comme Abraham tt Lot, Genesis c. xiiî. 5 — n

1. 27. Nemrodi Nabuchodanosor» The pride and arrogance of Nimrod îs a Jewish tradition; that of Nebuchadnezzar is told in Daniel, c. iv.

L 3 z . peu plaisants^ ' ' in no jesting humour. "

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L 6. ne fêtait pas encore^ ** was not king yet.** 1.8. partielle^ ^* ^er^2it2X^**

1. 17. le comte d^Eu, Charles of Artois (1397 — 1472)» descended from Robert of Artois brother of Louis IX.

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1. 8. Vévêque Guillaume Chartier, Guillaume Chartier (1392 — 1472) was brother of Alain Chartier the poet and chronicler. He was made bishop of Paris 1447* When he died, Louis XI. insisted on placing an account of this embassy on his tomb.

1. II. Beauté-sur-Mame* A castle which Charles VIL gave to Agnes Sorel, who was known as the Dame de Beauté.

1. 16. Suffolk ou Talbot. The Earl of Suffolk, although head of the peace party in England, had distinguished himself in the French wars. Talbot, afterwards E^l of Shrewsbury, was the most able English commander in the latter part of the war* His defeat and death at Castillon ended the struggle in i453<