, sir Thomas,15Ferranus king of Spain,10Fizar, battle,46Florence,53Formigny, the battle of,viii,42Fougeres, the capture of,iii,5France, oppression of the English subjects in,vii;its sufferings from quartering soldiers,xii;narrative of the invasion of in 1475,xvii-xliv;difficulties of an English invasion of,xxvii;costly dress put away in,80Franklin, character of,xvFrenchmen, if double or treble in number, beaten by Englishmen,28Fulke earl of Anjou,10,23Garnett, Richard,xxiGarter, the order of the,46;Gascony, the title of,24Geoffrey Plantagenet,2,23,52Gloucester, Humphrey duke of, eulogy on,45—— Richard duke of, his retinue and their pay,xx,xxiii,xxxii;affects to lead the English chivalry,xli—— Robert Clare, earl of,10Gourney, Mathew,lix,15Grey, Thomas, his retainer as the king's custrel,xxGuienne, duchy of, treaties respecting,34Guisnes, castle of,xxiiithe Hagge,12Hannibal,50,59,67Hardy man, definition of,xHarflete, siege of,15Harington, sir Richard,28Hastings, Hugh lord,15—— sir Ralph,15—— William lord, accepts pensions both from Burgundy and France,xxxiii,xxxviiiHay, sir Gilbert,livHector,20Henry the First,10Henry the Second,24Henry the Fifth,4;how he conquered Normandy and France,15;his marriage,17;wins the battle of Agincourt,28,32;"that victorious prince",39,41;praise of him and his brethren,43;his historians,liiiHenry VI. his coronation at Paris,19;"the innocent prince",39Hercules,21Homeldon hill, battle of,18Howard, lord,xxiii,xxviii,xxx,xxxvi;left as hostage with the French,xxxii,xli,xliii,xlviHubert bishop of Salisbury,10Huntingdon, John earl of,16Jerusalem,52Joachym king of Juda,79John, king,33John king of France taken prisoner andbrought to England,13,14,36,75Judas Machabeus,42Kedecause, journey of,28Kent, Edmond earl of,35,36Knollys, sir Robert,15Knowt (Canute),2Kyriell, sir Thomasviii,42Lancaster, Henry duke of,43;"a chief auctour and foundour in law of armes,"77Law, the practice of, not worthy of those born to arms,xv,77;choice of officers of,78Lelius,61,62Lenius,84Library of sir John Paston,lix;of Humphrey duke of Gloucester,45Lion, the emblem of knightly valour, and particularly of the royal house of England,ii;men of war should resemble,4,22,46,47,48L'Isle Adam, Jean de Villiers seigneur de, biogr. note on,xi;8,68Loans,xvi.80Lombards,32Louis, Saint, counsel to his son,v.8,11,42,81Louis XI. abetted the Earl of Warwick,xvii;character,xxv;his reception of King Edward's defiance,xxvii;kept no herald,xxx;his "disguised apparel",xxxvii;his timidity,xliii;anecdotes ofxliet seq.Lucius Brutus,71Lucius Paulus,60,67Lucius Valerius,52Lumley, John lord,lvLysander,69Maine, county of, the conquest of,19,45;the title of,23,32;revenues of68Manly man, distinguished from the (fool-)hardy man,65Mansel, an esquire,iii,5March, earl of,15,28,45Marcus Actilius,65Marcus Marcellus,67Margaret of Austria, her matrimonial alliances,xlviiiMaude, the empress,23,52Montgomery, sir N.,19Morhier, sir Simon,iii,5Morton, doctor,xxv,xxxi,xxxiiMontreuil (Motreaw),8Mountgomery, sir Thomas,xxiii,xxv,xxxii,xxxiii,xlviNarbonne, the vicomte de,xlviNazar, battle of,14Nestor,63,64Neuss, the siege of,xxvNeville, lord,15Noblesse, identical with Chivalry,xv;and with Honour,liv.;SeeBoke of NoblesseNormandy, the title of,22;arms of,23;the wretched state of,72;the clergy oppressed,74;its re-conquest by the French,ii,iii,viiiOldhall, sir William,19Orleans; bastard of,28—— duke of,7,8—— siege of,28Paris,7,8,19;siege of,47;rebellion in,68;bastille of St. Anthony,xi,lx,68;in the hands of the English,xiParliament, the English, as described by Commines,xviiPassy, dame Christine of,iv;biographical note upon,54Paston, sir John, his library,lixPeace, the treaty of, in 