DAUPHIN DISINHERITED. -- HENRY'S ANXIETY TO PREVENT
THE ESCAPE OF HIS PRISONERS.

1419-1420.

About the month of March in the year 1419, the Dauphin proposed to
meet Henry with a view to the formation of an alliance, to which Henry
was at this time by no means averse. The Dauphin, however, acted with
very bad faith on the occasion; and, by neglecting to come according
to his solemn engagement,[187] gave unintentionally another opening to
the Duke of Burgundy to advocate a treaty between France and England.
So utterly, indeed, had the Dauphin thrown aside all thoughts of an
interview with Henry, on which he had appeared very anxiously (p. 250)
bent, that he even made a vigorous attack on the English ambassadors
and their escort when on their road to the King of France.

[Footnote 187: A letter from T.F., dated Evreux,
(March 27th, 1419,) addressed to his friends in
England, tells us that "the Dauphin made great
instance sundry times to have personal speech with
the King, for the good of peace between both
realms;" and, on obtaining the King's consent, "he
fixed on the third Sunday in Lent (March 19th), at
his own desire and instance, making surety by his
oath and his letters sealed to keep that day. The
foresaid Rule Regent hath broke the surety
aforesaid, and made the King a Beau Nient [made a
fool of him]; so that there may be no hope had yet
of peace.... And so now men suppose that the King
will henceforth war on France; for Normandy is all
his, except Gysors, Euere, the Castle Gaylard, and
the Roche."

This writer gives us to understand that he and his
friends were heartily tired of the Continental
warfare, which had so long kept them from the
comforts of their home, and they longed to revisit
the white cliffs of Britain. "Pray for us, that we
may come soon out of this unlusty [unpleasant]
soldier's life, unto the life of England."--MS.
Donat. 4001. Sir H. Ellis assigns this to the year
1420; but it must have been written March 27th (the