had the heirs of France and Burgundy thus changed places in
their fathers' courts. Spying and counterspying there were between
the courts to a great extent and rumours in number. A certain Italian
writes to the Duke of Milan as follows, on March 23, 1461, after he
had been at Genappe and at Brussels:[17]

"M. de Croy has given me clearly to understand that the
reconciliation of the dauphin with the King of France would not be
with the approval of the Duke of Burgundy. Nevertheless the prince
laments that since he received the dauphin into his states,
and treated him as his future sovereign, he has incurred the
implacable hatred of the king added to his ancient grievances. On
the other hand, the affairs of England, on whose issue depends war
or peace for the duke, being still in suspense, it did not seem to
him honest to make advances to the king at this moment.

"M. de Croy thinks that the dauphin does not seem to have carried
into this affair the circumspection and reflection befitting a
prince of his quality. He has maintained towards the duke the
most complete silence on the affair of Genoa, and the proposition
concerning Italy. Croy does not think there is anything in it,
but if the thing were so it ought not to be secret. He does not
believe that peace will be made between the dauphin and his
father, and mentioned that his brother was on the embassy from
duke to king, in order, I suppose, to probe the matter to the
bottom.

"The dauphin it seems has been out of humour with the Duke of
Burgundy on account of the luke-warmness shown for his interests
by the ambassador sent by this prince to the Duke of Savoy.

"The silent agreement which reigns between the dauphin and Monsg.
de Charolais is one of the causes which has chilled this great
love between the dauphin and the duke which existed at the
beginning.

"Moreover, the dauphin having spent largely, especially in
almsgiving without considering his purse finds himself very hard
pressed. He has only two thousand ducats a month from the Duke of
Burgundy and that seems to force him into peace with the king. The
duke expects nothing during the king's lifetime.

"Everything makes me want to wait here for the arrival of news
from England. It is expected daily, good or bad the last play must
be made. The duke fears a descent on Cala