1475,xxxviiiPhilip, king of France,8Philip Dieu-donné,10,33,34,40Philip of Valois,12Picquigny, the royal interview at,xxxvide Pisan, Christine,viPlantagenet,2,23,52Poitiers, battle of,13,75Pompeus,75Pont l'Arche, the capture ofiii,5Popham, sir John,19Poynings, lord,28Prophecies, the English always provided with,xxxix,50Publius Decius,64Pyrrhus,55,60Radcliff, sir John,48Rais, lord,15Rempston, sir Thomas,28Respublica,68Richard emperor of Almaine,11Richard the First,10Riviers, Anthony earl of, his embassies to the duke of Burgundy,xxv;his connections with royalty,xxvi.SeeScalesRobert, king of Jerusalem,10Rochedaryon,13Rollo, duke of Normandy,39Romans, their wars with Carthage,26;the largess of, to make an army to Africa,83Rome,52Rotherham, archbishop,xxxiii,xxxviii,xxxixRouen,5Roveraye, battle of,28,44Runcyvale,15St. Cloud, battle of,8St. Leger, sir Thomas,xxxi,xxxiii,xxxviSt. Pol, Louis de Luxembourg comte de, brother-in-law to king Louis, and uncle to queen Elizabeth Wydville,xxviii;his temporising and treacherous conduct,xxix;circumstances of his ruin,xxxiv,xl,xlivSalisbury, Thomas earl of,17,19,28Scales, lord,19;seeRiviersSciences, the,vii,45Scipio,61,62Scipio Africanus and Scipio Asianus,66Scluse, battle of,12,36Senlys,47Sensuality, evils of,22,33,52Sessions,77,78Shire-days, holding of,xv,77,78Shrewsbury,18Shrewsbury, earl of,28bisSicily,83Smert, John, Garter king of arms,xxviiSoldiers, on the just payment of,71Somerset, Edmond duke of,28—— John duke of,28Stanley, lord,xxiii,xxviii,xxx,xxxiSuffolk, William earl of,17,28,45Surie (Syria),10,11Tancarville, earl of,12Thames, the flood of,82Tours,5,25;truce of,ii"Tree of Batailes," a popular work,iii;its author, editions, and manuscripts,iv;quoted,viiTroy,2,20,43,64Truces with France, the history of,34;truce of Tours,iiTryvet, sir John,15Tunis,11Tunstall, sir Richard,xx,xxiii,xxxiiUlixes,21d'Urfé, seigneur,xxxiiiValerius Corvinus,70Vernelle, battle of,18,19,28,32bis,44Virtues, the iiij principalle cardinall,7Wales, language of,2Warwick, Thomas earl of,37William the Conqueror,2,10,22Willoughby, Robert lord,17,28Winchester, bailiffs of, their letter (to sir JohnFastolfe),lviiWorcestre, William of, the secretary of sir John Fastolfe,l;his supposedActa d'ni Joh. Fastolff,liiWyer, Robert,livYork, Richard duke of,41.
Acre,11Actovylle, Raulyn,8Africa,11,83Agamemnon,20,63Agincourt, battle of,16,28,32,45Ajax,63,64Alencon, duke of12;taken prisoner18;his redemption19Alexander, king,7Anjou, the title of,23Appius,60Appulton, John, his letter to sir John Fastolfe,lviArms (to do) in lists to the utterance, or to certain points,77Armonac, earl of,8,28,37Arras, treaty of,xlixArthur, king,2,9—— of Breteyn,40Astrology depreciated,viii,50Authors quoted:—de Auriga, Alanus, his Quadrilogus,25,27,33;Prefaceiii,vi,vii,ixAustyn, of the City of God,57;—— of Free will,50;Bartholomeus, de Proprietatibus Rerum,2;Basset, Peter,liii;Boetius de Consolatione,3,21,50,52;Cato,25,62,69;Chartier, see AurigaCicero, of Divination,50;——seeTullius;Cristina, Arbre de Batailes,6bis,27,30,31,54(her biographyib.);de Diceto, Radulphus, Ymago historiarum,23;Dudley's Tree of Commonwealth,vii;Froissart,40;Gildas,51;Governance of Princes,liv;Jeremye the prophet,79;Jerome, saint,76;Job,6,52,58;Josephus, liber antiquitatum,51;Kayus son,ii,1;Livius (Titus,26,51,53,83;Machabeus,42;Malexander, Walter,22,26;Nennius,62;Novius Marcellus,57;Orosius de Ormesta Mundi,51;Ovid,26,33;Paralipomenon,56;Philip, the Acts of King, (the Philippiados),13;Pliny the younger,ii;du Premier-Faict, Laurence,li;Ptolomy, Centilogie,51;de Regimine Principum,liv;Socrates,69;Tree of Batailes,iii,liv;Tullius,25,57ter,58bis,59,60,62,70;Vegetius, his book of Chivalry (de Arte