whether he
would like to enter into an agreement in his brother's name, and
work it so that the duke will leave the Burgundian in the lurch at
all points for ever, and make a good treaty, as you will know how,
for I do not believe that the Seigneur de Lescun left here for any
other reason than to attempt to make an arrangement of some kind.

"Now monseigneur the grand master, you are wiser than I and will
know how to act far better than I can instruct you, but, above
all, I implore you come in all haste for without you we cannot
make an ordinance.

"Written at Xaintes, May 28th.

"LOYS."[22]

"AMBOISE, June 7th.

"Loys, by the grace of God, King of France. Beloved brother and
cousin, we have received the letters you have written making
mention, as you have heard, that in the truce lately concluded
between us and the Duke of Burgundy up to April 1st next coming,
which will be the year 1473, the Duke of Burgundy has mentioned
you as his ally, which you do not like because you never asked the
Duke of Burgundy to do so, and you do not know whether he made
this statement on the advice of the Venetian ambassador who is
with him.

"Therefore, and because you do not mean to enter into alliance or
understanding with the Duke of Burgundy but wish to remain
our confederate and ally and have sworn to that effect before
notaries, and sealed your oath with your seal ... that you are no
ally of the Duke of Burgundy and that you renounce and repudiate
his nomination as such ... also you may be certain that on our
part we are determined to maintain all friendship between us and
you ... and if we make any treaty in the future we will expressly
include you in it and never will do otherwise."[23]

"Monseigneur the grand master, I am advised how while the truce is
still in being, the Duke of Burgundy has taken Nesle and slain all
whom he found within. I must be avenged for this. I wished you to
know so that if you can find means to do him a like injury in his
country you will do it there and anywhere that you can without
sparing anything. I have good hopes that God will aid in avenging
us, considering the murders for which he is responsible within the
church and elsewhere, and because by virtue of the terms of their
surrender [they thought] they had saved their lives.