Jean le Bon. Bon meant brave, not good

Page 47. — line 16. Armagnacs. The count d'Armagnac was the chief of the party of the young duke of Orléans, son of the duke murdered by John of Burgundy.

Page 48. — line ii. Barante (1782-1866), author of a most interesting " Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois."

1. 12. Montjoie. "Montjoie, Saint-Denis" was the war-cry of the French in the Middle Ages. Mont-joie means a heap of stones placed to indicate the road or as a signal of victory ; theref ore the war-cry is said to hâve meant to follow to victory the sacred barmer, the oriflaînfne of Saint- Denis.

Page 49. — line 5. Harengs, so called on account of the herrings, the provisions captured by the English and destined for the besieged town.

1. 14. dauphin. The oldest son of the King of France was called dauphin after Dauphiné was annexed to the crown by Philip VI. Until the

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King was crowned at Reims he was still the dauphin in the eyes of the people and not yet the " Lord's anointed."

Page 50. — Une 2. relapse, a relapser, one who has fallen back into error after recanting.

I. 4. Michelet (i 798-1874), author of the most éloquent and vivid History of France, though not the most impartial. His chapter on Joan of Arc is admirable.

II. 26, 27. Constantinople. The fall of Constantinople (1453) isgenerally taken to mark the end of the Middle Ages, which begin in 476, fall of Rome and the Western Empire.

1. 31. roi de Bourges, a name given in dérision to Charles VII by the English.

Page 54. — Une 26. Plessis-lez-Tours. Lez means near, from latus.

Page 59. — Une 10. Eperons, " battle of the spurs," on account of the hurried fîight of the French.

Page 60. — Une i . fabliaux or tableaux, taies in verse, generally witty and coarse.