Militari),21,29,55;Preface, p.vi.;Wallensis, Commune loquium,57;Worcestre, William of,l,1Averaunces,28Baldwin archbishop of Canterbury,10Basset, Peter, an historical writer,liiiBastille of St. Anthoine, victualling of,xi,lx,68Beauchamp, sir William,15Bedford, John duke of,15,17;wins the battle of Vernelle18;and conquers the county of Maine19;other victories28;statutes of31;eulogy on44;defended Paris47;his payment of wages72Benevolence, a voluntary taxation,xvii,xxiBituitus, king,27Boecius,52Boke of Noblesse, its scope and intention,i;probable date of its composition,ib.;abstract of its contents,i-xvii;the question of its authorship,l;other books of the same character,liv;the MS. described,lvBonnet, Honoré,ivBordeaux,42Bougée, battle of,17,44Bourbon, the bastard of,xxxi,xxxvii,xxxviii,28—— the cardinal of,xxxi,xxxvii,xxxixBrennus,10Bretagne, Charles duke of,13—— Giles son of the duke of,ii,5—— the duke of, protected by king Edward,xl,xliBretailles, Louis de,xliiBretigny, peace of,37,40,49Buchan, earl of,17Burgoyne, duke of,7,8—— marshal of,17Burgundy, Charles duke of,i;his designation ofle Hardi,x;brother-in-law both to king Louis and king Edward,xxviii;interviews with king Edward,xxiv,xxix,xxxiii;character of,xxv;suspected by the English,xxx,xlvi;his truce with France,xlvii—— John duke of, his murder,xxxviii—— Margaret duchess of,xxiiiCaen, won by assault,12,36;rescue of,28;parliament at,31Calais, siege of,13,36,45Camillus,53Canute (Knowt),2Carew, the baron of,15Carthage, wars of the Romans with,26,61,65Cato,61Caulx, Pais de, the destruction of,lviCaxton, works of:—Book of the ordre of Chevalrye or Knyghthode,liv;Fayttes of Armes and of Chyvallrye,vi;Curial,vii;Tully on Old Age,li;Dicts and Sayings of the Philosophers,xliiiCerdic,2Champenois,83Chandos, Sir John,15,37,46Charles V. of France, purchased fortresses from the English,xxxii;mentioned,33,37Charles VII. his re-conquest of Normandyii,iii;his secretary Alain Chartiervii;mentioned3,25Charles le bien amé,25Charles le simple,39Charles the sage,40Chartier;seeAuthorsChester, Randolfe earl of,10Cheyne, sir John,xxxii,xxxiii,xliiiChildermas day,xxxvChirburgh,12Chivalry, synonymous with Noblesse,xvChristine, dame;seePassyandPisanChurch, oppressed in Normandy,xiii,74Citizens, their contributions to the war,xxi;their experience in the campaign,xlvClarence, George duke of, his retinue and theirpay,xx,xxiii,xxxii,xxxviiiClarence, Thomas duke of,18;eulogy on,44Clekyn, sir Barthilmew,15Cleret, Pierre,xxxiiiClergy oppressed in Normandy,xiii,74;Clothing, cost and pomp in,79Commines, Philippe de, the historian,xvii,xxv;employed by king Louis,xxviii,xxx,xxxvi;dressed like his master,xxxvii;characteras an historian,xliCommons, or people, termed "bestial",77,78Conquerors, duties of,21Cornwall, language of,2Countour, a commissioner of taxes,xvCourtenay, sir Hugh,15—— sir Philip,ib.Cravant, battle of,17,18,28,44Cressy, battle of,12,36Cyprus, king of,10Cyrus, his gardens at Sardis,69
Acre,11
Actovylle, Raulyn,8
Africa,11,83
Agamemnon,20,63
Agincourt, battle of,16,28,32,45
Ajax,63,64
Alencon, duke of12;
taken prisoner18;
his redemption19
Alexander, king,7
Anjou, the title of,23
Appius,60
Appulton, John, his letter to sir John Fastolfe,lvi
Arms (to do) in lists to the utterance, or to certain points,77
Armonac, earl of,8,28,37
Arras, treaty of,xlix
Arthur, king,2,9
—— of Breteyn,40
Astrology depreciated,viii,50
Authors quoted:—
de Auriga, Alanus, his Quadrilogus,25,27,33;
Prefaceiii,vi,vii,ix
Austyn, of the City of God,57;
—— of Free will,50;
Bartholomeus, de Proprietatibus Rerum,2;
Basset, Peter,liii;
Boetius de Consolatione,3,21,50,52;
Cato,25,62,69;
Chartier, see Auriga
Cicero, of Divination,50;
——seeTullius;
