argaret; and it is possible that she wished to worship Saint
Margaret there as she had worshipped Saint Catherine at Fierbois, in
order to do honour to one of those heavenly ladies who visited her
every day and every hour.[1977]
[Footnote 1977: Manuscript History of Beauvais by Hermant, in _Trial_, vol.
v, p. 165. G. Lecocq, _Etude historique sur le sejour de Jeanne d'Arc a
Elincourt-Sainte-Marguerite_, Amiens, 1879, in 8vo, 13 pages. A. Peyrecave,
_Notes sur le sejour de Jeanne d'Arc a Elincourt-Sainte-Marguerite_,
Paris, 1875, in 8vo. _Elincourt-Sainte-Marguerite, notice historique et
archeologique_, Compiegne, 1888. Ch. vii, pp. 113, 123.]
In those days, in the town of Angers, was a licentiate of laws, canon
of the churches of Tours and Angers and Dean of Saint-Jean d'Angers.
Less than ten days before Jeanne's coming to Sainte-Marguerite
d'Elincourt, on April 18, about nine o'clock in the evening, he felt a
pain in the head, which lasted until four o'clock in the morning, and
was so severe that he thought he must die. He prayed to Saint
Catherine, for whom he professed a special devotion, and straightway
was cured. In thankfulness for so great a grace, he wended on foot to
the sanctuary of Saint Catherine of Fierbois; and there, on Friday,
the 5th of May, in a loud voice, said a mass for the King, for "the
Maid divinely worthy," and for the peace and prosperity of the
realm.[1978]
[Footnote 1978: _Trial_, vol. v, pp. 164, 165. _Les miracles de Madame
Sainte Katerine de Fierboys_, pp. 16, 62, 63.]
The Council of King Charles had made over Pont-Sainte-Maxence to the
Duke of Burgundy, in lieu of Compiegne, which they were unable to
deliver to him since that town absolutely refused to be delivered, and
remained the King's despite the King. The Duke of Burgundy kept
Pont-Sainte-Maxence which had been granted him and resolved to take
Compiegne.[1979]
[Footnote 1979: P. Champion, _Guillaume de Flavy_. Proofs and
illustrations, pp. 150, 154. Morosini, vol. iii, p. 276, note 3. Note
concerning G. de Flavy, in _Trial_, vol. v, p. 176.]
On the 17th of April, when the truce had expired, he took the field
with a goodly knighthood and a powerful army, four thousand
Burgundians, Picards and Flemings, and fifteen hundred English,
commanded by Jean de Luxembourg, Count of Ligny.[1980]
[Footnote 1980: Monstrelet, ch. xxx. Note concerning G. de Flavy, in
_Trial_, vol. v, p. 175. P. Champion, _Guillaume de Flavy_. Proofs
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