The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [of 13]

Chapter 105: CHAP. LIX.

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A year-by-year chronicle of mid-15th-century events in France and neighboring realms, recording military campaigns, sieges, urban revolts, assassinations and harsh reprisals, shifting control of towns between English and French forces, and the movements of notable captains. The narrative also covers civic negotiations with regional powers, diplomatic marriages and treaties, ecclesiastical disputes, and recurring calamities such as famine and pestilence. Entries mix battlefield reports, siege accounts, political intrigues, and vivid descriptions of punishments and public unrest, presenting a detailed compilation of contemporary occurrences and their immediate consequences.

CHAP. LIX.

SOME KNIGHTS AND GENTLEMEN OF THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY'S COURT HOLD A TOURNAMENT NEAR TO DIJON.

During the duke of Burgundy's residence in that duchy, several gentlemen of his household, with his permission, and for his amusement, had it proclaimed throughout Burgundy, and in other countries, that if there were any men of name desirous of gaining honour and renown by deeds of arms, there were gentlemen, whose names shall be presently declared, who offered to receive and furnish them with arms suitable for the enterprise. The challenges shall likewise be mentioned that were dispersed through divers countries for this purpose, by sir Pierre de Bauffremont lord of Chargny, who was the chief of the enterprise.