Cristina, Arbre de Batailes,6bis,27,30,31,54(her biographyib.);
de Diceto, Radulphus, Ymago historiarum,23;
Dudley's Tree of Commonwealth,vii;
Froissart,40;
Gildas,51;
Governance of Princes,liv;
Jeremye the prophet,79;
Jerome, saint,76;
Job,6,52,58;
Josephus, liber antiquitatum,51;
Kayus son,ii,1;
Livius (Titus,26,51,53,83;
Machabeus,42;
Malexander, Walter,22,26;
Nennius,62;
Novius Marcellus,57;
Orosius de Ormesta Mundi,51;
Ovid,26,33;
Paralipomenon,56;
Philip, the Acts of King, (the Philippiados),13;
Pliny the younger,ii;
du Premier-Faict, Laurence,li;
Ptolomy, Centilogie,51;
de Regimine Principum,liv;
Socrates,69;
Tree of Batailes,iii,liv;
Tullius,25,57ter,58bis,59,60,62,70;
Vegetius, his book of Chivalry (de Arte Militari),21,29,55;
Preface, p.vi.;
Wallensis, Commune loquium,57;
Worcestre, William of,l,1
Averaunces,28
Baldwin archbishop of Canterbury,10
Basset, Peter, an historical writer,liii
Bastille of St. Anthoine, victualling of,xi,lx,68
Beauchamp, sir William,15
Bedford, John duke of,15,17;
wins the battle of Vernelle18;
and conquers the county of Maine19;
other victories28;
statutes of31;
eulogy on44;
defended Paris47;
his payment of wages72
Benevolence, a voluntary taxation,xvii,xxi
Bituitus, king,27
Boecius,52
Boke of Noblesse, its scope and intention,i;
probable date of its composition,ib.;
abstract of its contents,i-xvii;
the question of its authorship,l;
other books of the same character,liv;
the MS. described,lv
Bonnet, Honoré,iv
Bordeaux,42
Bougée, battle of,17,44
Bourbon, the bastard of,xxxi,xxxvii,xxxviii,28
—— the cardinal of,xxxi,xxxvii,xxxix
Brennus,10
Bretagne, Charles duke of,13
—— Giles son of the duke of,ii,5
—— the duke of, protected by king Edward,xl,xli
Bretailles, Louis de,xlii
Bretigny, peace of,37,40,49
Buchan, earl of,17
Burgoyne, duke of,7,8
—— marshal of,17
Burgundy, Charles duke of,i;
his designation ofle Hardi,x;
brother-in-law both to king Louis and king Edward,xxviii;
interviews with king Edward,xxiv,xxix,xxxiii;
character of,xxv;
suspected by the English,xxx,xlvi;
his truce with France,xlvii
—— John duke of, his murder,xxxviii
—— Margaret duchess of,xxiii
Caen, won by assault,12,36;
rescue of,28;
parliament at,31
Calais, siege of,13,36,45
Camillus,53
Canute (Knowt),2
Carew, the baron of,15
Carthage, wars of the Romans with,26,61,65
Cato,61
Caulx, Pais de, the destruction of,lvi
Caxton, works of:—
Book of the ordre of Chevalrye or Knyghthode,liv;
Fayttes of Armes and of Chyvallrye,vi;
Curial,vii;
Tully on Old Age,li;
Dicts and Sayings of the Philosophers,xliii
Cerdic,2
Champenois,83
Chandos, Sir John,15,37,46
Charles V. of France, purchased fortresses from the English,xxxii;
mentioned,33,37
Charles VII. his re-conquest of Normandyii,iii;
his secretary Alain Chartiervii;
mentioned3,25
Charles le bien amé,25
Charles le simple,39
Charles the sage,40
Chartier;seeAuthors
Chester, Randolfe earl of,10
Cheyne, sir John,xxxii,xxxiii,xliii
Childermas day,xxxv
Chirburgh,12
Chivalry, synonymous with Noblesse,xv
Christine, dame;seePassyandPisan
Church, oppressed in Normandy,xiii,74
Citizens, their contributions to the war,xxi;
their experience in the campaign,xlv
Clarence, George duke of, his retinue and their
pay,xx,xxiii,xxxii,xxxviii
Clarence, Thomas duke of,18;
eulogy on,44
Clekyn, sir Barthilmew,15
Cleret, Pierre,xxxiii
Clergy oppressed in Normandy,xiii,74;
Clothing, cost and pomp in,79
Commines, Philippe de, the historian,xvii,xxv;
employed by king Louis,xxviii,xxx,xxxvi;
dressed like his master,xxxvii;
characteras an historian,xli
Commons, or people, termed "bestial",77,78
Conquerors, duties of,21
Cornwall, language of,2
Countour, a commissioner of taxes,xv
Courtenay, sir Hugh,15
—— sir Philip,ib.
