confidence in his honour, and
the highest regard for his interests.

[Footnote 207: It is said, but whether on good
authority does not appear, that Henry placed
English attendants about the Queen's person;
allowing only five French to wait on her, of whom
three were matrons and the other two young ladies.
Her confessor was John Boyery (query Bouverie?),
doctor in theology.--Pell Rolls, 18th June 1421.]

[Footnote 208: See Goodwin.]

The Dauphin, however, continued to prevent the establishment of peace;
and, having obtained from the Scotch parliament a reinforcement of
seven thousand men, under the command of the Earl of Buchan, still
proved a formidable enemy to Henry. But, never relaxing his exertion
whilst any thing remained to be done, Henry prepared most vigorously
to meet the forces thus united against him.[209]

[Footnote 209: Among the forces which he had drawn
together, were a body of chosen men and archers
from the parts of Wales; but whether they were
natives of the Principality, or English soldiers
drawn from the garrisons there, does not
appear.--Pell Rolls, 3rd June, 8 Henry V. i.e.
1420.]

He retained still in his camp the King of Scotland, by whose (p. 282)
influence he had hoped to draw the Scots from the service of the
Dauphin; but they would not listen to their monarch whilst he was the
King of England's prisoner. The English army, however, was recruited
by a considerable reinforcement, which the Duke of Bedford had brought
over with him. He had governed England as Regent, during the King's
absence, with great zeal and wisdom; and he now left the Duke of
Gloucester to rule the kingdom in his stead.

Many cities and garrisons attached to the Dauphin held out with much
resolution and fidelity to his cause, and the English had full
employment in reducing them. The town of Melun was defended with most
determined obstinacy. During the protracted siege of this place, Henry
was surrounded by all the magnificence and state of a royal court
amidst the noise and disorders of war. His Queen, also, "with a
shining train of ladies," came to the camp; for whom "a fair house was
built, at such a distance as secured them fro