ng passed by Abbeville, Beauvais, Gisors, and
Mante, marched himself with strong hand to raise that siege. On
Henry's approach the Dauphin withdrew.

Some of these facts, with others, are contained in a letter which was
forwarded from Henry to the mayor and citizens of London, (it is the
last we shall have occasion to transcribe,) and which is chiefly
remarkable for his language when speaking of the Dauphin. He (p. 300)
will not acknowledge him to have any right to the title, and calls him
a pretender. Another point of considerable interest is the unqualified
manner in which he speaks of the cordial co-operation and sincere
attachment of the young Duke of Burgundy.

BY THE KING.

"Trusty and well-beloved, we greet you well. And for as much as
we be certain that ye will be joyful to hear good tiding of our
estate and welfare, we signifie unto you that we be in good
health and prosperity of our person; and so be our brother of
Gloucester, and bel-uncle of Exeter, and all the remnant of lords
and other persons of our host, blessed be our Lord, which grant
you so for to be! Witting, moreover, that in our coming by
Picardy we had disposed us for to have tarried somewhat in the
country, for to have set it, with God's help, in better
governance; and, while we were busy to intend therto, come
tidings unto us that he that clepeth him [calleth himself]
Dauphin was coming down with a great puissance unto Chartres.
Wherefore we drove us in all haste to Paris, as well for to set
our father of France, as the said good town of Paris, in sure
governance, and from thence unto this our town of Mante, at which
place we arrived on Wednesday last, to the intent for to have
given succours, with God's grace, unto the said town of Chartres;
and hither come unto us our brother of Burgundy with a fair
fellowship, for to have gone with us to the said succours; the
which our brother of Burgundy we find right a trusty, loving, and
faithful brother unto us in all things. But, in our coming from
Paris unto this our town of Mante, we were certified upon the
way, by certain letters that were sent unto us, that the said
pretense Dauphin, for certain causes that moved him, hath raised
the said siege, and is gone into the country of Touraine (p. 301)
in great haste, as it is said. And we trust fully unto our