Cravant, battle of,17,18,28,44
Cressy, battle of,12,36
Cyprus, king of,10
Cyrus, his gardens at Sardis,69
Damascus,10David king of Scots,13Derby, earl of,13Dieppe,5Dorset, Edmond earl of,28—— Thomas earl of,15Douglas, earl of,18Dove, the omen of the,xxiv,xliiDress;seeClothingDudley, Edmonde, his "Tree of Common Wealth",viiDudley, William,xxxi,xxxiiDurham ("Deram upon the marchis of Scotland"),13Dynham, John lord,xxii
Damascus,10
David king of Scots,13
Derby, earl of,13
Dieppe,5
Dorset, Edmond earl of,28
—— Thomas earl of,15
Douglas, earl of,18
Dove, the omen of the,xxiv,xlii
Dress;seeClothing
Dudley, Edmonde, his "Tree of Common Wealth",vii
Dudley, William,xxxi,xxxii
Durham ("Deram upon the marchis of Scotland"),13
Dynham, John lord,xxii
Education, military,76Edmond Ironside,10Edward the First,11Edward the Third,3,12,14,33,77;he made great alliances,40Edward prince of Wales,4,13,14;received homage as duke of Guienne,37,43Edward the Fourth, his prosperous state in his second reign,i;prepares to invade Francexvii;salutes the generous widowxxi;lands at Calaisxxvi;interviews with the duke of Burgundyxxiv,xxix;with king Louisxxxvi;character ofxxv,xli,xlv;his personal appearancexxxviii;ruin of his political schemes and deathxlviiiElkyngton, John,xxxiiEnglish, their character as soldiersxxvi;beat a double or treble number of Frenchmen,28Ennius,61,62Eu, earl of,12Exeter, Thomas duke of28,68;captain of Paris,xi,xii
Education, military,76
Edmond Ironside,10
Edward the First,11
Edward the Third,3,12,14,33,77;
he made great alliances,40
Edward prince of Wales,4,13,14;
received homage as duke of Guienne,37,43
Edward the Fourth, his prosperous state in his second reign,i;
prepares to invade Francexvii;
salutes the generous widowxxi;
lands at Calaisxxvi;
interviews with the duke of Burgundyxxiv,xxix;
with king Louisxxxvi;
character ofxxv,xli,xlv;
his personal appearancexxxviii;
ruin of his political schemes and deathxlviii
Elkyngton, John,xxxii
English, their character as soldiersxxvi;
beat a double or treble number of Frenchmen,28
Ennius,61,62
Eu, earl of,12
Exeter, Thomas duke of28,68;
captain of Paris,xi,xii
Fabius,59,60,62Fabricius,55,60Faliste,53Fastolfe, sir John, "myne autor",i;anecdotes and sayings of,v,x,xi,xiv;his books of accompt,xi;captain of the bastille of St. Anthoine,ib.;his connection with "The Boke of Noblesse",l;his services in France,li;mentioned,15,16,19,28ter,31,64,68Fauconberg, lord,28;taken prisoner,iii,5Felton, sir Thomas,15Ferranus king of Spain,10Fizar, battle,46Florence,53Formigny, the battle of,viii,42Fougeres, the capture of,iii,5France, oppression of the English subjects in,vii;its sufferings from quartering soldiers,xii;narrative of the invasion of in 1475,xvii-xliv;difficulties of an English invasion of,xxvii;costly dress put away in,80Franklin, character of,xvFrenchmen, if double or treble in number, beaten by Englishmen,28Fulke earl of Anjou,10,23
Fabius,59,60,62
Fabricius,55,60
Faliste,53
Fastolfe, sir John, "myne autor",i;
anecdotes and sayings of,v,x,xi,xiv;
his books of accompt,xi;
captain of the bastille of St. Anthoine,ib.;
his connection with "The Boke of Noblesse",l;
his services in France,li;
mentioned,15,16,19,28ter,31,64,68
Fauconberg, lord,28;
taken prisoner,iii,5
Felton, sir Thomas,15
Ferranus king of Spain,10
Fizar, battle,46
Florence,53
Formigny, the battle of,viii,42
Fougeres, the capture of,iii,5
France, oppression of the English subjects in,vii;
its sufferings from quartering soldiers,xii;
narrative of the invasion of in 1475,xvii-xliv;
difficulties of an English invasion of,xxvii;
costly dress put away in,80
Franklin, character of,xv
Frenchmen, if double or treble in number, beaten by Englishmen,28
Fulke earl of Anjou,10,23
Garnett, Richard,xxiGarter, the order of the,46;Gascony, the title of,24Geoffrey Plantagenet,2,23,52Gloucester, Humphrey duke of, eulogy on,45—— Richard duke of, his retinue and their pay,xx,xxiii,xxxii;affects to lead the English chivalry,xli—— Robert Clare, earl of,10Gourney, Mathew,lix,15Grey, Thomas, his retainer as the king's custrel,xxGuienne, duchy of, treaties respecting,34Guisnes, castle of,xxiii
