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7 GRAND ORDINANCE: Coville, 119–21.
8 FREE COMPANIES: Luce, Jacquerie, 9–28; Denifle, passim; Gray, Scalacronica, 130–31; Gregorovius, 317 ff.; Delachenal, II, 28. “WRITE SORROW ON THE BOSOM OF THE EARTH”: Shakespeare, Richard 11, act III, sc. 2.
9 FRA MONREALE: Gregorovius, 356–66; Hale, Highfield & Smalley, 102–3; Oman, 293.
10 Società dell’ acquisito: Lot, 397, n. 1. CERVOLE RECEIVED BY THE POPE: Luce-F, V, 95; Gregorovius, 395.
11 KNOLLYS: DNB.
12 EUSTACHE D’AUBRECICOURT: Luce-F, V, 160; Delachenal, II, 40–42.
13 “TRAGIC ACCOUNT”: M. L. Delisle, Tragicum Argumentum.
14 JEAN’S ENTRY INTO LONDON: John of Reading, 206; Brute Chron., q. Green, 197.
15 HIS EXPENDITURES AS A CAPTIVE: Orléans, 29, 42–43; Delachenal, II, 78–79; Putnam, 312; Gazeau.
16 MICHELET’S COMMENT: III, 360.
17 ENGUERRAND ACCOMPANIES CHARLES OF NAVARRE: Chron. 4 Valois, 64; see also Cazelles, “Parti navarrais.” 171 ff. CONDITIONS OF THE PEASANT: H. See, 540–624; Bloch, Rural, 80–94; Perroy, “Wage Labour”; Mollat & Wolff, 19–20; Davis, 268–70; Fossier, 358–59; Horizon, 238; Helen Robbins; Turner, “Ec. Discontent”; Viollet-le-Duc, Dict., VI, 292; Bell, Old German Epics.
18 COST OF PLOW: Fossier to author.
19 “BATHING WAS COMMON”: Gasquet, 64. DIET: Luce, Guesclin, 57; Thrupp, 483; Contamine, 654; Horizon, 238.
20 COMFORTABLE PEASANT OF NORMANDY: Duby, 518–19. DOWRIES: Mollat & Wolff, 17–20.
21Merlin Merlot: Joly, 452–53. DEMONS REFUSE TO CARRY HIS SOUL: ibid., 458.
22 Le Despit au Vilain: ibid., 460–61.
23 JACQUERIE: For the outbreak and subsequent events, the major source is Luce, Jacquerie, invaluable for its documentation of royal pardons issued after the event, which, in the course of stating the circumstances in each case, gives a picture more true to life than the chronicles. In addition, Chron. Jean le Bel, II, 256; KL, VI, 44–58; Chron J. & C., I, 177–78; Chron. normande, 127–28; Chron. 4 Valois; Chron. Jean de Venette.
24 ATTACK AT MEAUX: KL, VI, 477; Chron. J. & C, 180–84.
25 NOBLES APPEAL TO CHARLES OF NAVARRE: Luce, Jacquerie, 147.
26 COUCY’S PRESENCE: Chron. 4 Valois, 74. According to the terms of the subsequent Treaty of Calais in 1360, the persons who followed Charles of Navarre “during the troubles” were to receive pardons from the King of France. Coucy’s name does not appear either in the list of 300 persons who had been followers of Charles or in a second list of 300 who received pardons from King Jean: Secousse, II, 177–81, 181–85.
27 “THEY FLUNG THEMSELVES”: Chron. Jean de Venette.
28 “20,000” KILLED: Secousse, Mem. 239.
29 COUCY GUARDS HIS TERRITORY: Chron. Jean le Bel, II, 277; KL, VI, 99.
30 “DID NOT LIKE THE SAID BISHOP”: Chron. Jean le Bel, II, 260; Denifle, 224.
Chapter 8—Hostage in England
1 COUCY NAMED HOSTAGE IN TREATY OF LONDON: Delachenal, II, 408. “THEY SAID THE TREATY WAS DISPLEASING”: q. ibid., 87.
2 EDWARD’S EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: Knighton, q. Locke, 53; Hewitt, Edw., 31, 51, 88; Fowler, Lanc, 198–200.
3 “AS THE STARRES HAVE INFLUENCE TO PRODUCE”: Sir Richard Baker, Chron. of Kings of England, q. Barnie, 104.
4 FRENCH RAID ON WINCHELSEA: Gray, Scalacronica, 152; Orléans, 50–51, Delachenal, II, 158.
5 ENGLAND IN A PANIC: from the Calendar of Close Rolls, q. Hewitt, Edw., 19.
6 BLACK MONDAY, “FOUL DARK DAY”: Chron. of London, q. Thompson, 101; Knighton and Eulogium, q. Delachenal, II, 191.
7 PDESIGNATION OF HOSTAGES: Chron. 4 Valois, 122; Chron. normande, 155, n. 190 TREATY OF BRÉTIGNY: the text occupies 33 pages in Chron. J. & C., I, 267–300. See also Duckett, 7–8. COUCY’S CONTRIBUTION TO RANSOM: Lépinois, 165.
8 VISCONTI MARRIAGE: Chamberlin, 31–35; Cook, 49 ff. VILLANI QUOTED: ibid., 49, n. 55.
9 PHILIP THE BOLD EARNS HIS NAME: Froissart.
10 FROISSART SAILS WITH THE HOSTAGES: Shears, 12–13. WALTER SCOTT: Old Mortality, chap. 35.
11 CHAUCER WITH THE HOSTAGES, and HIS RANSOM: Coulton, Chaucer, 25–26.
12 “COUCY SHINED IN DANCING”: KL, VI, 392.