[Footnote 4:  “Thus there was much coming and going:  and it was ordered by Monseigneur le Dauphin that Monseigneur de Ravestein and the king-at-arms of the Toison d’Or should go to Dendermonde to learn the wishes of the Count of Charolais and his intentions, of which I am entitled to speak for I was despatched several times to Brussels in behalf of my said Seigneur of Charolais, to ask the advice of the Chancellor Raulin as to the best method of conducting the present affair”—­(La Marche, ii., 419.)]

[Footnote 5:  La Marche, ii., 420.  One of these, Guillaume Biche, went to France and La Marche says that he himself often went to him to obtain valuable information.]

[Footnote 6:  La Marche, ii., 418.]

[Footnote 7:  Du Clercq, ii., 239.]

[Footnote 8:  Chastellain, iii., 308.]

[Footnote 9:  Du Fresne de Beaucourt, vi., 123.  Thierry de Vebry to the Count de Vaudemart.]

[Footnote 10:  Du Fresne de Beaucourt, vi., 123.]

[Footnote 11:  Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles, ed.  A.J.V.  Le Roux.  The stories are, as a rule, only retold tales.]

[Footnote 12:  “The spectacle was not witnessed by Count Charolais nor by Louis the Dauphin, nor by the Lord of Croy, whom for certain reasons he was unwilling to take with him.” (Meyer, P.322.)]

[Footnote 13:  Kervyn, Hist. de Flandre, v., 23.  At this time Philip was ignoring a peremptory summons to appear before the Parliament of Paris.]

[Footnote 14:  Meyer, p. 321.

[Footnote 15:  Du Fresne de Beaucourt, vi., 267.]

[Footnote 16:  Report of an eye-witness. (Duclos, v., 195.)]

[Footnote 17:  Du Fresne de Beaucourt. vi., 326.]

[Footnote 18:  Lavisse, iv^{ii}, 321.]

[Footnote 19:  IV., 21.]

[Footnote 20:  Chastellain, iv., 45.]

[Footnote 21:  Chastellain was not present, but he says of Philip’s suite (iv., 47):  “From what I have been told and what I have seen in writing, it was a wonderful thing and its like had never been seen in this kingdom.”]

[Footnote 22:  “And I, myself, assert this for I was there and saw all the nobles” (Chastellain, iv., 52).]

[Footnote 23:  When return presents were distributed to the nobles Philip received a lion, Charles a pelican.]

[Footnote 24:  Chastellain, iv., 115.]

[Footnote 25:  Lavisse, iv^{ii}, 325.]

CHAPTER VI

THE WAR OF PUBLIC WEAL

1464-1465

The era of good feeling between Louis XI. and his Burgundian kinsmen was of short duration, and no wonder.  The rich rewards confidently expected as fitting recompense for five years’ kindness more than cousinly, towards a penniless refugee were not forthcoming.

The king was lavish in fine words, and not chary in certain ostentatious recognition towards his late host, but the fairly munificent pension, together with the charge of Normandy settled upon the Count of Charolais, proved only a periodical reminder of promises as regularly unfulfilled on each recurring quarter day, while the post of confidential adviser to the inexperienced monarch, which Philip had intended to occupy, remained empty.