Garnett, Richard,xxi
Garter, the order of the,46;
Gascony, the title of,24
Geoffrey Plantagenet,2,23,52
Gloucester, Humphrey duke of, eulogy on,45
—— Richard duke of, his retinue and their pay,xx,xxiii,xxxii;
affects to lead the English chivalry,xli
—— Robert Clare, earl of,10
Gourney, Mathew,lix,15
Grey, Thomas, his retainer as the king's custrel,xx
Guienne, duchy of, treaties respecting,34
Guisnes, castle of,xxiii
the Hagge,12Hannibal,50,59,67Hardy man, definition of,xHarflete, siege of,15Harington, sir Richard,28Hastings, Hugh lord,15—— sir Ralph,15—— William lord, accepts pensions both from Burgundy and France,xxxiii,xxxviiiHay, sir Gilbert,livHector,20Henry the First,10Henry the Second,24Henry the Fifth,4;how he conquered Normandy and France,15;his marriage,17;wins the battle of Agincourt,28,32;"that victorious prince",39,41;praise of him and his brethren,43;his historians,liiiHenry VI. his coronation at Paris,19;"the innocent prince",39Hercules,21Homeldon hill, battle of,18Howard, lord,xxiii,xxviii,xxx,xxxvi;left as hostage with the French,xxxii,xli,xliii,xlviHubert bishop of Salisbury,10Huntingdon, John earl of,16
the Hagge,12
Hannibal,50,59,67
Hardy man, definition of,x
Harflete, siege of,15
Harington, sir Richard,28
Hastings, Hugh lord,15
—— sir Ralph,15
—— William lord, accepts pensions both from Burgundy and France,xxxiii,xxxviii
Hay, sir Gilbert,liv
Hector,20
Henry the First,10
Henry the Second,24
Henry the Fifth,4;
how he conquered Normandy and France,15;
his marriage,17;
wins the battle of Agincourt,28,32;
"that victorious prince",39,41;
praise of him and his brethren,43;
his historians,liii
Henry VI. his coronation at Paris,19;
"the innocent prince",39
Hercules,21
Homeldon hill, battle of,18
Howard, lord,xxiii,xxviii,xxx,xxxvi;
left as hostage with the French,xxxii,xli,xliii,xlvi
Hubert bishop of Salisbury,10
Huntingdon, John earl of,16
Jerusalem,52Joachym king of Juda,79John, king,33John king of France taken prisoner andbrought to England,13,14,36,75Judas Machabeus,42
Jerusalem,52
Joachym king of Juda,79
John, king,33
John king of France taken prisoner and
brought to England,13,14,36,75
Judas Machabeus,42
Kedecause, journey of,28Kent, Edmond earl of,35,36Knollys, sir Robert,15Knowt (Canute),2Kyriell, sir Thomasviii,42
Kedecause, journey of,28
Kent, Edmond earl of,35,36
Knollys, sir Robert,15
Knowt (Canute),2
Kyriell, sir Thomasviii,42
Lancaster, Henry duke of,43;"a chief auctour and foundour in law of armes,"77Law, the practice of, not worthy of those born to arms,xv,77;choice of officers of,78Lelius,61,62Lenius,84Library of sir John Paston,lix;of Humphrey duke of Gloucester,45Lion, the emblem of knightly valour, and particularly of the royal house of England,ii;men of war should resemble,4,22,46,47,48L'Isle Adam, Jean de Villiers seigneur de, biogr. note on,xi;8,68Loans,xvi.80Lombards,32Louis, Saint, counsel to his son,v.8,11,42,81Louis XI. abetted the Earl of Warwick,xvii;character,xxv;his reception of King Edward's defiance,xxvii;kept no herald,xxx;his "disguised apparel",xxxvii;his timidity,xliii;anecdotes ofxliet seq.Lucius Brutus,71Lucius Paulus,60,67Lucius Valerius,52Lumley, John lord,lvLysander,69
Lancaster, Henry duke of,43;
"a chief auctour and foundour in law of armes,"77
Law, the practice of, not worthy of those born to arms,xv,77;
choice of officers of,78
Lelius,61,62
Lenius,84
Library of sir John Paston,lix;
of Humphrey duke of Gloucester,45
Lion, the emblem of knightly valour, and particularly of the royal house of England,ii;
men of war should resemble,4,22,46,47,48
L'Isle Adam, Jean de Villiers seigneur de, biogr. note on,xi;8,68
Loans,xvi.80
Lombards,32
Louis, Saint, counsel to his son,v.8,11,42,81
Louis XI. abetted the Earl of Warwick,xvii;
character,xxv;
his reception of King Edward's defiance,xxvii;
kept no herald,xxx;
his "disguised apparel",xxxvii;
his timidity,xliii;
anecdotes ofxliet seq.
