vision being made for the maintenance of the Queen and
her servants.

Meanwhile, much progress was made in France towards a peace between
Henry, the French King, and the young Duke of Burgundy. An armistice
was signed between Henry and Charles at Mante, November 20, but only
for the Isle of France; and, at the close of the month, the (p. 276)
Duke of Burgundy, then at Arras, signed his consent to the articles
which Henry had commissioned his ambassadors to lay before him, which
were these:

First, that he should have the Princess of France in marriage.
Secondly, that he should not disturb the King of France in the
possession of the crown; but suffer him peaceably to enjoy it, and
receive its revenues as long as he lived. Thirdly, that the Queen also
should during her life retain her title and dignity, with such a part
of the revenues of the crown as would be suitable to maintain the
royal honour. Moreover, that the crown of France, with all its
dominions, should, after the death of the King, descend to Henry and
his heirs for ever; that, in consequence of the incapacity of the
King's mind, Henry should as Regent administer the affairs of
government, with a council of the nobles of France; with other
stipulations subservient to these grand fundamental points.

The Duke of Burgundy also agreed on certain articles[203] of amity
between himself and Henry, stipulating to give his own support of
Henry's authority and rights as Regent and King; in return for Henry's
protection of him in all his rights, and against all his enemies,
especially against the murderers of his father.

[Footnote 203: These articles were signed on the
following January during the armistice.]

To effect these great ends, a general armistice was concluded at (p. 277)
Rouen, December 24th, to continue to the 1st of March, from which it
was provided that the Dauphin should be excluded. This truce was
afterwards prolonged to March 24th. Meanwhile, the war was vigorously
carried on by the English and Burgundian forces against the Dauphin;
whilst on the confines of Normandy, where the English at that time
were stationed, every thing was conducted by the people of the two
nations in as amicable and familiar a manner as though the peace had
absolutely been concluded, and the English King were Regent of France;
an object, as they professed, most devoutly desired by the people of
Paris, who sent their deputies