from all doubts
I assure you, that if Monseigneur of Burgundy is willing to
confirm, by writing or verbally, the terms which we arranged at
Orleans[13], I wish you to accept it and to clinch the matter and
I am quite determined to trust to it. As to your suspicion that
he may wish to make the chief promises in private letters without
putting it in a formal shape, you know that I agreed to it by a
pronotary, and when I have once accepted a thing I never withdraw
my decision.

"My cousin and you monseigneur the general, see to it that
Monseigneur of Burgundy gives you adequate assurance of the
letters that he is to issue. When I once have the letter such as
we agreed upon and he is bound, I do not doubt that he will keep
faith. If my life were at stake, I am resolved to trust him. Do
not send me any more of your suspicions for I assure you that my
greatest worldly desire is that the matter be finished, since he
has given verbal assurance that he wishes me well. You write that
the pronotary told you that I was negotiating in every direction.
By my faith, I have no ambassador but you, and by the words that
Monseigneur of Burgundy said to you you can easily solve the
question, for he has only offered you what he mentioned before
when the matters were discussed. It looks to me as though they
were not free from traitors since they have Abbe de Begars and
Master Ythier Marchant.[14]

"A herald of the King of England came here on his way to Monsg. of
Burgundy, who asked for a safe conduct to send a messenger to me
for this truce. Since your departure the council thought I ought
not to give any pass for more than forty days except to merchants.
If it please God and Our Lady that you may conclude your mission,
I assure you that as long as I live I will have no embassy either
large or small without immediately informing Monsg. of Burgundy
and I will only answer as if through him. I assure you that until
I hear from you whether Monsg. of Burgundy decides to conclude
this treaty or not as we agreed together, I will make no agreement
with any creature in the world and of that you may assure him.

"Written at Montbazon, December 11th (1471).

"Loys."

At the same time Louis did not neglect friendly intercourse with the
towns he proposed to cede.

"To the inhabitants of Amiens in be