Lucius Brutus,71
Lucius Paulus,60,67
Lucius Valerius,52
Lumley, John lord,lv
Lysander,69
Maine, county of, the conquest of,19,45;the title of,23,32;revenues of68Manly man, distinguished from the (fool-)hardy man,65Mansel, an esquire,iii,5March, earl of,15,28,45Marcus Actilius,65Marcus Marcellus,67Margaret of Austria, her matrimonial alliances,xlviiiMaude, the empress,23,52Montgomery, sir N.,19Morhier, sir Simon,iii,5Morton, doctor,xxv,xxxi,xxxiiMontreuil (Motreaw),8Mountgomery, sir Thomas,xxiii,xxv,xxxii,xxxiii,xlvi
Maine, county of, the conquest of,19,45;
the title of,23,32;
revenues of68
Manly man, distinguished from the (fool-)hardy man,65
Mansel, an esquire,iii,5
March, earl of,15,28,45
Marcus Actilius,65
Marcus Marcellus,67
Margaret of Austria, her matrimonial alliances,xlviii
Maude, the empress,23,52
Montgomery, sir N.,19
Morhier, sir Simon,iii,5
Morton, doctor,xxv,xxxi,xxxii
Montreuil (Motreaw),8
Mountgomery, sir Thomas,xxiii,xxv,xxxii,xxxiii,xlvi
Narbonne, the vicomte de,xlviNazar, battle of,14Nestor,63,64Neuss, the siege of,xxvNeville, lord,15Noblesse, identical with Chivalry,xv;and with Honour,liv.;SeeBoke of NoblesseNormandy, the title of,22;arms of,23;the wretched state of,72;the clergy oppressed,74;its re-conquest by the French,ii,iii,viii
Narbonne, the vicomte de,xlvi
Nazar, battle of,14
Nestor,63,64
Neuss, the siege of,xxv
Neville, lord,15
Noblesse, identical with Chivalry,xv;
and with Honour,liv.;
SeeBoke of Noblesse
Normandy, the title of,22;
arms of,23;
the wretched state of,72;
the clergy oppressed,74;
its re-conquest by the French,ii,iii,viii
Oldhall, sir William,19Orleans; bastard of,28—— duke of,7,8—— siege of,28
Oldhall, sir William,19
Orleans; bastard of,28
—— duke of,7,8
—— siege of,28
Paris,7,8,19;siege of,47;rebellion in,68;bastille of St. Anthony,xi,lx,68;in the hands of the English,xiParliament, the English, as described by Commines,xviiPassy, dame Christine of,iv;biographical note upon,54Paston, sir John, his library,lixPeace, the treaty of, in 1475,xxxviiiPhilip, king of France,8Philip Dieu-donné,10,33,34,40Philip of Valois,12Picquigny, the royal interview at,xxxvide Pisan, Christine,viPlantagenet,2,23,52Poitiers, battle of,13,75Pompeus,75Pont l'Arche, the capture ofiii,5Popham, sir John,19Poynings, lord,28Prophecies, the English always provided with,xxxix,50Publius Decius,64Pyrrhus,55,60
Paris,7,8,19;
siege of,47;
rebellion in,68;
bastille of St. Anthony,xi,lx,68;
in the hands of the English,xi
Parliament, the English, as described by Commines,xvii
Passy, dame Christine of,iv;
biographical note upon,54
Paston, sir John, his library,lix
Peace, the treaty of, in 1475,xxxviii
Philip, king of France,8
Philip Dieu-donné,10,33,34,40
Philip of Valois,12
Picquigny, the royal interview at,xxxvi
de Pisan, Christine,vi
Plantagenet,2,23,52
Poitiers, battle of,13,75
Pompeus,75
Pont l'Arche, the capture ofiii,5
Popham, sir John,19
Poynings, lord,28
Prophecies, the English always provided with,xxxix,50
Publius Decius,64
Pyrrhus,55,60
Radcliff, sir John,48Rais, lord,15Rempston, sir Thomas,28Respublica,68Richard emperor of Almaine,11Richard the First,10Riviers, Anthony earl of, his embassies to the duke of Burgundy,xxv;his connections with royalty,xxvi.SeeScalesRobert, king of Jerusalem,10Rochedaryon,13Rollo, duke of Normandy,39Romans, their wars with Carthage,26;the largess of, to make an army to Africa,83Rome,52Rotherham, archbishop,xxxiii,xxxviii,xxxixRouen,5Roveraye, battle of,28,44Runcyvale,15
Radcliff, sir John,48
