The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 11 [of 13]

Chapter 85: CHAP. XLVIII.

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The volume offers a chronological medieval chronicle of French affairs, recording royal proclamations and appointments alongside military campaigns, territorial contests, and diplomatic exchanges with England. It describes shifting control of key regions, truces and sieges, noble rivalries and executions, municipal reforms, public ceremonies and tournaments, and episodes of urban disorder and disease. Arranged chapter by chapter, the narrative interweaves administrative decrees, battlefield accounts, legal actions, and social incidents to show how politics, warfare, and civic life interacted during a turbulent period.

CHAP. XLVIII.

OF THE ENTRY AND RECEPTION OF THE KING OF FRANCE IN THE TOWN OF LUCCA.

When the king made his entry into Lucca, he was met by the clergy, and principal townsmen in procession, a league distant,—and what was most singular, the greater part of them were dressed in fine cloths of gold, or in velvets. After they had all paid their respects to the king, they conducted him into the town, which was richly decorated with tapestries, and divers pageants. He was lodged in the bishop's palace, where he and his company were grandly entertained.