The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. XVI. THE DUKE OP ACQUITAINE IS DISPLEASED WITH HIS CHANCELLOR. JEALOUSIES ARISE AMONG THE GREAT LORDS, AND OTHER MATTERS. In these days, at a full council, of which the duke of Acquitaine was president, high words passed between the chancellor of France and the lord d'Ollehaing chancellor of...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. XVI. THE DUKE OP ACQUITAINE IS DISPLEASED WITH HIS CHANCELLOR. JEALOUSIES ARISE AMONG THE GREAT LORDS, AND OTHER MATTERS. In these days, at a full council, of which the duke of Acquitaine was president, high words passed between the chancellor of France and the lord d'Ollehaing chancellor of Acquitaine, insomuch that the latter told the chancellor his words were not gospel; and the other madly replied, that he lied in his throat.? Several other abusive expressions were used by him, and so often that the chancellor of France said, You abuse me, who am chancellor of France, and have often done so: nevertheless, I have always borne it patiently, from respect to my lord of Acquitaine, who is now present, and shall even still suffer it.' But the duke of Acquitaine, hearing these words, arose in a passion, and, taking hischancellor by the shoulders, thrust him out of the council-chamber, saying, ' You are a wicked and proud vagabond, for having thus abused the chancellor of ipy lord the kjng i my presence, ?and I have rvo further need of your services.' In consequence, the lord d'Ollehaing resigned the seals, which were given to master John de Vailly, advocate in the parliament, who was appointed chancellor of Acquitaine in his stead. Sir John de Neele in the original, and so before. Was sir J. de Neele lord of Olkhaing ? It appears so from f. 156. The queen attempted, but in vain, to appease her son, as did the duke, of Burgundy, who had recommended the late chancellor to him; for he now took the whole government into his hands, and insisted that every thing should be done according to his pleasure. Some of his confidential servants encouraged him in tfeis conduct, as the welfare of the Jcingdorn concerned him more than any one nelse; and sinoe, as he wa..