Rais, lord,15
Rempston, sir Thomas,28
Respublica,68
Richard emperor of Almaine,11
Richard the First,10
Riviers, Anthony earl of, his embassies to the duke of Burgundy,xxv;
his connections with royalty,xxvi.SeeScales
Robert, king of Jerusalem,10
Rochedaryon,13
Rollo, duke of Normandy,39
Romans, their wars with Carthage,26;
the largess of, to make an army to Africa,83
Rome,52
Rotherham, archbishop,xxxiii,xxxviii,xxxix
Rouen,5
Roveraye, battle of,28,44
Runcyvale,15
St. Cloud, battle of,8St. Leger, sir Thomas,xxxi,xxxiii,xxxviSt. Pol, Louis de Luxembourg comte de, brother-in-law to king Louis, and uncle to queen Elizabeth Wydville,xxviii;his temporising and treacherous conduct,xxix;circumstances of his ruin,xxxiv,xl,xlivSalisbury, Thomas earl of,17,19,28Scales, lord,19;seeRiviersSciences, the,vii,45Scipio,61,62Scipio Africanus and Scipio Asianus,66Scluse, battle of,12,36Senlys,47Sensuality, evils of,22,33,52Sessions,77,78Shire-days, holding of,xv,77,78Shrewsbury,18Shrewsbury, earl of,28bisSicily,83Smert, John, Garter king of arms,xxviiSoldiers, on the just payment of,71Somerset, Edmond duke of,28—— John duke of,28Stanley, lord,xxiii,xxviii,xxx,xxxiSuffolk, William earl of,17,28,45Surie (Syria),10,11
St. Cloud, battle of,8
St. Leger, sir Thomas,xxxi,xxxiii,xxxvi
St. Pol, Louis de Luxembourg comte de, brother-in-law to king Louis, and uncle to queen Elizabeth Wydville,xxviii;
his temporising and treacherous conduct,xxix;
circumstances of his ruin,xxxiv,xl,xliv
Salisbury, Thomas earl of,17,19,28
Scales, lord,19;
seeRiviers
Sciences, the,vii,45
Scipio,61,62
Scipio Africanus and Scipio Asianus,66
Scluse, battle of,12,36
Senlys,47
Sensuality, evils of,22,33,52
Sessions,77,78
Shire-days, holding of,xv,77,78
Shrewsbury,18
Shrewsbury, earl of,28bis
Sicily,83
Smert, John, Garter king of arms,xxvii
Soldiers, on the just payment of,71
Somerset, Edmond duke of,28
—— John duke of,28
Stanley, lord,xxiii,xxviii,xxx,xxxi
Suffolk, William earl of,17,28,45
Surie (Syria),10,11
Tancarville, earl of,12Thames, the flood of,82Tours,5,25;truce of,ii"Tree of Batailes," a popular work,iii;its author, editions, and manuscripts,iv;quoted,viiTroy,2,20,43,64Truces with France, the history of,34;truce of Tours,iiTryvet, sir John,15Tunis,11Tunstall, sir Richard,xx,xxiii,xxxii
Tancarville, earl of,12
Thames, the flood of,82
Tours,5,25;
truce of,ii
"Tree of Batailes," a popular work,iii;
its author, editions, and manuscripts,iv;
quoted,vii
Troy,2,20,43,64
Truces with France, the history of,34;
truce of Tours,ii
Tryvet, sir John,15
Tunis,11
Tunstall, sir Richard,xx,xxiii,xxxii
Ulixes,21d'Urfé, seigneur,xxxiii
Ulixes,21
d'Urfé, seigneur,xxxiii
Valerius Corvinus,70Vernelle, battle of,18,19,28,32bis,44Virtues, the iiij principalle cardinall,7
Valerius Corvinus,70
Vernelle, battle of,18,19,28,32bis,44
Virtues, the iiij principalle cardinall,7
Wales, language of,2Warwick, Thomas earl of,37William the Conqueror,2,10,22Willoughby, Robert lord,17,28Winchester, bailiffs of, their letter (to sir JohnFastolfe),lviiWorcestre, William of, the secretary of sir John Fastolfe,l;his supposedActa d'ni Joh. Fastolff,liiWyer, Robert,liv
Wales, language of,2
Warwick, Thomas earl of,37
William the Conqueror,2,10,22
Willoughby, Robert lord,17,28
Winchester, bailiffs of, their letter (to sir John
Fastolfe),lvii
Worcestre, William of, the secretary of sir John Fastolfe,l;
his supposedActa d'ni Joh. Fastolff,lii
Wyer, Robert,liv
York, Richard duke of,41.
York, Richard duke of,41.