with benefit review the proceedings of the different parties in that
country since the field of Agincourt. The result of such a review
would probably be the conviction that the divisions by which that
country was distracted not only facilitated Henry's conquests, but
alone admitted of them. His victories, even if they had ever been won,
would scarcely have followed each other so rapidly, had the King of
France, the Dauphin, and the Duke of Burgundy opposed him with united
forces.

[Footnote 171: Henry's own words, in a letter, 21
July 1418, sent from Pont de Larche to the Mayor of
London, are: "Since our last departing from Caen,
we came before our town of Louviers, and won it by
siege; to which place came to us the Cardinal of
Ursin from our holy father the Pope, for to treat
for the good of peace betwixt both realms, and is
gone again to Paris to diligence there in this same
matter; but what end it shall draw to we wot not as
yet." In this letter he informs us that the attack
on Pont de Larche was on the 4th of July; and that,
though the enemy had "assembled in great power to
resist us, yet God of his mercy showed so for us
and for our right, that it was withouten the death
of any man's person of ours." He adds that he had
just heard of the decidedly hostile intentions of
the Duke of Burgundy towards him; so "we hold him
our full enemy. He is now at Paris." The King then
tells them that he needs not to refer to the death
of the Earl of Armagnac, and the slaughter that
hath been at Paris; for he was assured that they
had full knowledge thereof. He alludes to the
massacre of the Armagnac faction by the partisans
of the Duke of Burgundy, June 12, 1418. Two
thousand persons were murdered in a very brief
space of time. The mob dragged the bodies of the
Constable and Chancellor through the streets (as
Monstrelet tells us) for two or three days.]

The citizens of Rouen, which was well garrisoned, and